Lynyrd Skynyrd signs whiskey bottles for fans ahead of concert

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The popular southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was back out in the Lexington community signing bourbon bottles on Thursday. Band members Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke signed bottles of their Hell House Whiskey, at  Total Wine and more, on Sir Barton Way. The band’s whiskey is named after the cabin, where the original members created…

Delightful weather to close out the final week of March

With more sunshine and a southwest wind, afternoon highs should surge into the upper 60s on Good Friday

Even with a cold and frosty start to Thursday with temperatures around freezing at daybreak it turned out to be a nice late March day across Central and Eastern Kentucky. We enjoyed much more in the way of sunshine across the board and even though it took awhile the higher sun angle and longer daylight helped push afternoon highs into…

Pleasant weather to end the week

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Happy Thursday! Brr – it’s a cold start to the day! Frosty windshields are likely as you head out the door this morning. These cold morning temperatures will give way to a pleasant afternoon across the region. Afternoon highs will be pushing the mid-to-upper 50s under mostly sunny skies. Heading to Cincinnati for Reds Opening Day?…

Bespoken Spirits celebrates grand opening with Lynyrd Skynyrd

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The newest distillery in the area Bespoken Spirits, celebrating its grand opening on Wednesday. On hand to commemorate the occasion, legendary southern rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd. The $3.2 million investment also bringing new jobs to the area. “So Bespoken, what’s unique about us is we’re not just a bourbon producer, whiskey producer, we’re a technology company,”…

Longtime Kentucky car dealer Jack Kain dead at 94

(WTVQ) — Jack Kain of Kain Ford has passed away on Tuesday, his family announced. Kain had been a popular car dealer and a community stalwart in Kentucky since 1959 after opening his first dealership in Versailles. Kain began selling cars part-time in 1947 was he was a student at the University of Kentucky. After being in business for more…

A quiet stretch of weather heading through this final week of March

We'll see some cool mornings and pleasant afternoons the next few days.

We dried out nicely Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as the frontal boundary that brought all the wet weather to the area on Tuesday moved out of the area. While cooler air filtered in from the west, it wasn’t  overly cool by late March standards. We did have some lingering clouds in the Bluegrass and points westward which impacted…

Drier second half of the week

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Happy Wednesday! We are drying out for your day today after a dreary Tuesday. Temperatures begin the day in the upper 30s and low 40s before climbing into the mid-50s by the afternoon. Seasonably cooler temperatures will continue for Wednesday and Thursday, as average highs are in the low 60s for most. We begin to warm-up…