BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — For the family of Crystal Rogers, It’s been eight years of agony searching for the beloved mother of five. “Wow, just wow, finally something is going to happen,” said Jimmy Gartland, owner of Gartland’s Art Sales in downtown Bardstown. On Wednesday morning, the Bardstown community alongside the rest of the state and nation woke up to…
Lexington, Ky (WTVQ): Wednesday night, the fifth annual state of downtown showcased four videos, highlighting parks and public spaces as well as major real estate developments. People from all over the community gathered at Harper Hall to learn about big projects to come. Allen McDaniel, with the Downtown Lexington Partnership, says, “I think it’s going to show you that downtown…
It was just what the doctor ordered across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday…and that was RAIN! The last time we’d had any real measurable rain around the area was back on September 12th and before that it was just over a month ago on August 25th. While the rain and storms were scattered about, the favored areas were Northern…
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STANFORD, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lincoln County middle and high school students are on lockdown after a threat was called in to the high school Wednesday afternoon. Around 1:30 p.m., LCMS and LCHS were both placed on lockdown after a threat was called in to the high school, according to a Facebook post on the Lincoln County Public Schools page. The…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Baptist Health Lexington has seen over 4,000 babies born this year — the largest number in history — and Wednesday a big announcement was made by Kosair for Kids. The organization is donating $5 million to the Baptist Health Foundation, the largest gift ever received. This record-breaking gift will benefit mother and baby services at the…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS) — An arrest has been made in connection to the 2015 disappearance of a Bardstown mother of five. Brooks Houck was arrested on Wednesday morning and is facing charges “stemming from the Crystal Rogers investigation,” according to an FBI Louisville news release. Authorities say Houck’s indictment remains sealed and additional details will be revealed during his arraignment…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/27/23, 9:02 a.m. Zoe Blalock has been identified as the person who died in the crash, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn. She was 28. She died from multiple blunt force trauma. No other information has been released. 9/27/23, 8:29 a.m. A person has died after a crash on Paris Pike at Carterbrook Lane in Lexington…
It was a summer-like Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky, even by early fall standards as mostly sunny sunny skies allowed afternoon highs to jump into the low 80s across Southern and Eastern Kentucky with mid-80s across most of the Bluegrass. These readings were a good 6 to 8 degrees above average for late September but we’ve got some welcome…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- It’s being called a growing crisis: homelessness affecting students in the Fayette County Public School system. Community leaders addressed that crisis Tuesday, while releasing the results of a homelessness street survey completed last month. The street survey was conducted on August 30th and it shows that around 2,410 people are homeless in Lexington. But out of those,…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and other city leaders cut the ribbon on more affordable housing Tuesday. The ceremony officially opened the Kearney Ridge Apartments on Kearney Ridge Boulevard in northern Lexington. The complex includes more than 250 one-, two- and three-bedroom affordable apartments for low-income families. “This is a community. I mean, there are people living…
MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) — Family and friends and people from across the state said their final goodbyes to former Gov. Brereton Jones on Tuesday. The 84-year-old died last week at his home. He was the state’s 58th governor from 1991-95. His funeral was held this morning at 10 at Elkhorn Baptist Church. “He always sort of put the people ahead…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — It’s a boy band that took the early 2000s by storm — gaining popularity with their catchy tunes and their appearances on Disney Channel. Tuesday night, the Jonas Brothers are taking to Rupp Arena to perform some of their biggest hits. And may not seem like much right now, but in a few hours things will…
