One Dead In Winchester Road Crash
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Coroner identifies person killed in morning crash

Jane Davenport,

UPDATE: The Fayette County Coroner identified the victim as 60-year-old Mark Henry Speaks of Winchester. The coroner says Speaks died from blunt trauma injuries. The investigation into the crash remains active.   LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Police Department says one person has died following a single-vehicle crash this morning at 7:30 on the 5700 block…

Former Letcher County Sheriff Accused Of Murder Due In Court
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Former Letcher County Sheriff charged with murder due in court

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CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines is scheduled to appear in court in Morgan County on Tuesday, following his recent retirement announcement on Monday. Stines’s retirement comes after Governor Andy Beshear called for his resignation last week. In his resignation letter to the governor’s office, Stines stated that his decision to retire…

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Few more showers ahead of a cold front that will usher in drier weather

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy October 1st! We begin the month with some foggy morning skies ahead of a few afternoon and evening rain showers. This rain chances comes ahead of a job front that will be sliding through the area late tonight into the day on Wednesday. This front will bring us a shot of refreshing…

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Lingering showers around to the start the week ahead of mid-week cold front

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Monday! Be alert for some patch dense fog as you head out the door this morning, particularly in the river valleys. We are still dealing with some indirect impacts from Helene as the remnants of the system sit over the area. This will bring us isolated-t0-widely scattered showers once again today. Similar…

Kentucky Mississippi Football
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Kentucky beats #6 Ole Miss making history

Wildcats win 20-17 at The Sip
Forrest Tucker,

Kentucky players celebrate after winning an NCAA college football game against Kentucky on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Oxford, Miss. Kentucky won 20-17. (AP Photo/Randy J. Williams) OXFORD, Ms. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- A late touchdown and a missed field goal lifted Kentucky over #6 Ole Miss in Oxford on Saturday 20-17. Caden Davis, the Rebels’ kicker, missed a game tying…

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Helene’s remnants linger with more rain showers this weekend

Gusty, damaging winds will die down but you'll need to keep the rain gear handy
T.G. Shuck,

After roaring on-shore in the Big Bend area of Florida late Thursday evening as a category 4 hurricane, Helene brought significant disruptive weather to most of the southeast U.S including Central and Eastern Kentucky. We saw steady rain and strong gusty and in many cases damaging winds Friday morning and into the early afternoon hours. Some locations saw wind gusts…