RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Eastern Kentucky University head football coach Roy Kidd, who died on Tuesday in hospice care. Kidd’s visitation will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. His funeral will be held on Monday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. Both services will be at the EKU Center…
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Kentucky Teacher of the Year was announced at the Capitol on Wednesday morning. Commissioner Dr. Jason Glass joined Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman in celebrating the teachers nominated for this award. Over 1,300 out of 40,000 teachers were nominated for Kentucky Teacher of the Year, with a total of 22 finalists… And the winner, Kevin Dailey…
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SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/19/23, 12:17 p.m. The body found at the dealership has been identified as Kristina Baldridge, according to the coroner’s office. She was 39. A cause of death has not yet been released. 9/13/23, 9:36 a.m. A body was found at a Somerset car dealership Tuesday night, according to the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office. The body was found…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Louisville Metro police officer shot during a traffic stop in the Chickasaw neighborhood last week continues to make progress. Officer Brandon Haley’s family said he’s now off a ventilator and starting to act more like himself — showing his humor. They said they are taking his recovery day by day, according to ABC affiliate WHAS….
It was a damp and somewhat dreary Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a frontal boundary moved across the commonwealth. We saw scattered showers both in front of and behind the front along with a few rumbles of thunder in the east and south. The rain was a welcome sight given the drier pattern we are headed into as…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — University of Kentucky assistant football coach Liam Coen was released from the hospital Tuesday after a brief stay for a “medical episode.” “My family and I thank you for all the support and prayers these past couple of days. The #BBN community is truly amazing. I’m doing much better, thankful for the care I received at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Assistance to Firefighters grant was announced Tuesday at the Lexington Fire Department. $1 million was awarded to the station to help train and certify EMT paramedics. Mayor Linda Gorton joined Fire Chief Jason Wells to announce the grant. The grant will help fund emergency medical training and certification for 27 firefighters. With an uptick in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Fayette County’s newest middle school will be named after Mary E. Britton, a civil rights activist from Lexington. The Mary E. Britton Middle School will hold grades 6-8 and have a capacity of 1,200 students, FCPS shared on its Facebook page Tuesday. The school will be located at 2185 Polo Club Boulevard, in the Hamburg area…
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GEORGETOWN Ky. (WTVQ) — Fallen Scott Co. deputy Caleb Conley’s wife has started a foundation to support first responders who are killed or injured in the line of duty. The Caleb Conley Foundation was announced by Rachel Conley on Tuesday. The foundation has been in the works since June, the month after Caleb was shot and killed during a traffic…
Horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby, according to a report released Tuesday. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) report also suggested improved veterinary screening and the creation of a blue-ribbon committee to…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court Laurance VanMeter will not seek re-election, he announced Tuesday morning. VanMeter’s announcement comes after a nearly 30-year career in the judiciary, during which he served as Fayette District Judge, Fayette Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals judge and Supreme Court justice. “The greatest privileges of my professional life have been…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/12/23 After a brief stay in hospice care, legendary head coach Roy Kidd has died, EKU wrote in a post on its football X account. “It would be impossible to express everything Coach Kidd has meant to Eastern Kentucky University. He embodied the passion, purpose, and pride that our program strives for every day. Thank you, Coach…
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