LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Transgender activist Emma Curtis has filed to run for the vacant Kentucky House seat once held by Lamin Swann. Curtis filed on May 22 to run for the Representative spot in the 93rd District, according to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. She’s listed as a Democrat. According to an opinion piece submitted by Curtis to…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — The funeral for fallen Scott County deputy Caleb Conley begins at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office will go live on its Facebook page for those who can’t attend in person. The livestream is set to begin at 10:45 a.m. You can watch that here once it’s posted: https://www.facebook.com/ScottCoKySheriffsOffice Conley’s funeral will take place…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A special election to fill the seat once held by Kentucky Rep. Lamin Swann will occur on Nov. 7, the same day as the general election. Gov. Andy Beshear made the announcement during his weekly Team Kentucky briefing. Swann died in mid-May after a medical emergency. He was a freshman member of the House who represented…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — The life and legacy of fallen Scott County deputy Caleb Conley will be remembered Wednesday evening during a visitation in Georgetown. Conley’s visitation will be held tonight from 4 to 9 in the Scott County High School gymnasium located at 1080 Cardinal Drive. Conley has been described as a “damn good deputy” who loved his job…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) — Donatello has spent the past four years at the Woodford Humane Society awaiting his forever home. And he just found it. Donatello went home to live with his new family in Boston on Saturday, WHS excitedly announced. “It was an emotional afternoon. It’s really hard to say goodbye to a dog you’ve cared for and loved…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) 5/31/23, 9:20 a.m. The victim of the deadly crash has been identified as David Jett, according to the Scott County coroner. He was 46. 5/30/23, 4 p.m. The alleged impaired driver has been identified as Deionta Catlett, SCSO said Tuesday afternoon. He’s been arrested and is charged with the following: Speeding 26 mph or greater Reckless driving…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Seven fallen police officers were honored Thursday in Richmond for their service to the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation monument holds the names of 579 men and women who have died in the line of duty since 1845 after adding today’s seven officers and two historical individuals. This year’s memorial ceremony honored the following:…
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — 10 years after he was shot and killed on the Bluegrass Parkway, Bardstown police are still searching for the person responsible for Officer Jason Ellis’ murder. On May 25, 2013, Ellis signed off on the radio from his shift with the Bardstown Police Department. He was driving home when he saw branches blocking the road on…
MOREHEAD, Ky. (WTVQ) — A lawsuit has been filed against the Rowan County School Board, the superintendent, a principal and a teacher following allegations of sexual abuse against that teacher. The lawsuit, filed by a high school student under the name Jane Doe, alleges Jane Doe was sexually abused by former Rowan County Senior High School teacher Andrew Zaheri beginning…
HENDERSON, Ky. (WTVQ) — An Ohio inmate who allegedly escaped from jail was arrested in Kentucky, Ohio State Highway Patrol said Wednesday. According to police, James Lee and Bradley Gillespie escaped from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution on Tuesday. Lee was in jail for burglary, breaking and entering, safecracking and judicial sanction since 2021; Gillespie was in jail for murder since…
AUGUSTA, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Bracken County student is representing Kentucky in the national Doodle for Google contest. Erica Kegley is a senior at August Independent and submitted her “Mother and Daughter Relationships” drawing to the 10-12th grade group. “In this doodle, I drew a collection of mothers and daughters conveyed through animals and humans as they represent the natural…
CORBIN, Ky. (WTVQ) — Corbin police recovered a stolen excavator and found multiple drugs after searching a home last Saturday. According to a Facebook post by the police department, an officer stopped a vehicle and allegedly found methamphetamine and marijuana. Officers then obtained a search warrant for a home on Gordon Hill Pike, where they say found heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana,…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Scott County deputy killed in the line of duty was honored Tuesday with a police procession from I-64 to Ware Funeral Home in Cynthiana. Hundreds of police vehicles and people lit up with red, white and blue lights lined the streets — driving Caleb Conley to his resting place. Conley was described as a “damn…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WTVQ) — Tyler Childers’ papaw bought him his first guitar when he was 5 years old. Papaw met his “buddy,” Clyde, in the Army and the two were stationed together before the Korean War. Every summer, the pair would “swap” homes — with papaw going to live with Clyde and Clyde coming to live with papaw. It…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WTVQ) — Fort Campbell honored nearly 8,000 fallen service members who have died since 9/11 during a ceremony last Friday. Gold Star and surviving families, soldiers and veterans gathered to pay tribute during the ninth annual Boots on the Ground Display Ceremony. The 7,890 boots lining the ground with an American flag in each one honors those…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) 5/22/23, 11:10 a.m. Kestle has been found, according to Amber Bedson with the Georgetown 911 Center. 5/22/23, 9:16 a.m. A Golden Alert has been issued by police for an 84-year-old Georgetown woman. According to the Georgetown Police Department, Betty Kestle was last seen at her home on Independence Court wearing a black jacket, green shirt and blue…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Gov. Andy Beshear’s official portrait was unveiled Thursday at the Kentucky State Capitol. The portrait will reside there until it’s transferred to the Kentucky Hall of Governors at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort at the end of his term in office. The portrait was painted by Louisville artist Melanie Harding…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Louisville Zoo recently welcomed a 1-year-old male red panda, Sunny D — the first red panda at the zoo since the 1970s. “There are so many fun things to learn about this unique species that we haven’t seen at the zoo since the early days,” said Louisville Zoo Director Dan Maloney. “While one might think…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) — Donatello has watched nearly 1,200 dogs and puppies walk past him in the kennel on their way to their forever homes. Four years later, Woodford Humane Society is still searching for his forever home — and knows his forever family is out there. On May 13, 2019, a young black and white pitbull bounded into the…
MT. STERLING, Ky. (WTVQ) — Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider will make a special appearance at a Mt. Sterling drive-in on Saturday. Schneider will be selling and signing DVDs of the films Stand On It, Poker Run and To Die For at the Judy Drive-In. Each copy is $20. Then, the movies Stand On It and Poker Run will…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 90-year-old bar located close to the University of Kentucky’s campus was broken into and vandalized overnight. The Chevy Chase Inn on Euclid Avenue was “an absolute disaster” when employees arrived Monday morning, according to a post on the bar’s Facebook page. Photos were ripped, and boxes and other various items were thrown off the shelves,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow, who was honored with a Hometown Hero banner in Louisville, is starring in a new movie being released on Hulu next week. White Men Can’t Jump, a remake of the 1992 film, will air on the streaming platform on May 19. The movie features Kentucky native Harlow, Sinqua Walls, Lance Reddick, Teyana…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Horses in the 149th Kentucky Derby will run Saturday, May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The 19 horses are all set with post positions and morning line odds. Here’s the lineup: *Editor’s Note: Horses No. 9 Skinner, No. 10 Practical Move, No. 19 Lord Miles and No. 20 Continuar were scratched from the lineup Hit…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS) — A monument honoring fallen police officers has been vandalized in downtown Louisville. The Louisville Law Enforcement Memorial is “dedicated to the memory of those law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the line of duty.” It’s located in Jefferson Square Park, just across the street from the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections facility. Louisville Metro…