5 reported cases of fungal disease at UK Chandler Hospital

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Five cases of a fungal disease have been reported at the University of Kentucky’s Chandler Hospital, UK officials said Tuesday afternoon. The fungal disease, more specifically Candida auris, has been reported in five patients at the hospital. All of the cases have been isolated to one floor. Each patient is reported to have fungus on their…

Woman killed in crash on Winchester Road identified

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A woman has been hit and killed in a crash on Winchester Road in Lexington Monday night. The Lexington Police Department says 60-year-old Trina Gail Tolson died at the scene after she was struck by a motor vehicle near the Sportsman Motel on Winchester Road. As a result, Winchester Road was shut down from Loudon Avenue…

Unseasonably mild air across the commonwealth this week

Afternoon highs should run into the mid-70s most days, which is well above average for late October

It was a frosty start to Monday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with many outlying areas seeing the frost legitimate frost of the season. Temperatures dipped into the low to mid-30s with Lexington metro sticking in the upper 30s. Despite the cold start, full afternoon sunshine help push afternoon highs into the upper 60s and low 70s. This upward trend…

UK Trustee’s discuss plans to boost workforce needs

Despite recent economic growth, the state's workforce participation rate is among the lowest in the country.

Lexington, Ky (WTVQ): Last week, the University of Kentucky trustees discussed plans to boost the state’s workforce needs. Despite recent economic growth, the state’s workforce participation rate is among the lowest in the country. According to Jay Blanton, the spokesperson for the University of Kentucky, currently only three out of five Kentucky students are staying in the Commonwealth after college,…

Human remains found in Tom Dorman Nature Preserve in Garrard Co.

LANCASTER, Ky. (WTVQ) — An investigation is underway after human remains were found in the Tom Dorman Nature Preserve in Garrard County on Sunday. The remains were taken by the Garrard County coroner to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort. ABC 36 has reached out to the coroner for more information. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked…