Warm Saturday Gives Way To Storms Tonight Before A Much Cooler Easter Sunday In Kentucky

Warm Saturday gives way to storms tonight before a much cooler Easter Sunday in Kentucky

Showers and gusty storms move through overnight with heavy rain before temperatures drop nearly 20 degrees for a chilly but sunny Easter
Abby Summers,

Summer-Like Warmth to Start the Weekend Saturday brought a taste of summer across central and eastern Kentucky. Sunshine dominated much of the day, helping temperatures surge into the upper 70s and even low 80s in some spots. It was a warm and breezy day, especially ahead of an approaching cold front. Those gusty winds you felt were an early signal…

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Percy’s Bar wins 2026 Ashland Stakes at Keeneland

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — The 2026 Ashland Stakes took place Friday, opening the spring meet at Keeneland Race Course, with Percy’s Bar bringing home the victory. The Ashland Stakes features a $750,000 purse and is contested at 1 1/16 miles on dirt. Percy’s Bar is owned by Hat Creek Racing, trained by Ben Colebrook, and ridden by…

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One more day of summer-like air to begin the weekend

Cooler temperatures are back in the picture by Easter Sunday
T.G. Shuck,

It was a damp start to Good Friday across Central Kentucky with a some persistent rain showers rolling through the Bluegrass thanks to a stalled out frontal boundary sitting just to our northwest. Much of Southern and Southeastern Kentucky enjoyed a dry morning and a quicker warm-up as a result of the lack of rain. Once the showers cleared the…

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Wanted Madison County shooting suspect captured after days-long search

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UPDATE: April 3 at 11:45 a.m. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Friday that the Tennessee man connected to a shooting on Kentucky River Road, Christopher Morphis, has been captured. According to the sheriff’s office, they received a call Friday morning regarding a possible sighting of Morphis near Giovanni’s Pizza in Berea. When responding to the scene, the sheriff’s…

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KSP investigating an assault in Floyd County

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FLOYD COUNTY, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An assault in Floyd County has left a man with life-threatening injuries, according to Kentucky State Police. Troopers say the incident happened Wednesday in the Beaver community along Kentucky Route 979. Investigators say Jeremy Tackett was injured during a physical altercation at a residence. Authorities have arrested 20-year-old Dravin Hamilton, who is charged…

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Beshear identifies deputy sheriff who was shot in Crittenden County confrontation

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Photo by: ABC 36 News NowCRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) —Two people, including a Crittenden County Sheriff’s deputy, were shot in an afternoon confrontation in a home on KY 365 Thursday. According to the Crittenden Press, officers responded to the home located between Mattoon and Sturgis just after 5 p.m; the publication writes that it is currently unclear…

Warm, Breezy Friday With A Few Storms Before An Active Weekend
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Warm, breezy Friday with a few storms before an active weekend

Ashley Cade,

Warm and breezy Friday with a few storms around Friday starts mild and stays that way, with temperatures already running well above normal and climbing into the upper 70s and low to mid 80s by the afternoon. In fact, a few spots could challenge record warm overnight lows. It won’t be completely quiet, though. Scattered showers are already moving through…
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New UKFB safeties coach Josh Christian-Young excited to reunite with DC Jay Bateman

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Josh Christian-Young met the media Thursday morning as Kentucky Wildcats football’s new safeties coach, highlighting both his recent experience and a familiar coaching connection that brought him to Lexington. Christian-Young arrives at Kentucky after spending the past two seasons as safeties coach at Houston. Prior to that, he worked on the defensive staff at…

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Gov. Andy Beshear signs ‘Logan’s Law’ to strengthen Kentucky sentencing and parole for violent offenders

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UPDATE: April 2 at 2:30 p.m. Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 422, known as “Logan’s Law,” to strengthen Kentucky’s sentencing and parole laws for serious and violent crimes. The bill is named in memory of 6-year-old Logan Tipton, who was violently killed as he slept in his family’s Versailles home in 2015. “Logan Tipton was a six-year-old whose life…
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Lexington woman arrested after allegedly chasing pedestrians with her vehicle

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Courtesy: Fayette County Detention CenterLEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — A Lexington woman faces multiple charges, including wanton endangerment and burglary, after police say she drove through a park, attempted to hit pedestrians with her car, and broke into a home on March 31. Lexington Police Department officers responded to Whitney Young Park after receiving reports of a driver…

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More unseasonably warm air to close out the week

Afternoon highs will be in the low 80s once again into Good Friday
T.G. Shuck,

We’ve enjoyed a summer-like stretch of weather to close out March and kick off April this week across Central and Eastern Kentucky and we saw more of the same on Thursday. With a mix of clouds and sunshine along with southwest winds gusting 30 to 35 miles per hour at times, afternoon highs surged back into the low to mid-80s…

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Warmth continues ahead of a big weekend turn around

Ashley Cade,

Breezy and warm through Friday Thursday stays mostly dry across central and eastern Kentucky, but it won’t be quiet. Gusty south winds will be the main story, frequently reaching 25 to 35 mph and occasionally pushing closer to 40 mph in a few spots. Even with some passing clouds, temperatures climb well into the upper 70s and low to mid…

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Summer warmth rolls along into the late week

Highs may surge into the mid-80s in a few spots Thursday 
T.G. Shuck,

It was an unseasonably warm start to April across Central and Eastern Kentucky (no joke) as the summer-like feel stayed locked in Wednesday. A steady southwest wind continued to push warmer air into the commonwealth and with a mix of clouds and sunshine, afternoon highs climbed into the upper 70s and low 80s. A slow moving frontal system to our…