Jockey Junior Alvarado Looking For First Kentucky Derby Win
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Jockey Junior Alvarado looking for first Kentucky Derby win

Wood Memorial winner Resilience is Alvarado's mount at Churchill Downs
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Jockey Junior Alvarado says he wouldn’t trade any horse for his Wood Memorial winner Resilience. A first Kentucky Derby win could be in the cards for Alvarado and he feels confident that his mount is the best he can get. “(Resilience) is progressing race by race,” said Alvarado. “He was able to win the…

Trainer Todd Pletcher Talks About Kentucky Derby Hopeful Fierceness
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Trainer Todd Pletcher talks about Kentucky Derby hopeful Fierceness

Florida Derby winner taking well to the Churchill Downs track according to Pletcher
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer Todd Pletcher has prepared many horses for the Kentucky Derby and three of them have been Breeder’s Cup juvenile winners and two-year-old champions. Uncle Mo and Forte both were scratches in Pletcher’s previous attempts at bringing the reigning two-year-old and Breeder’s Cup juvenile champion to win in Louisville. This…

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New and improved paddock unveiled at Churchill Downs

New features unveiled just in time for the 150th Kentucky Derby on May 4
Forrest Tucker,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC NEWS NOW) – Just over a week until the 150th Kentucky Derby, $200 million of renovations has been unveiled at Churchill Downs and the focus is on the renovated paddock area. “To me it’s the crowning, most transformational project in Churchill Downs’ history at least in the last 20 years,” said Darren Rogers, a spokesperson for the…

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Pleasant weather Thursday but a solid warm-up is on the horizon

Afternoon highs should be more summer-like this weekend with highs in the 80s possible.
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After a few scattered showers as expected during the early morning hours of Wednesday, it turned out to be a pretty nice mid-week across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Under a mix of clouds and sunshine, afternoon highs recovered nicely into the mid to upper 60s despite a northwest wind ushering in some slightly cooler air. With some of that low…

Lexington Police And Dea Host "take Back Day"
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Lexington Police and DEA host “Take Back Day”

John Croft, WTVQ News Desk,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Lexington Police Department, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and law enforcement agencies nationwide, is hosting National Prescription Take Back Day on April 27, 2024. Event Details: Date: April 27, 2024 Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Kentucky American Water, 2300 Richmond Road What You Can Dispose Of: Prescription and…

A Lexington Mother Is Charged For Abuse And Attempted Murder Of Her 7 Month Old Child
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A Lexington mother is charged with abuse and attempted murder of her 7 month old child

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Aaliyah Walters appeared for her arraignment via Zoom from the Fayette County Detention Center. She has been charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child aged 12 or under and attempted murder. During the arraignment, a public defender was appointed to represent Walters. She waived a formal arraignment and entered a plea of not…

Kentucky Sate Police Report A Fatal Fire In Carroll County
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Kentucky Sate Police report a fatal fire in Carroll County

John Croft, WTVQ News Desk,

CARROLL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at approximately 4:19 p.m., the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office alerted Kentucky State Police Post 5 about a structure fire at 131 Amanda Lane in Carroll County. There were concerns that a person might still be inside the residence. Troopers and detectives from KSP Post 5, along with fire…

Rain Showers Exit Giving Way To A Cooler Mid Week Ahead Of A Big Weekend Warm Up Dillon Gaudets Wednesday Forecast
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Cooler temperatures ahead of a big weekend warm-up

Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your full ABC 36 Storm Team forecast
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Wednesday! Light overnight rain showers moved through the region ahead of a cold front. This front will bring us a shot of cooler air today and tomorrow ahead of a big weekend warm-up. Eastern Kentucky will see lingering morning showers as the front exits the region. Be alert for damp roads in the…

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Riley Gaines Responds To Former UK Swim Coach Rape Allegations

Gaines: "The general consensus is that we are disgusted, heartbroken, and ashamed to be affiliated with a program where anything like this could be alleged to have happened."
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Lexington, KY (WTVQ) — About two weeks ago, two former University of Kentucky swimmers filed a lawsuit against former head swim coach Lars Jorgensen, as well as another former coach, Athletic Director Mitch Barnhardt, and the University. The lawsuit against Jorgensen for grooming, coercing, and alleged raping while on the UK swim team, but for the other former coach Gary…

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Quick hitting showers then dry into the late week

Most of the rain should fall during the overnight hours into early Wednesday with dry conditions during the day
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We enjoyed a pleasant spring day Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with a strong southwest breeze pushing afternoon highs into the upper 60s and low 70s. After full sunshine across the board, mid to high level clouds built in from northwest to southeast through the late afternoon putting the brakes on our warm-up. These clouds are associated with a…

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Former UK Swim Coach Accused Of Rape Speaks Out, Blames ‘Woke’ NCAA After Defending Riley Gaines

Lars Jorgensen Denies Any And All Allegations
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LEXINGTON, Ky.  (WTVQ) — The former University of Kentucky swim coach, accused of raping and sexually assaulting two former UK swimmers in a lawsuit is speaking out through his attorneys. Lars Jorgensen, that former UK swim coach, denying any and all allegations. Jorgensen says he is innocent. He is one of the four defendants named in a lawsuit, filed by…