Much needed rain from Francine’s remnants for parts of the area Friday

Things are now trending drier for the weekend after the rain to close out the week

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…

Rain from Francine brings beneficial rain for some on Friday

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Friday! Rain associated with the remnants of ‘Francine’ bringing beneficial rain for some on your Friday. Central Kentucky the big winner rain-wise, accumulating well over an inch from early morning rain in portions of Boyle, Casey, and Lincoln counties. The band of rain that moved into the area early Friday, will slowly…

School threats continue disrupting classes

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — State officials are speaking out after numerous reports of school threats across the Commonwealth continue to disrupt classes. Since Monday, officials say at least 12 counties in the state have had school days disrupted from these reporter school threats. Some of those counties include Garrard, Boyle and Anderson counties. Police say several young…

Officers find meth in trunk of car

PULASKI CO. Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Two brothers from Southern Kentucky are facing drug trafficking charges and are set to appear in court this morning. The sheriff’s office says 37-year-old Frederick Ennis and 35-year-old Diontae Ennis were arrested Wednesday on I-75 after traveling to Fayette County. The two were allegedly involved in a suspected drug transaction in Lexington….

Horses selling in the millions at Keeneland September Yearling Sale

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – It is the largest thoroughbred yearling sale in the world and it is held right in Lexington’s backyard at Keeneland. During the September Yearling Sale thousands of people across the U.S. and more than 50 different countries will come out to buy a horse. “We have people with multi-million dollar credit lines here with us…

Former local high school football coach returning home this weekend

Brian Landis was the first ever Head Coach of Frederick Douglass and coached at UK, EKU and Georgetown

RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Five years after leaving Lexington for a job at Georgia State, Brian Landis is returning home for the first time as a college football coach this weekend. Landis is now the defensive coordinator for West Georgia and is in his first season in Carrolton. He’ll be on the sidelines in Richmond when the Wolves face…

Rain chances increase Friday with Francine’s remnants close by

The heaviest rain should fall just to our west but scattered showers are still possible into the weekend

After a fantastic week of weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky Thursday was transition day from a very dry to a some what wetter pattern in the coming days. With Francine becoming a remnant low pressure system and heading north after making landfall Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane along the Louisiana Gulf Coast with saw an increase in mid…

Gov. Beshear says all victims in I-75 shooting will survive

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The search for 32-year-old Joseph Couch, the suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting on I-75, has entered its sixth day, with no new developments reported by authorities. Thursday morning, Governor Andy Beshear visited Laurel County to meet with law enforcement and provide an update to the community. Governor Beshear shared positive news regarding the…

GoFundMe created to help family affected by I-75 shooting

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A GoFundMe page has been set up to help support Rebecca Puryear, one of the victims of the mass shooting that occurred on I-75 in Laurel County last Saturday. According to the GoFundMe page, Puryear was shot while in her vehicle, suffering chest and arm injuries. The organizer of the fundraiser shared that…