Warm Monday ahead of mid-week rain chances

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Happy Monday! We are tracking seasonably warm temperatures on your Monday. Afternoon highs will reach the low-to-mid 70s for most as we kick off the workweek. Our warmest day so far this year in Lexington was back in February when we hit 73, we could top that number today. There will be a mix of sun…

Kentucky local receives golden ticket on American Idol

Berea, Ky. (WTVQ) — Well, it’s a show we all know, American Idol, but this season there might be a familiar face for some people. Berea, Kentucky local, Kyra Waits, is a contestant in the singing competition this season. After auditioning for Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, Waits received the ultimate golden ticket and is heading to Hollywood….

Our active pattern is cranking back up

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has your Sunday evening ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Sunday evening everyone, it has been a 10/10 PERFECT spring like day across the Commonwealth with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. We keep the warm air for a couple more days but rain and thunderstorm chances are going to increase. Temperatures out the door on Monday morning…

Spring like weather rolls on

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has your Saturday evening ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Saturday evening everyone, it has been a day filled with clouds and milder temperatures. Those clouds begin to break overnight and that sets us up for a GORGEOUS Sunday. We will start chilly into the upper 30s to low 40s but will recover to the upper 60s to low 70s by the…

Fertility Doctor speaks out on protecting IVF treatment

(WTVQ) — The recent decision in Alabama over embryos, causing concern nationwide. The Alabama House and Senate, passing legislation to restore access to in vitro fertilization this week. One nearby fertility expert, believes the choice of expanding a family and how they do it should be left to families. Thomas Burwinkel MD, has been a fertility doctor for decades and…

Temperatures rise into the weekend

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has your Friday evening ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Friday evening and welcome to March. It is the first day of meteorological spring but it hasn’t felt or looked like it across Kentucky today with scattered rain and temperatures stuck in the low to mid 40s. But improvement is on the way beginning tomorrow (Saturday). We will start into the mid…

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…