It was a quieter and cooler finish to the week across Central and Eastern Kentucky after Thursday’s active and stormy weather. Southern and Southeastern Kentucky were hit hardest, with multiple Tornado Warnings and reports of wind damage. The cold front responsible for the severe storms pushed eastward, allowing for a return of sunshine and cooler temperatures in the upper 40s…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- A former Wildcat quarterback is back home in the Bluegrass, this time as a coach. Mike Hartline, who was under center for Kentucky from 2006 to 2010, returns as offensive quality control coach for the 2025 season. With a decade of coaching experience, Hartline has stopped at Ohio State, Cincinnati, Auburn, Charlotte and Coastal Carolina….
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Right off a small road in Georgetown sits The Porch, a breakfast and brunch restaurant that serves more than 10,000 people in the area. “I’ve had to sort of like dance around and find the best price on eggs so that we can sort of keep our prices reasonable,” Co -owner Robert Linder…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Health officials and school leaders are responding to a spike in flu and COVID-19 cases across multiple Kentucky counties. “It is spreading and it is spreading rapidly and we need people out there to slow this down,” said Kevin Hall, spokesperson for the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health…
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Golden Alert D for 16-year-old Tanner Harness, who was reported missing early Wednesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, Harness was last seen around 1 a.m. on February 7, near Sizemore Road, about three miles south of London. He is described as a white male,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – After several rounds of rain and storms, we’ll get a brief break on Friday before the next system moves in late tonight. Expect a mix of sun and clouds through the day with afternoon highs reaching the low-to-mid 40s across northern Kentucky and the low-to-mid 50s to the south. Rain Returns Late Tonight…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Crews in a boat rescued a person from a pickup truck that got stuck in high water on a flooded street in Keavy on Thursday night, according to first responders. The fire department said it happened just after 9 p.m. at the intersection of East State Highway 552 and Cooper Hill Lane….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed cases of bird flu across Kentucky. The department says there are ten confirmed cases in wild birds in areas including Franklin, Jefferson and Kenton Counties. There are still test results pending for other areas. Click this link for more information. Categories: Featured, Local…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reporting a surge in flu and covid-19 cases. Health officials say flu cases have more than doubled, reaching the highest total so far this season. There were 597 lab-confirmed flu cases reported for the week ending February 1st. There were 286 reported the previous week. Health officials…
Fayette County Detention Center LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The suspect accused of killing a man outside a laundromat in Lexington is due in court today for a preliminary hearing. According to court records, 54-year-old Shawn Blanks is accused of shooting 63-year-old Maurice Elliot outside the Laundry Connection on Newtown Pike on December 26th. Elliot later died at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Friday is National Wear Red Day, the day helps raise awareness about cardiovascular disease which is the number one killer of women. In Fayette County, the American Heart Association and the Lexington Fire Department are co-hosting an event to kick off American Heart Month and to celebrate National Wear Red Day. The event…
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A quick out of season severe weather event greeted folks across Southern and Southeastern Kentucky to kick off Thursday with a number of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and even a couple of Tornado Warnings. These storms did do some damage as they raced through the area during the morning hours before things settled down a bit into the afternoon. An EF-1…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — According to the Lexington Fire Department (LFD) two people are safe after being rescued from their cars Thursday morning when they became stuck in floodwaters on Bowman Mill Road, officials say one one was injured. A creek overflowed due to heavy rainfall, turning into fast-moving water that covered the road. LFD says they responded…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Jim Coleman grew up on his family farm in Lexington, but he’s worried that the future of small, family-owned farms is at risk. “At the rate it’s going, within the next ten years there will be no family farms in Kentucky,” Coleman said. Similar to many other families in the Commonwealth, Coleman’s farm…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Heavy overnight rain and strong storms have exited east, but we aren’t done with the impacts. Runoff from the soaking rains will continue to flow downstream, leading to rising river levels through the morning and afternoon. While the severe threat is now behind us, flooding concerns will linger, particularly along rivers and streams….
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(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Several Kentucky school districts have canceled classes Friday following severe weather and flooding overnight. Among the districts that canceled in-person classes are Bath, Garrard, Montgomery, Morgan, and Powell County Schools. According to Morgan County Schools, Friday marks the district’s last Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) day for the school year. Officials continue to monitor flooding impacts across affected…