El Alazan visits to show their wonderful western wardrobes
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Viewer’s Choice Awards: Jonathan Wood of Homeland Real Estate
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Fantastic Friday ahead of a few weekend rain chances
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your full ABC 36 Storm Team forecast
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Friday! What a beautiful day on tap across the region. Afternoon highs will climb into the low-to-mid 80s with low humidity. Cloud cover will be increasing during the second half of the day, but the daytime will stay dry. A few rain chances start to arrive late this evening and into the…
Global Tech outage impacting flights and businesses
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Couple set out to visit every Texas Roadhouse in the U.S.
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FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Lexington Closing
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Deadly shooting investigation on Liberty Rd in Lexington
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Couple sets out to visit every Texas Roadhouse in America
A record 2 decades in the making
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Judy and Mike McNamara, residents of Virginia, have redefined the term “regular customer.” They shared with ABC 36 their ambitious goal to visit every Texas Roadhouse location across the United States. Thursday, the McNamara’s made a special stop at the Texas Roadhouse in Georgetown, where a welcoming sign awaited them. This wasn’t Judy…
Nick Mingione gifted custom Nike shoes by his players
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky head men’s baseball coach Nick Mingione has some new swag on his feet after his players gifted him custom Nike shoes on Thursday. The gift was given after Mingione’s press conference where he unveiled new hitting coach Chase Slone. Evan Byers and several other players presented the kicks to Mingione in a custom box…
Mass held to remember the legacy of Father Norman Fischer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — On Thursday, the legacy of Father Norman Fischer, a prominent spiritual figure in the Lexington community was honored at Lexington Catholic High School. Family, friends, colleagues and among other who knew Fr. Fischer gathered for mass at the high school’s gym, to honor his memory. From former students of the high school, to…
Recapping what Mark Stoops said at SEC Media Day
Head Coach Mark Stoops touts depth and defensive returners in Dallas
DALLAS, Tx. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Mark Stoops is touting plenty of positive qualities about his 2024 Kentucky football team, which needs to make every moment count to reach new heights. Stoops, defensive lineman Deone Walker, offensive lineman Marques Cox and linebacker D’Eryk Jackson addressed the media in Dallas, Texas for SEC Media Days. Last year wasn’t the season…
Two more UK baseball players announce return for next season
Pitchers Jackson Nove and Robert Hogan
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky baseball has two members of its pitching staff back for the 2024 season. Robert Hogan and Jackson Nove will suit up in Blue and White once more. Both players announced their returns on social media. Senior Pitcher Jackson Nove Credit- UK Athletics Nove has played his entire three-year career with Kentucky and is 4-0…
New UK baseball assistant coach Chase Slone getting to work
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky Baseball’s new hitting and assistant coach Chase Slone is getting settled in Lexington after being hired on Sunday. The former Wright State Associate Head Coach is replacing former assistant coach Nick Ammirati, who left for Georgia earlier this offseason. Slone and Head Coach Nick Mingione’s relationship goes back to 2012, when they…
Lexington police investigating reported robbery at gunpoint
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Police Department is currently investigating a robbery that occurred earlier Thursday morning on Augusta Drive. Police received a call around 10:40 a.m. reporting a robbery in the 1800 block of Augusta Drive. When they got there, officers say they spoke with the victim, who reported that two suspects stole two mopeds from…
Dr. Jason Swanson takes us on a tour of the murals in downtown Lexington on this week on Lexplorations
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Two arrested after credit card skimmer found at Lexington store
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Two men have been arrested following the discovery of a credit card skimmer at a local store in Lexington. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were sent to the Winburn Fruit Super Market on the 1100 block of Winburn Drive on July 15, 2024, after a credit card keypad skimmer overlay was found…
WTVQ Back-to-School donation drive happens next week
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Lanes reopened after semi-truck fire blocks lanes on I-75
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Comfortable air settles in to close out the week
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your full ABC 36 Storm Team forecast
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Thursday! Rain showers are exiting southern Kentucky and comfortable air is pushing in from the north. This will lead to a seasonably cooler day across the region for your Thursday. Afternoon highs will struggle to reach the low 80s for most areas. The only question today is how quickly we see the…
Lexington police chief to meet with community at coffee shop
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Chief of Police in Lexington, Lawrence Weathers, is set to meet with the community at a local coffee shop. The Urban County Human Rights Commission announced that Chief Weathers will be available for questions during its “Coffee with the Chief” community conversation. The event will take place at McLeod’s Coffee House on Southland…
Mass in memory of Catholic priest Thursday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A mass in memory of Father Norman Fischer will be held Thursday evening at Lexington Catholic High School. Father Fischer was the chaplain at Lexington Catholic and the pastor at St. Peter Claver Church. The Catholic Diocese of Lexington announced that Father Fischer passed away Sunday night while on sabbatical. The mass celebrating his…
Lexington Police investigate 2 separate shootings
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — An investigation is ongoing into two separate shootings that sent two people to the hospital on Wednesday in Lexington. Police report that a man was found shot around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night on Hill Rise Court. Earlier in the day, another man was found shot around 2 p.m. on Ohio Street. Authorities are still…
Body of teen recovered from Boonesborough Beach identified
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Madison County Coroner’s Office has identified the body of the teen who went into the Kentucky River on Tuesday and did not resurface. The teen has been identified as 16-year-old Damien Chamberlain of Houston, Texas. The body will be taken to the state medical examiner’s office. The search began on Tuesday,…
Whooping cough cases increasing across Kentucky
State officials say at least 8 people were in the hospital in 2024 due to pertussis
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – State health officials issued a whooping cough alert Wednesday. Officials said whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is increasing across the commonwealth. Kentucky health officials have identified 130 cases of pertussis so far in 2024. According to officials, current case numbers indicate that the state is experiencing an elevated rate of infection not…