Sports with Jeff Piecoro Talks Stoops and 2024 Freshman Class
Categories: GMK, Sports
16-year-old entrepreneur highlights the hardworking in the Franklin County community
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 16-year-old entrepreneur in Frankfort is helping to spread Christmas cheer while putting the spotlight on hard-working community members. When driving down Versailles Road in Frankfort, you might see Select Auto, a used car dealership, but inside, there’s more than meets the eye. “To see it come to life has been so rewarding, it has given…
More mild air to close out the fall season Thursday
Afternoon highs will continue to run above average heading into the holiday weekend
It was another frosty start to the day on Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with early morning lows dipping down into the low 20ws. But with high pressure in control and just to our southeast, mostly sunny skies combined with a light south wind help temperatures recover into the upper 40s and low 50s. This upward trend of temperatures…
‘It just provides more professionalism to our job’: impact of Nathan’s law one year later
The law expands training for delivering tragic news after a person dies.
Lexington, Ky (WTVQ): It’s been almost a year since “Nathan’s Law” passed in honor of a Lexington teenager who died in a tragic accident in Utah. The law expands training for delivering tragic news after a person dies. Jeff Ivers, the Shelby County Coroner who teaches the training program says this law provides coroners with more professionalism. The law is…
Barry Brinegar with RD1 Spirits helps us explore the award-winning bourbon brand
Categories: GAK Tags: barry brinegar, Bourbon, brand, rd1 spirits
Angel Tree gifts distributed to nearly 2,400 Lexington families
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Volunteers have been working all week to distribute gifts from the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. “We’re giving out gifts to 5,000 children about 2,400 families,” said Maj. Asit George. But George says this couldn’t have happened without the help of the Lexington people. “What that speaks about is the generosity and the compassion and the…
Steven Lawson back in Ky. to face conspiracy murder charge in Crystal Rogers case
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — Steven Lawson, the third man arrested in connection to the death of Crystal Rogers, is back in Kentucky to face a conspiracy to commit murder charge. Steven was arrested in Indiana earlier this month and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence. He was booked into the Nelson County Correctional Center on…
Pair indicted for murder, abuse of corpse in Whitley Co. 4-year-old’s death
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) — Brittany Slaughter and Adams Hayes were indicted on Wednesday for murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence in the death of a 4-year-old Whitley County girl. The pair is accused of killing Chloe Darnell and were arrested last month. Slaughter’s bond is set at $250,000 and Hayes’ is set at $500,000. Their next…
Cara Johnson is our woman worth talking about
Categories: Let’s Talk Kentucky Tags: cara johnson, woman worth talking about
Winter skincare tips with NV Aesthetics
Categories: News at Noon, Noon Guests Tags: nv aesthetics, Skincare, winter
Tim Garrison with UK gymnastics is our guest at the table
Categories: Let’s Talk Kentucky Tags: guest, Gymnastics, tim garrison, uk
John Carloftis Walks Us Through His New Book FINE GARDENS (Part 1)
Categories: GDK, GDK Guests
Ethereal Brewing Brings Holiday Beer Tasting and Talks About Their New Year’s Eve Dining Experience!
Categories: GDK, GDK Guests
Former Lancaster pastor pleads guilty to 1 count of sexual abuse of child
LANCASTER, Ky. (WTVQ) — A former Lancaster pastor last week agreed to a plea deal to drop 12 charges of sexual abuse of children in exchange for pleading guilty to one charge. Thomas Wall on Dec. 8 pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a child, according to Garrard County court records. His plea agreement states that for…
Lexington family finds baby owl in Christmas tree
A family in Lexington got quite the surprise when they found something living in their Christmas tree… An owlet! Madeline Hill White said her mom had already decorated the Christmas tree and four days went by before anyone spotted the owl. As you can see in the video above, someone gently removed the bird from the tree and released it…
Female inmates in Kentucky help train service animals while serving time
A program in Kentucky puts dogs in jail — but they’re there to learn how to be service animals, not to serve time. The people providing that training are inmates. The Kentucky Correctional Institute partnered with Paws with Purpose in 2004. The program allows prisoners with good behavior to apply to help the organization get the puppies ready for service…
Somerset man accused of raping woman, trying to burn her house down
SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Somerset man is accused of raping a woman in August and then trying to burn her house down this month. On Dec. 4, Pulaski County deputies were called to a home on Beasley Lane around 2:30 a.m. for a fire. Investigators determined the cause of the fire was arson. Hours later, a deputy was sent…
Investigation continues into overnight shooting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Officials say one victim has been taken to the hospital following a shooting on the 700 block of Ellison Court. Police say they received a call at 2:58 a.m. for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening…
Friend remembers 17-year-old killed in farming accident in Winchester
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) — A community is remembering 17-year-old from Winchester. One of Ryan Phelp’s friend’s spoke on the kind of person he was, and what he’ll miss most. “He was a big jokester,” says Ethan Smith, a friend of Ryan’s. Adding that, “he was one of the most hard working, just any type of person I knew he always…
Hardin County educator supports Beshear’s call for paid preschool for 4-year-olds
A Kentucky school district is speaking out on Governor Andy Beshear's budget proposal, calling for fully funding universal pre-k for all 4-year-olds.
Hardin County, Ky (WTVQ): A Kentucky school district is speaking out on Governor Andy Beshear’s budget proposal, calling for fully funding universal pre-k for all 4-year-olds. “The Department of Education estimates under this plan about 34,000 additional Kentucky 4-year-olds would be provided with a pre-school education,” Beshear said. According to the Governor, in the 2022, 2023 academic year, only 46%…
Cold air departs quickly with milder temperatures into the mid-week
High pressure should dominate for the final few days of the fall season
After our first taste of winter weather to kick off the week Monday with scattered snow showers and some light accumulations across parts of Central and Eastern Kentucky, sunshine returned around the area of Tuesday. Unfortunately that sun did little to help moderate our temperatures as afternoon struggled to reach the mid to upper 30s after starting out in the…
Last minute holiday shopping gift ideas from Fayette Mall
Categories: GAK Tags: Fayette Mall, holiday, shopping
Let’s Talk ladies decorate cookies with Sissy of Sissy Cookies It Up!
Categories: Let’s Talk Kentucky Tags: lets talk, sissy cookies it up