LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Wednesday is the last day of class for Fayette County Public Schools students. Starting Thursday, students will be on summer break for the next several months before returning to school in August. Meanwhile, high school graduation ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday and Friday at Rupp Arena downtown. The ceremonies start at 10 AM on…
PARIS, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – In Bourbon County, police are searching for several suspects accused of trying to scam people outside a gas station. The Paris Police Department reports the suspects were caught on camera Monday outside the BP gas station on the Bypass. Investigators say the suspects were allegedly pretending to raise money for a school drug program…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A scam alert has been issued by Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control. The organization warns scammers are calling people and attempting to solicit money using their phone number, with the exact number showing up on caller ID. Animal Care and Control officials emphasize they would never ask for money over the phone. They also…
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) -In Madison County, the Special Olympics State Summer Games are returning to Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond this week. Organizers expect more than a thousand Special Olympics athletes and over 500 volunteers from across the state to participate. The games will take place from Friday through Sunday, with a number of events leading…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Wednesday! Temperatures take a hit today with afternoon highs struggling to reach the low 70s. There will be an isolated chance of a few midday and afternoon rain showers but most locations will stay dry. We should be in the upper 70s for late May, but many areas may struggle to get…
LEXINGTON, KY. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — “I like to think that the number of overdose fatalities going from 210 to 179 is a reflection of the work that we’ve all been doing,” says Captain Seth Lockard with the Lexington Fire Department. A new Amethyst Recovery report claims Kentucky is one of the bottom 10 states in the country when…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A short section of Manchester Street, formerly known as South Jefferson Street, will be temporarily closed to traffic for construction related to Town Branch Park. This closure is expected to last until early fall. The construction is part of a project to improve access to the future site of Town Branch Park. Work along…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An investigation is underway following an early morning crash in Lexington. Crews were dispatched to reports of a flipped vehicle, and the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver has been charged with DUI, first-degree wanton endangerment, trafficking of synthetic drugs, and driving without a license. The driver’s identification will…
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MANCHESTER, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The investigation continues into a fire that damaged a trailer park home in Clay County. The fire department reported that the incident occurred Monday afternoon in Manchester. When firefighters arrived on the scene, flames were coming from both sides of the home. Fortunately, everyone inside at the time made it out safely, and no…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – In Frankfort, five new names were added to the Kentucky National Guard Memorial Wall during a Memorial Day ceremony held Monday. The ceremony took place outside the Boone National Guard Center on Minuteman Parkway. The wall honors Kentucky National Guard men and women who have died in the line of duty. The newly added…
According to research done at the University of Kentucky, suicide stands as the leading cause of violent death among veterans, particularly among older and rural-dwelling veterans. “While we are a veteran based group, because most of us are veterans, and that happens to be the focus of us. This is bigger than just veterans. I mean, you know, mental health…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Officers responded to a call around 12:15 AM Tuesday morning reporting shots fired on Cambridge Drive. Upon arrival, police did not find anyone injured. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Categories: Community, Featured, GMK, Local News, News Tags: ABC36 News Now, Investigation, Lexington, Lexington Police, local news, News, shots fired
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A huge crowd of family and friends welcomed Kentucky National Guard soldiers back home after a nine-month deployment overseas. More than one hundred National Guard soldiers from the 138th Field Artillery Brigade received a hero’s welcome on Saturday after landing at the Aviation Museum on Airport Road. The National Guard reported that the soldiers…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) is giving blood donors a chance to win free Taylor Swift tickets. Anyone who donates blood between now and June 29th will be entered to win tickets to Taylor Swift’s final ‘Eras’ tour show on November 3rd in Indianapolis. KBC also announced that the winner will receive a $500…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Tuesday! We are continuing our well deserved quiet weather pattern today. After a beautiful sunrise, we will see mostly sunny-to-partly cloudy skies for the rest of the day. There’s also the chance of a few isolated showers and possibly a storm or two mainly in northeastern Kentucky. Temperatures today will begin to…
As expected it was quite the active and stormy mid part of the holiday weekend with several rounds of strong to severe storms rolling through Central and Eastern Kentucky Sunday afternoon and again during the early hours of Memorial Day. We saw widespread reports of wind damage as a result of these storms with lots of trees and power lines…
MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – One of the individuals who died in the storms Monday has been identified. The Mercer County Coroner has confirmed that 67-year-old Julie Sterling from Mercer County was killed when a tree fell onto her bed early Monday morning. Four other people statewide were also killed during the storms Monday. Updates on their identities…
