FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Thursday in Frankfort, Sen. David Yates (D-Louisville) proposed an amendment to legislation that would call for the implementation of Kentucky’s Ashanti Alert System. “This is another really good step to protect our young people, and I appreciate the effort. I vote aye,” said Sen. Denise Harper Angel (D-Jefferson). Harper Angel along with the other senators in…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — The date for the start of Steven Sheangshang’s trial, the man accused of killing a Scott County deputy, was set in Scott County court Thursday. A judge determined the first day of Sheangshang’s trial will begin on Feb. 24, 2025. Sheangshang appeared in court via Zoom from the Bourbon County Jail, where he was moved to…
Lexington, Ky (WTVQ): Southeast Fayette County has a major development coming its way. It’s a 44acre plot of land at the intersection of I-75 and I-64 Winchester Road. Hamburg East is a project that’s been in the works for 25 years. Joe Brumley, with Cowgill Inc., says, “I think you’ll see this is a great destination exit for travelers coming…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Frankfort man is accused of shooting and killing his fiancée while she was in bed at his mother’s home on Wednesday. According to Frankfort police, officers were called to a home in the 200 block of Corral Court for a report of a shooting around 3:30 a.m. Once there, officers found Devin Ellis with “at…
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) — Two people are charged with murder after allegedly driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed a juvenile on Thursday. According to Kentucky State Police, troopers were called to I-75 southbound at the 17-mile marker in Whitley County for a report of a two-vehicle crash around midnight. Matthew Croley and Jayna Vorwerk were reportedly…
PARIS, Ky. (WTVQ) — A “peeping Tom” whom Paris police have been searching for for nearly a week has been arrested. Colby Frederick is charged with voyeurism and criminal trespassing. The 53-year-old is accused of looking through house windows on Chambers Street. Paris police first posted about the incidents on Facebook on Jan. 26. Frederick was booked into the Bourbon…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — At the state level, there’s a growing feud between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and federal authorities. Texas is now becoming an epicenter in the border crisis where most migrants are coming through. Abbott has been rounding up support from governors across the country to have more security and border measures — like razor wire fences. Now,…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — One suspect, three separate incidents, involving two thefts and a robbery. Officials with Bluegrass Crime Stoppers say the first incident happening on Tiverton Way last week. While investigating, almost an hour later a second theft incident happening on Walden Drive. Police say, the same suspect is responsible for both and an incident of robbery in December….
It was a dreary and cool finish to the month of January on Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as some low clouds hung tough behind a departing wave of low pressure. We did manage to see a few teasing peeks of sunshine early, which helped lift spirits a bit hopefully with better weather expected shortly. Even with the clouds…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — No one was injured after a car crashed into a building on Redding Road in Lexington Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lexington Fire Department, the car crashed into the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Medical Associates building around 2 p.m. No one was injured in the crash. The scene was turned over to Lexington Code Enforcement to investigate…
EUBANK, Ky. (WTVQ) — On Sunday, three people were arrested in connection to an alleged stabbing in the Lincoln and Pulaski counties area. ABC 36 went to the scene to learn more about what happened. Deputies in Lincoln County say that a teenage boy and 18-year-old Alyssa Burton lured a man to a home with the intent of assaulting him….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Kentucky County Judge/Executive Winter Conference officially began at 8 a.m. in Lexington. The purpose of the event is to work for the improvement of county government in the Commonwealth. The conference promotes the vision that all county judges and executives should have the opportunity to act together to solve common problems. “All 120 counties came…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — With a pending lawsuit for families and survivors of the Old National Bank Shooting, there are many questions lingering over licenses and violations for gun stores. “There are more than 130,000 licenses in the United States,” says Special Agent in Charge of the ATF in Louisville, Shawn Morrow. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
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Lexington, Ky (WTVQ): Mayor Linda Gorton gave her State of the City address Tuesday, focusing on the progress Fayette County has made in the past several years. Gorton shares some dreams she’s made into progress, and how she’s planning for the year ahead. Some of the topics she touched on include safety, affordable housing and improving roads. “Government must focus…
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Two new pieces of legislation were introduced at the Capitol Tuesday. If passed, Senate Bill 147 and House Bill 402 would enact stricter regulations on adult-oriented businesses. Sen. Lindsey Tichenor (R-Ky.) and Rep. Nancy Tate (R-Ky.) stood side by side as they announced their new legislation to regulate adult-oriented businesses in Kentucky. Last year, Senate Bill…