Bluegrass Crime Stoppers asking for help in homicide

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Officials with Bluegrass Crime Stoppers in Lexington, need your help solving a homicide from September of last year. Crime stoppers say the incident happened on September 29 of 2023. Officials say when police arrived they found the victim, Kristopher Lewis, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities adding that witnesses saw three men with ski…

Funeral arrangements set for UK Dance Team member

Kate Kaufling, 20, lost her battle with bone cancer on Sunday

(WTVQ) — Funeral arrangements have been announced for a University of Kentucky dance team member who died after a battle with cancer. The school says 20-year-old Kate Kaufling died Sunday, March 31st, from osteosarcoma — a form of bone cancer. The university says Kaufling, from Louisville, joined the dance team with her twin sister, Abby, last fall. A visitation for…

Unseasonably chilly air hangs around for the late week

After storms Tuesday, it was much cooler for the mid-week and a few flakes may be on the table Thursday morning.

It was a much quieter day on Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky compared to all the stormy and severe weather we dealt with on Tuesday. We’ve already had multiple conformed tornadoes here in the commonwealth with site surveys where damage occurred still on-going so that total is likely to rise. As the strong front that created all the issues…

Tornadoes confirmed in Anderson and Jessamine Counties

Homeowner talks about destruction

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…

Significant severe weather possible Tuesday

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

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…

Emergency management talks severe weather preps in Lexington

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…