LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The grand opening for the new Gatton Park in downtown Lexington is set for this weekend. The park replaces the former parking lot behind Rupp Arena on Manchester Street. According to officials, the day-long grand opening event will take place Saturday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for noon, featuring Mayor Linda Gorton and other…
A mostly calm morning A few showers in the early morning have lingered to the north and west, but most have started their day out dry. These showers are expected to fizzle out by late morning, and we’ll be dry but cloudy to start. Temperatures are expected to be mild in the upper 60s to low 70s. A more active…
The stretch of hot August weather kept its grip on Central and Eastern Kentucky Tuesday, as an upper-level ridge of high pressure lingered over the region. Afternoon highs pushed into the upper 80s and low 90s, and when you factored in the humidity, it felt just a touch hotter. Sunshine dominated for most of the day with mainly dry skies,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Former Kentucky basketball star John Wall has announced his retirement. Wall played one season at UK, leading the Wildcats to the Elite Eight in 2010 under coach John Calipari before being selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft. He went on to play 11 seasons with the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets and Los…
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DANVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Two Washington state residents are behind bars in Boyle County after police say they carried out a theft at Lowe’s in Danville using distraction and “quick change” techniques. Danville Police said the suspects — identified as 44-year-old Vandana Horbas and 41-year-old Ioca Horbas, both of Kent, Washington — attempted to purchase about $2,800 worth…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A 17-year-old has been arrested after police say two hit-and-run crashes sent multiple people to the hospital in Lexington over the weekend. According to Lexington Police, the first collision happened around 11 p.m. Saturday near Waller Avenue and Nicholasville Road. A short time later, a second hit-and-run involving three vehicles was reported on Nicholasville…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Crews in Scott County are set to begin removing a 200-foot dam at Great Crossing Park in Georgetown starting Tuesday. Officials say the dam, located on the North Fork of Elkhorn Creek, has been the site of multiple drownings in recent years, including incidents in 2021 and 2022. The project aims to improve safety…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Congressman Andy Barr is set to meet with Scott County residents Tuesday morning to discuss the recent passage of what is referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and its impact on Kentucky. According to Barr’s office, the community meeting will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. at Evans Orchard and Cider…
NELSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Nelson County woman is facing serious charges after deputies say she intentionally started a fire in an attempt to kill her mother and boyfriend. The sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Sarah Shelburne allegedly set the fire Saturday at a home on Little Union Road in Fairfield after an argument with her mother. Deputies…
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Rockcastle County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in a deadly house fire in Mount Vernon. Officials say 73-year-old Lois Marie Bowman was found dead Sunday morning after a fire at a home on Davis Street. Her body was sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Frankfort for an autopsy….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Fire crews responded overnight to a blaze on the R.J. Corman property in downtown Lexington. According to the Lexington Fire Department, it happened around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at the site on West Main Street near Oliver Lewis Way. When firefighters arrived, they found a train car on fire and worked quickly to put it…
Dangerous heat possible this afternoon Sunshine will be abundant today, which will help us quickly warm up to the low 80s by lunchtime and the mid-90s by late afternoon/evening. Because we have the humidity sticking around, feels-like temperatures will reach the upper-90s to low-100s. This means that we will need to use caution as we’re heading outdoors today, being sure…
After a steamy mid-August weekend, we started the new week with much of the same across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Afternoon highs climbed into the low 90s once again and with the humidity factored in, it felt more like upper 90s to near 100° at times but luckily that was confined to mostly Southern and Western Kentucky as a northeast…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Police are investigating an early morning shooting on Kentucky State University’s campus. Frankfort Police say they were called just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Young Hall, where witnesses reported hearing 15 to 20 gunshots. Investigators say multiple people in a dark-colored passenger vehicle opened fire on a group walking on campus. Two people were…
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