Nick Mingione named SEC Coach of the Year, several players collect honors

Five Wildcats earn regular season recognition

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky Baseball has collected six end of the season honors from the SEC right before the conference tournament begins. Head Coach Nick Mingione is the SEC Coach of the Year for the second time in eight years. The award is decided by a vote of the other conference’s coaches. Head Coach Nick MingioneCredit- UK Athletics…

Travel this Memorial Day Weekend is expected to increase this year

KENTUCKY (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – With Memorial Day approaching, there is an expected uptick in travel this year. More than five hundred thousand Kentuckians are anticipated to travel for the holiday weekend, marking an increase from last year and the highest number since 2005. Travelers on the road this weekend may notice a slight decrease in gas prices compared to…

UPDATE: Golfer Scottie Scheffler hearing Tuesday moved to June 3rd

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) -The arraignment for pro-golfer Scottie Scheffler has been moved to Monday, June 3rd. Scheffler faces charges including felony assault on a police officer, criminal mischief, and reckless driving. His attorney stated that additional time is needed to gather video evidence of the incident that occurred in Louisville last week. The incident took place as Scheffler…

One dead after Corbin motorcycle crash, victim identified

CORBIN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Corbin Police Department is investigating a deadly motorcycle collision that occurred Sunday night on Barton Mill Road. According to officers, the crash involved only the motorcycle. The Corbin Police Department confirms 71-year-old Carey Taylor was injured in the crash and later died from those injuries. Investigators are looking into the details of the…

Prayer vigil held for teen who died Friday night after being pulled from Lexington reservoir

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Those in the community of Henry Clay High School continue to mourn, the loss of two students within two weeks. On Friday night, officials were called to the area of Laketower Drive for reports of someone in the water, needing to be rescued. Officials say divers found and rescued the 16-year-old later identified as…

A HOT next couple day before more storms move in

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has your Sunday evening ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Good Sunday evening everyone, it has been a warm and sunny day across Kentucky and we are about to crank it up another notch the next couple of days. Monday and Tuesday will both feature mild overnight lows into the low 60s with hot afternoon highs in the upper 80s to near 90…

Summer like temperatures on the way

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has your Saturday evening ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Good Saturday evening everyone, it has been a warm and occasionally wet Saturday across central and eastern Kentucky. A few more scattered showers and storms remain possible through the evening but then it is all about a summer like look and feel moving in here for the next few days. Let’s start with Sunday…

Mama Tequila warns others of ‘dine-and-dashers’

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A popular restaurant in downtown Lexington is warning others to be on the lookout for ‘dine-and-dashers. It was a regular Wednesday night at Mama Tequila, when a party of 7 came in, ate dinner and left without paying. “Last night after they were done eating, they went over and told the server that they…

One survivor tells story at Survivors Summit

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office hosted its first ‘Survivors Summit’ on Friday. An event to honor victims and survivors of all crimes. One speaker telling her story of losing her husband, who was a police officer in Lexington, 14 years ago. “Life was really good,” said Brandy Durman Toombs. “Then on April 29, Bryan…

Weekend forecast headed the right direction with a drier and warmer trend

Most of the showers and storms Saturday should now be confined to Southern and Southeastern Kentucky

It was definitely a damp and dreary Friday across Central and Eastern Kentucky thanks to a mid-level wave of energy sliding through the Ohio Valley. Even though we did see some pockets of heavier downpours at times, it ended up being a consistent and fairly light rain through much of the day. Naturally with all the clouds and rain around…

Rain and storms return on Friday

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Friday! Hope you were able to enjoy the beautiful conditions on Thursday because rain and storms return to the forecast on Friday. You can expect light rain to move in during the morning hours. Things will pick up a little bit in intensity during the midday and afternoon hours. There is a…