Two arrested for drug trafficking in Mount Sterling

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Two people have been arrested on drug trafficking charges following a months-long investigation in Mount Sterling. According to the Mount Sterling Police Department, 68-year-old Billy Tipton and 44-year-old Donna Robinson were taken into custody Friday at their home on East Locust Street. Officers say the two are accused of selling cocaine and fentanyl…

Search for suspicious man in Berea

BEREA, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Police in Madison County are continuing their search for a reported suspicious man near Berea College. Authorities say they received multiple calls about a suspicious middle-aged man spotted in the Brushy Fork area, located behind Berea College on Scaffold Cane Road. Investigators described an alleged incident on Wednesday as “highly inappropriate.” The suspect is…

Nice Tuesday ahead of another round of rain

Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your full ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Tuesday! Nice conditions are in the forecast for your Tuesday after a rainy start to the workweek. High pressure will be building in from the west. This means skies will clear out, and we’ll see some sunshine by the afternoon. Temperatures will rebound nicely, reaching the mid-to-even upper 50s for southern Kentucky—warmer…

Our weather pattern stays unsettled for the final week of fall

Temperatures will stay above average but some colder air will return late week

After a damp finish to the weekend across Central and Eastern Kentucky we saw more of the same to kick off the week across the region. With a cold front moving in from the west and plenty of moisture streaming northward from the gulf, persistent showers kept things damp and dreary through the day. One positive is that afternoon highs were…

Police ask for help with alleged Mount Sterling thief

MT. STERLING, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Police in Mt. Sterling are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect connected to a theft investigation at a local Dollar General. Authorities say the individual, seen in a surveillance photo, allegedly stole items from the Dollar General located on East Main Street this past Friday. If you have any information about…

The process of getting a medical marijuana card in Kentucky

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — It starts off like any normal doctors appointment. The patients fill out paperwork, talk about medical history and discuss any current prescriptions. “Then they’ll meet with the nurse practitioner or the doctor. They’ll do their evaluation one-on-one and determine whether or not they qualify,” Owner of Kentucky Cannabis Docs Darby Cook said….

Jury trial for deadly shooting suspect in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The jury trial for Corry Jackson, a suspect charged with murder in connection to a deadly double shooting, is underway in Lexington with jury selection beginning Monday morning. As previously reported, Jackson is accused of fatally shooting 43-year-old Timonte Harris, who was found dead from gunshot wounds on Chestnut Street last year. According to…

Escaped suspect search in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect who allegedly escaped from UK Hospital on Sunday night. According to investigators, 37-year-old Paige Aich reportedly left the hospital around 8 p.m. while officers were guarding her room. Police say she was last seen wearing a blue hospital gown, a white blanket,…