LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Thursday! It’s chilly start to your day today but don’t worry, we will be warming up big time this weekend and beyond. Afternoon highs for your Thursday will be split. Northern Kentucky will likely stay in the low 60s, while southern Kentucky will make a push towards the upper 60s near 70….
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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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…
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…
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