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…
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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?…
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,”…
(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…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — For the past few years, the number of homicides, and the numbers on gun violence, have gone down in Lexington. “In 2022, Lexington had 44 homicides, compared to 24 last year,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. For the first time in five years, the city had less than 100 shootings. In order to keep the trend in…
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…
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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…
FRANKFORT, KY. (WTVQ) — House Bill 10 is up for debate, aiming to expand maternal care in the state and just recently. “The maternal mortality numbers here in Kentucky are very high,” says Rep. Kim Moser, who is one of the co-sponsors of the bill. In Kentucky about 46% of counties are considered maternity care deserts. Representative Moser says HB10…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A family of eight is in need of help after losing their home to a fire on Monday morning. Firefighters received the call just after midnight to the home on Pierson drive, where they found the family sitting outside the burning home. Five were taken to a hospital and now two remain in critical condition. 23-year-old…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Two juveniles have confessed to damaging around 60 headstones in a Franklin County cemetery, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say there was extensive damage to headstones at Bethel Cemetery on Owenton Road. They say the incident happened around 2:00 am Sunday (3/24). The Sheriff’s Office says they are pursuing charges against the pair….
The rain gear definitely came in handy on Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a cold front moved through the Ohio Valley. We saw several rounds of rain, one in the morning and another through the afternoon which produced some pockets of moderate to heavy rain. The highest rainfall totals were across southern and south-central Kentucky with several locations…
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LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ)- Kentucky Women’s Basketball has their new Head Coach in Kenny Brooks, who leaves the same position at Virginia Tech. Brooks comes to the Bluegrass from a program at which he won 180 games in eight seasons. The Virginia native lead the Hokies to their first-ever ACC tournament championship and Final Four appearance in 2023. This season, Virginia…