LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The London City Council has voted to override Mayor Randall Weddle’s veto of a new pay plan and several ordinances aimed at balancing the city’s budget. The ordinances were originally passed earlier this month. The decision to override the veto was made during a specially called city council meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Weddle has…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — As people across the Bluegrass prepare to ring in the New Year, police are reminding drivers that New Year’s Eve is one of the most dangerous nights of the year to be on the road. According to the American Safety Council, New Year’s celebrations are among the most alcohol-fueled holidays, increasing the risk of impaired…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Tolly Ho, a longtime Lexington restaurant known for its signature burgers, will permanently close at the end of the year. Employees confirmed to ABC36 that the restaurant’s final day of operation will be Wednesday, Dec. 31. According to the restaurant’s website, Tolly Ho first opened on Winslow Street in 1971. The restaurant remained at that…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — One Lexington reports the city has seen a decline in gun violence among children and young adults for the fourth straight year. According to the organization, Lexington has reduced community violence by 60 percent since 2021. Officials say the city recorded the fewest total homicides in a decade and the fewest gunshot victims since 2010….
A breezy New Year’s Eve brings cold wind chills Temperatures to start our Wednesday are in the upper 20s and low 30s. Winds will be breezy through the afternoon, gusting around 20-25 mph out of the west. This causes feel-like temperatures to be consistently 10 degrees below our actual air temperature. So the morning feels like the teens, and the…
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Winter is definitely back here in the Bluegrass and you could feel it once again on Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Some lingering clouds and flurries greeted those out the door early with temperatures in the upper teens and low 20s along with wind chills down into the single digits for a period of time. Eventually enough dry air worked…
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Court records outline new details in the kidnapping case involving a Rockcastle County teenager who was reported missing for months and later found safe in Maryland. According to a complaint warrant issued by Rockcastle District Court, 37-year-old Christian Delgado is charged with kidnapping a minor in connection with the disappearance of 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Frankfort police are investigating a shooting that happened Monday afternoon on John Davis Drive. According to the Frankfort Police Department, officers were called around 3:49 p.m. to the 8000 block of John Davis Drive after a man reported that he had shot his brother. Police say when officers arrived, a man and a woman were…
WHITESBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Attorneys for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines have filed a motion asking the judge overseeing his case to recuse himself, arguing that the judge’s impartiality could reasonably be questioned under Kentucky law. In a motion filed in Letcher Circuit Court, Stines’ defense team is requesting that Judge Christopher Cohron be disqualified from presiding…
THE LATEST: (From WHAS11.com) – TRENTON, Ky. — Cleanup efforts are underway near Kentucky’s southern border after a train derailed Tuesday morning. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) said the train derailment has blocked U.S. 41 between the City of Trenton in Todd County and the City of Pembroke in Christian County. In a statement, CSX Railroad said 31 train cars…
CRAB ORCHARD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A joint investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies has led to a drug arrest in Central Kentucky. Deputies with the Lincoln County and Garrard County sheriff’s offices say they conducted an investigation around 10 p.m. Monday in the Crab Orchard area. During the investigation, deputies say they found a loaded firearm, about a half-ounce…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Plan has been accepted in full by the Trump administration, securing $212.9 million to support health care in the state’s rural communities. His announcement came Monday. The funding was authorized by Congress earlier this year and will be administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services….
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A man previously arrested in connection with a deadly boating accident in Laurel County earlier this year has been arrested again and is due in court today on new charges. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, 54-year-old Don Peace was arrested Saturday night on West Cumberland Gap Parkway while deputies were conducting an…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A driver was taken to a hospital after an early morning crash in Lexington. According to police, the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. on New Circle Road just past Richmond Road. Officers say the vehicle went off the roadway and landed on its side. Investigators say the driver was taken to a hospital with minor…
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KENTUCKY (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Blood Center says it is facing a critical shortage of blood donations across the state. According to KBC, low donor turnout during the holiday season has put significant strain on the local blood supply. Right now, the blood center says it has less than a half-day supply of O-positive, O-negative and A-negative blood. Officials…
Tuesday begins very winter-like Temperatures for many are in the low 20s, with feels-like temperatures in the teens and single digits. It’s a frigid start to the day, so be sure to bundle up before heading outdoors. Flurries have been falling overnight, and a few may have accumulated on elevated surfaces such as your car, but there are no accumulations…
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After a record setting finish to the weekend across Central and Eastern Kentucky with temperatures feeling like spring, we got a dose of reality as we hit the home stretch for 2025. With a strong cold front bringing lots of wind to the area with gusts consistently over 40 miles per hour, temperatures went from the low 70s Sunday…
UPDATE: 4:00 P.M. – ABC 36 News Now has learned De’Jon Fox Sr. has been arrested and is in custody. Court records show De’Jon Fox Sr., the father of a Kentucky State University shooting victim, was arrested Monday (12/29) on multiple new charges, including counts related to a fatal crash. According to court documents, Fox Sr. is charged with driving…
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Richmond police arrested a 21-year-old man Sunday evening following a carjacking tied to a Facebook Marketplace sale. Police say the incident began Saturday afternoon on Jason Drive, where two people met to exchange vehicles. During a test drive, the suspect — identified as Jadon Carter of Richmond — allegedly pulled a gun and ordered…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A London man was arrested early Saturday morning following a domestic complaint in Laurel County, according to the sheriff’s office. Sheriff John Root said deputies were dispatched around 6 a.m. to Tim Bowman Drive, about seven miles northeast of London. When they arrived, deputies found 64-year-old Jasper McQueen outside a residence. Investigators say McQueen…
KIRKSVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — According to the Lincoln County KY EMA, magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded near Kirksville, Kentucky, on Sunday afternoon, according to seismic data. The quake struck at 12:47 p.m. local time and had a shallow depth of about 8 kilometers, a factor that likely contributed to it being felt by residents close to the epicenter….