LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Tragedy struck overnight in Lexington as one person lost their life after being hit by a car. The incident occurred just before midnight at Mile Marker 73 on I-64, prompting a shutdown of the westbound lanes. Upon receiving the call, police rushed to the scene and discovered one person deceased. As of now, the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Wednesday! Beautiful conditions are on the way today with temperatures returning to the low 80s for most. It’s a “Go Day” as well! No weather concerns today outside of patchy dense morning fog. Once this fog wears off, it’s going to be a gorgeous rest of your day. Afternoon highs will be…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — “It was absolutely surreal,” said Ashley Wilkirson, a STEM educator at Northern Elementary. Back in January, Ashley Wilkirson a teacher at Northern Elementary became a finalist along with two other teachers from Texas, to win a classroom makeover, from KI. Fast forward to Tuesday, and Wilkirson showed her STEM students the classroom makeover. The contest awarding …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Trainer Kenny McPeek has two horses racing at Churchill Downs this week, Mystik Dan in the 150th Kentucky Derby and Thorpedo Anna in the Kentucky Oaks. McPeak, who has never won on the first Saturday in May, is content with how his horses have performed this year. “Fingers crossed that it all falls in…
With a weak frontal system slowly working through the Ohio Valley on Tuesday it was a little damp in spots for the final day of April. The bulk of the rain fell during the morning hours in Central Kentucky with a few scattered showers and isolated thunder in the eastern mountains through the afternoon. We saw some healthy rainfall totals…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- In a turn of events earlier Tuesday (4/30), all charges against Lexington Council Member Tayna Fogle were dropped. Fogle had been facing charges of third-degree criminal trespassing, menacing, and resisting arrest stemming from an incident back in March. During the court proceedings, the prosecutor handling her case requested the judge to dismiss all charges against…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Former Oklahoma State center Brandon Garrison says he’s going to play for Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats basketball team. Garrison made the announcement Tuesday morning (4/30) on his X social media account. In his freshman year at Oklahoma State, Garrison appeared in all 32 games, starting in the last 29, according to the university’s website….
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Georgetown, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Several families in Georgetown are left without homes following a devastating fire that swept through an apartment complex on Myers Drive. Firefighters battled the blaze on Monday afternoon as it engulfed eight apartments, exacerbated by windy conditions. Fortunately, officials report that there were no injuries resulting from the fire. However, the structural integrity of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Tuesday! We are tracking rain showers likely out there to begin your day today. Showers moved in overnight and have dropped over an inch of rain in spots of central Kentucky as of Tuesday morning. The rain threat will be moving eastward throughout the day, leading to drier conditions this afternoon for…
**UPDATE*** KSP Post 11 London arrested Clayton D. Cox for Murder and Tampering with physical evidence. This case is still under investigation by Detective Ryan Loudermilk. ORIGINAL STORY: LIVINGSTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) –Kentucky State Police are looking for a person of interest as they investigate a shooting death in Rockcastle County. KSP says they were called out Sunday (4/28) just…
Lexington, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Councilwoman Tanya Fogle is expected to make a court appearance today for a pre-trial conference regarding charges of criminal trespassing at an AT&T store in March. Scheduled for this morning, the pre-trial conference stems from an incident where Fogle was accused of criminally trespassing at an AT&T store. Fogle has consistently maintained her…
UPDATE: The Fayette County Coroner identified the victim as 37-year-old Devin Chenault. The coroner’s office says he died of a gunshot wound at approximately 1:18 a.m. Tuesday (4/30). Lexington, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Lexington Police Department is currently investigating a homicide that occurred in the early hours of April 30, 2024. Around 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday, an officer…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — In the wake of two Lexington high school students being diagnosed with whooping cough, it’s important to know how to protect yourself and others from the contagious disease. “Most people are going to recover from an episode of pertussis, maybe after quite some time and a very uncomfortable illness, especially if you wind up…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Kentucky Championship, formerly known as the Barbasol Championship, is in need of hundreds of volunteers to assist with operations at the event in July. “Really it comes down to the volunteers of the event,” said T. R Hollis, the tournament’s director. “It’s the community. That’s what makes PGA Tour and golf events so…
It was a delightful start to Derby week across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Monday with sunshine, a nice southwest breeze and afternoon highs climbing into the upper 70s and low 80s. This was a continuation of what was a very delight final weekend of April but it looks like we’ll have a minor speed bump with our dry weather…
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