Henry County man convicted of 2018 murder of 22-year-old man

(WTVQ) — A Henry County man has been found guilty for the murder of a 22-year-old in 2018. A jury found Gregory Heightchew guilty on several charges on Tuesday, including murder, arson, attempted murder, and evidence tampering. According to court documents, in 2018, 22-year-old Elijah Creekmore was found dead inside a burned vehicle in Lockport, Kentucky, about 56 miles east…

Damp weather to kick off March but more mild days on the horizon

Temperatures should recover nicely by the end of the weekend with more spring-like air on tap

It was a pleasant finish overall to the month of February across Central and Eastern Kentucky with plenty of sunshine and temperatures a bit below average for “Leap Day”. Despite all the sunshine around, a light north wind and a very chilly start only allowed afternoon highs to recover into the low to mid-40s for highs, which is roughly 5…

Three suspects arrested after Lexington detective injured in ambush shooting

Police say detective suffered minor injuries, expected to make full recovery

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Three people have been arrested for attempted murder of a police officer in connection to a shooting that left a Lexington police detective with minor injuries Wednesday night. Lexington Police said detectives were following up on an investigation in the 900 block of Royal Avenue, at approximately 11:54 p.m., when someone opened fire on a detective…

Stormy weather gives way to cooler temperatures to close out February

A cold front brought big storms early Wednesday before temperatures crashed into the 30s, reminding us it's still late February

It was quite a stormy start to Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a much advertised cold front produced a squall line of thunderstorms that rolled through the area during the first part of the day. We saw several severe thunderstorm warnings as this line produced damaging winds, lots of lightning, torrential rain and some decent sized hail. Once…

Cold air rushes in following severe storms

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

LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ): It was a busy morning weather-wise across central and eastern Kentucky. Numerous severe storms rolled through the region just in time to impact the morning commute for many. The strongest wind gust reported across the region was a 61 mph gust reported at the Kentucky Mesonet Site in Harrison County. There were multiple large hail reports, including…

TORNADO WATCH continues for central and eastern KY

Here is your Wednesday morning ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Wednesday morning everyone, we continue to track strong to severe storms racing across central and eastern Kentucky! We have a TORNADO WATCH out for central Kentucky until 8:00am and 9:00am for southern and eastern Kentucky. Our severe threat should be over for our entire viewing area by 10:00am. Temperatures will begin crashing behind…

Senate Bill introduced to protect IVF rights in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — A new bill aiming to safeguard IVF providers from criminal liability for providing services has been introduced in the senate. Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong now wanting to enact laws to protect choices for those in the bluegrass. “This bill is about is about making sure that those health care facilities that provide IVF can stay open,…

Strong to severe storms possible into Wednesday

A cold front will plow through the commonwealth early Wednesday with the greatest severe weather chances north and west of Lexington.

It was a stormy start to Tuesday across parts of Central and Eastern Kentucky with some heavy rain, thunder and that will be a prelude of things to come heading into early Wednesday. The much advertised strong cold front will move through the Ohio Valley during the early hours of Wednesday bringing to the potential of strong to severe storms….