BIG CREEK, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) are investigating the death of a Clay County woman, Angela “Toot Toot” Smith, whose remains were recently identified after being found in 2021. According to a release from KSP, Smith, 30, was reported missing by her family on March 27, 2016, in Big Creek, Kentucky. Nearly five years later,…
KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Several students and a small child were taken to the hospital following a school bus crash involving an SUV on Monday in Corbin. According to investigators, the brakes on the SUV failed, causing it to collide with the school bus and sending both vehicles over an embankment. The crash occurred at the intersection…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Coroner has identified the victim of a fatal weekend shooting in Lexington as 60-year-old Jose Manuel Salazar. According to the coroner, Salazar died on Sunday at UK Hospital after being found shot on Saturday at Biskoff Court. His death marks Lexington’s 13th homicide of the year. The investigation into the shooting…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Pet owners in Lexington have an opportunity to protect their furry friends at a low cost. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is hosting a low-cost rabies vaccination clinic on Tuesday. The clinic will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Castlewood Park and is open for dogs, cats, and ferrets. According to…
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A tragic officer-involved shooting in Russell County on Monday evening has claimed the life of Deputy Josh Phipps, a three-year veteran of the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team is leading the investigation into the incident, which occurred on Bluebird Drive in Russell Springs at approximately…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Tuesday! We are tracking off and on rain chances for your day today as tropical moisture moves in from the east. The mountains of southeastern Kentucky have the highest chance rain today (60-80%), while areas north and west of Lexington have a lower chance (10-30%). You can expect overcast-to-mostly cloud skies to…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW)– We’re now less than 50 days away from the General Election, and one key issue that’s remained at the forefront is gun safety, especially in schools. ABC 36 spoke with the candidates in the 45th District for State Representative on each side of aisle about their plans on how to best move forward, and…
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LEXINGTON, KY. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Legends pitching coach Arthur Rhodes just finished up his first season in Lexington on Sunday. Rhodes played for 20 years in the major leagues with nine different organizations. He was a relief pitcher for the Reds for two seasons, and also won a World Series in 2011 with St. Louis. Rhodes says he…
It turned out to be a delightful weekend of weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. The great weather carried over to Monday with lots of sunshine, a few fair weather clouds and afternoon highs back into the mid-80s. Humidity levels and dewpoints were up a touch but nothing off the charts so we…
LAUREL CO., Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Today marks day nine in the search for accused I-75 shooter Joseph Couch. Officials so far searching 28,000 acres of the Daniel Boone National Forest through thick brush while wearing heavy bullet proof vests, helmets and carrying equipment. “It’s hard on him too, and I want it to be hard,” Trooper Scottie Pennington…
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LEXINGTON, KY. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – After getting handled 31-6 to an unranked South Carolina team, the wildcats picked themselves up and gave their fans a thriller against the #1 team in the country on Saturday. The cats scored first with a record-setting 55-yard field goal by Alex Raynor, surpassing Austin MacGinnis’ 54-yarder vs. Tennessee in 2014. That field…
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It was just what the doctored ordered across the Bluegrass and parts of South Central Kentucky on Friday with a slow moving band of tropical moisture drifting through those areas thanks to the remnants of Francine sitting just to our southwest. A number of locations saw a soaking, steady rain for several hours and as a result picked up a…
