FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Hundreds of people are working all hours of the day at Buffalo Trace Distillery to clean mud-filled buildings and prepare for production to ramp back up. Master distiller Harlen Wheatley announcing that they have resumed shipping today and expect to resume bottling tomorrow. “Our distribution and main bottling center did not take on…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Officer Devan Gales passed away on Thursday while off duty Officer Gales had been a member of the department since October 2004 and was most recently serving as a patrol officer in…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Two people were injured in an early morning crash in Lexington. According to officials the incident happened just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Bolivar Street and South Broadway. Police tell ABC 36 News Now the two people hurt were taken to a hospital with minor injuries Details remain limited at this…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The death toll from the recent devastating flooding across Kentucky has climbed to seven, Governor Andy Beshear announced Thursday night. The latest victim was from Pendleton County, adding to a growing list of flood-related deaths previously confirmed in Bullitt, Carroll, McCracken, Nelson, Trigg, and Franklin counties. Among the victims was a 9-year-old boy…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Lingering showers and cloudy skies are sticking around to wrap up the workweek, but the forecast ahead features a frosty start to the weekend, a nice warm-up by Sunday, and then a renewed risk of strong-to-severe storms by Monday night. Let’s break it all down. Lingering Showers This Morning, Then a Chilly Friday…
This afternoon shaped up to be a pleasant one with a sunshine and highs in the 60s and 70s. The nice weather this afternoon helped with the instability in the atmosphere producing several storms in central and eastern Kentucky. This rain and storms will continue through the overnight and morning hours on Friday as a low pressure moves into the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The death toll from the historic Kentucky floods is now up to 6, according to Governor Andy Beshear. Now clean up is underway for thousands whose homes were inundated by floodwaters. Dozens of counties declaring states of emergency During a Team Kentucky Update, Gov. Beshear estimated the cost of rebuilding homes, lives and…
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Floodwaters have receded across most of Frankfort, but now comes the long process of cleaning up the mess left behind. Residents are removing layers of mud, scattered debris, and even fish from homes and businesses. One property owner, Adam Marshall, said his property was nearly renovated before the flooding hit. “It was tough…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Around 2,800 United States service members across the world are receiving a special package this Easter. This is part of Military Missions Operation SEND. Every Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, this nonprofit organizations sends packages to give overseas service members what they call a taste of home. Mark Roland with Military Missions…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – It was a soggy start to your Thursday across central and eastern Kentucky. Some hefty rainfall totals were already recorded this morning with Kentucky Mesonet sites in Bath, Clark, Fayette, and Franklin counties all picking up over half an inch. The steady line of moderate-to-heavy showers continues to push south and east and…
WALTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Investigators say a woman from Lexington was one of two people killed in a crash earlier this week in Boone County that ended with a dump truck crashing into a restaurant. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the deadly collision happened Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Beaver Road in Walton….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Police Department is investigating after shots were fired into a home on Creekside Court just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday. Police say a vehicle was also hit, but no one was hurt. According to investigators, shell casings were found on the scene, but the search for a suspect continues. Anyone with information…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Two suspects charged in connection to a bank robbery Wednesday at the Central Bank on Richmond Road are due in court today. According to police, 21-year-old Jamalachi Taylor and 18-year-old Jaycorion Dawson allegedly robbed Central Bank around 3:30 p.m. Officers say one of the suspects allegedly went into the bank, demanded money, and…
We had another cold start to the day with morning lows in the 20s, but we warmed up to the 50s and 60s. Increasing clouds (ahead of overnight showers) will help keep temperatures overnight on the mild side, in the upper 40s and low 50s. We will see on and off rain and storms Thursday through Friday morning as a…
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The suspect in a double murder in Bourbon County appeared virtually before a judge in Paris, Wednesday afternoon. 19-year-old Christopher Taulbee is accused of killing his child’s mother, 20-year-old Dixieana Brainard, and her boyfriend 24-year-old Chuck Callaway last Thursday (04/03). Taulbee entered a not guilty plea. Dixie’s parents, Daniel and Amanda Brainard,…
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BEREA, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The victim in a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday morning in Berea has been identified as 27-year-old Victoria McQueary of Richmond, according to the Madison County Coroner’s Office. The crash happened at the intersection of Richmond Road and the Berea Bypass, prompting a full closure of the area as emergency crews responded. The Berea…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — At 231 East Main Street in Frankfort, victims of the recent floods can walk in and find hallways lined with shoes, rooms full of clothes and a lower floor dedicated to cleaning supplies, toys and hygiene products. As the recovery process begins, a group of organizations are standing by ready to help families…
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