LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ)- Zedan Racing Stables is taking Churchill Downs to court to overturn a ban of all Bob Baffert trained horses, after the Lexington based farm’s three-year-old, Muth, won an automatic qualifier to run in the Kentucky Derby. Muth, who Amr Zedan says is “one of the fastest three-year-olds in the country,” was trained by Baffert, who has been…
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ANDERSON COUNTY/ JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — “Everything I worked for all my life, looks like its gone,” says an emotional Gilbert Young, who reflected on the damage left behind by an EF-1 tornado, to a place he has called home for almost five decades. “This first time this has ever happened,” he adds. Young says this felt like the…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A significant severe weather outbreak is possible across the Ohio Valley today. A rare Level 4 Severe Risk is in place for the northern half of the ABC 36 viewing area. This does include Lexington and Frankfort, as well as the Louisville and Cincinnati metro areas. A Level 3 Severe Risk is in place for southern…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — With the potential of severe weather on Monday night going into Tuesday night, officials with Lexington-Fayette Emergency Management say preparations should start now. Especially for those who live in mobile homes. “Weather is unpredictable,” says Emily Fay with Lexington-Fayette Emergency Management adding that part of your plan should also include identifying shelter locations if it won’t…
After a summer like start to April on Monday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with highs in the upper 70s and a muggy feel to the air, the focus now shifts to a legitimate threat for severe weather including tornadoes on Tuesday. While a few strong to severe storms will be possible along the I-64 corridor early Tuesday, the 2…
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JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Two parents accused of trying to sell their newborn twins are set to appear in Jackson County District court today (4/01). Zackary Davis and Jacquilyn Keith are scheduled to step before a judge for a preliminary hearing. Davis and Keith were arrested last month after allegedly offering to sell their baby twins to Davis’ sister-in-law…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Happy Monday! We are tracking the potential for strong-to-severe storms moving into the ABC 36 viewing area over the next two days. This severe weather threat will come in multiple waves. During the day Monday Isolated-to-scattered showers and storms will be possible. The severe weather threat during the daytime hours on Monday will be lower than…
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Sunday evening everyone and Happy Easter! It is a day that started with some thunderstorms and seen warm and windy conditions the remainder of the day. We are now fully focused on Monday and Tuesday as multiple rounds of severe weather are possible with one potentially being significant Tuesday afternoon/evening. First things first…
Richmond, Ky. (WTVQ) — Civil Air Patrol Cadets and community members were able to learn about all things air and space at EKU. EKU’s department of teaching and educational leadership partnered with the department of aviation to hold ‘The Great Space Adventure.’ The event began at 10 a.m. During the stem day, cadets and community members could learn about drones,…
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Saturday evening everyone, it has been a warm and windy day across Kentucky with temperatures in the low to mid 70s and winds gusting 30mph+. Now we focus our attention to this evening into next week as we track several rounds of thunderstorms. Some of those can be strong or severe with the…
Lexington, Ky. (WTVQ) — A young woman in Lexington is in need of a new kidney. In 2021, Aukia Galashaw had gone to the doctor for low levels and after some testing found out she had a kidney disease. “As of last year, her kidney levels dropped so low that she had to end up in the hospital,” said Aukia’s…
It was a delightful Good Friday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as high pressure dominated much of the region. The combination of sunshine along with a west to southwest wind help temperatures overachieve in most spots with afternoon highs topping out into the upper 60s and low 70s. The bottom line is that it was an awesome late March day…
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