CLAY CITY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A GoFundMe campaign has been created to help cover funeral expenses for 42-year-old Ross Hicks, who was killed in an alleged DUI hit-and-run Tuesday night in Clay City. According to Kentucky State Police, Hicks was struck and killed while walking along Main Street near Dairy Queen. His niece says the fundraising page…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Police Department is asking for help in the search for a white 2020 Acura that could be connected to an investigation into a shooting. Officers say they’re looking for the white Acura with a Kentucky license plate number N9D006 in connection to a shooting on Spangler Drive in Lexington. According…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Republican Daniel Cameron is taking to social media to denounce an ethics investigation against him. Kentucky’s Executive Branch Ethics Commission said it’s investigating alleged violations against Cameron for allegedly soliciting campaign donations during his 2023 run for governor. An administrative law judge will be assigned to review the case. Cameron posted a video…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Big changes are unfolding across central and eastern Kentucky as we transition into an active and potentially dangerous weather pattern to end the week. Summer-like heat and humidity are firmly in place today, but all eyes are on a developing storm system that could bring a significant severe weather outbreak to much of…
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CINCINNATI, Oh. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Pete Rose’s chances of being in the Hall of Fame are up in the air, but what’s not is the love shown to him and his family by Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Officials at Great American Ball Park were prepared for a standing room only crowd with over 40,000 Pete Rose jerseys, that the team…
The stubborn upper-level low that has been lingering over Kentucky for much of the week finally began shifting eastward on Wednesday. That movement allowed us to start drying out a bit, although a few scattered storms still developed across Central and Eastern Kentucky—mostly on the backside of the departing system. With more sunshine breaking through, highs climbed into the upper…
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RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Six of the nine individuals charged in connection to an ongoing child abuse investigation at A Step Ahead Childcare in Richmond appeared in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. Amaris Hamilton, Theodrick Hersey, Jessica Houck, Brooklyn Houck, Khrystian Greer, and Elizabeth Thomas all had their cases waived to a Madison County grand jury….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Dairy Queen restaurant in Lexington is temporarily closed after a car crashed into the building Tuesday evening. According to the Lexington Fire Department, crews were called to the Lansdowne location just after 6:15 p.m. for reports of a vehicle striking the restaurant. The crash caused minor damage to the building’s exterior and…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – After several days of dreary, damp weather, a break is finally on the horizon for midweek. Outside of a few early morning showers—mainly north of Lexington—most of your Wednesday is shaping up to be dry, with brighter skies breaking through by afternoon. Temperatures will respond nicely, climbing into the mid-to-upper 70s for central…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Laurel County man is facing drug trafficking charges after deputies say he tried to flush meth down the toilet during a bust at his home. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Timothy Hampton was arrested Tuesday at his residence on Newt’s Way, just west of London. Deputies say they found…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Bluegrass Crime Stoppers is increasing the reward in an effort to solve a 2019 Lexington homicide. Officials say the reward for information leading to an arrest in the killing of William Haskins has been raised to $2,500. Haskins was shot and killed on Kirk Court in 2019, and despite ongoing investigation efforts, no…
PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — One of Kentucky’s last known World War II veterans has passed away. Oakley Hacker, 108, died Monday at the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard, according to his obituary. Born in 1916 in Clay County, Hacker served as an Armed Guard in the U.S. Navy during World War II, protecting merchant ships…