MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – In Madison County, the Special Olympics State Summer Games begin Friday at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond. Organizers expect more than a thousand Special Olympic athletes and over 500 volunteers from across the state to participate. The opening ceremony for the Summer Games starts at 6:00 PM on Friday, with competitions taking…
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Ky. – In Northern Kentucky, a recent high school graduate from Campbell County is speaking out after a speech nearly cost him his diploma. The teen says his diploma was withheld after he went off script during his graduation ceremony. Click the video to watch. Categories: Community, Featured, GMK, Local News, News Tags: Diploma, graduation, Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Coroner has released the name of a man who died after a motorcycle accident last weekend. The coroner identified the victim as 33-year-old Cody King from Danville. King died last Saturday at UK Hospital after the motorcycle he was on crashed near the Fayette and Clark County line. The coroner stated…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Indiana State enters the Lexington Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament as a ranked team in all five national Division One polls for six weeks in a row. The number two seeded Syacmores have lost 13 games all season with 11 of those being on the road. However, ISU has won 26 games…
It was another pleasant day Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as the finish line approaches for the month of May. With a mix of clouds and sunshine and less of a breeze than what we had to deal with Wednesday, afternoon highs reached the low to mid-70s in most locations. Drier air moved in as high pressure dropped into…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Pope has landed standout Jaxson Robinson, after the former BYU player withdrew his name from the 2024 NBA Draft. Robinson was BYU’s leading scorer, averaging 14.2 points per game. He played for Pope two years at BYU. Originally from Oklahoma, he played at Texas A&M in 2020-21 before transferring…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Funeral plans have been announced for 8-year-old Daleyza Ortiz Garcia, who tragically died at UK Hospital on Monday following a two-vehicle crash late Sunday night on Leestown Road and Citation Boulevard in Lexington. According to officials, the funeral for Garcia will be held on Saturday, June 1st, from 4 PM to 7 PM at…
BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The names of the two people killed in a crash yesterday in Boyle County have been released. The coroner identified the victims as 23-year-old Austin Wethington and 49-year-old David Wiegand. State police reported that the crash occurred on Hustonville Road near Bonta Lane. Investigators believe that Wiegand was traveling north in an SUV…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A woman charged in the murder of a man in Lexington is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Court records show that 35-year-old Sheri Phillips was set for the hearing at 8:30 am. As we previously reported, Phillips was charged last week in connection to the May 17th shooting death of 50-year-old Russell…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Pro golfer Scottie Scheffler reacted on social media after charges against him in Louisville were dropped on Wednesday. In a statement on Instagram Live, Scheffler described the incident as an “unfortunate misunderstanding” and expressed his thoughts and prayers for the family of the person who was hit and killed. As previously reported, Scheffler was…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A traffic alert for drivers in Lexington: High school graduations are happening Thursday and Friday at Rupp Arena, and increased traffic is expected in the downtown area. Students from Lafayette, Dunbar, Tates Creek, Frederick Douglass, Bryan Station, and Henry Clay high schools will be graduating. The ceremonies began at 10 AM Thursday. The school…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Thursday Night Live is happening in downtown Lexington, and tonight’s event will honor teachers. Organizers say teachers will receive a dollar off on drinks and will be entered to win two tickets to see Justin Timberlake live in concert at Rupp Arena in July. The event runs from 5 PM to 8 PM at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Salvation Army’s LemonAid Days are returning to the Fayette Mall in Lexington Thursday. The Salvation Army will be handing out lemonade stand supplies to children and their families who register to participate. Donations from the stands will be used to buy new shoes and school supplies for children staying at homeless shelters. The…
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Lexington, Ky. (ABC36 News Now)- Four Kentucky men’s basketball players are fully focused on the Wildcats’ upcoming season now after withdrawing from the NBA Draft, per CBS Sports. The four players announced their commitment to Kentucky in late April, but kept their names in the NBA Draft to test the waters throughout the month of May. Amari Williams, Lamont Butler…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky baseball’s coaching staff is working to scout the Western Michigan Broncos ahead of the opener of the Lexington Regional on Friday at noon. The Wildcats face the reigning Mid-American Conference champions in the first game of the NCAA Tournament at Kentucky Proud Park. Western Michigan beat Ball State twice and Bowling Green once by…
It was a breezy and fairly cool Wednesday by late May standards across Central and Eastern Kentucky thanks to a pesky upper level low off to our northeast. With several “spokes” rotating around the low, we saw a decent amount of cloud cover which really cut down on the May sunshine across the area. Add in a brisk northwest wind…