Kyle Larson holds off Tyler Reddick to win his first Southern 500 – Motorsports Monday

Dillon Gaudet recaps the latest from the motorsports world

NASCAR Cup Series Labor Day weekend means the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and what better place to start the playoffs than one of most iconic races of the season. Darlington Raceway hosted the Cook Out Southern 500 Sunday evening. This race kicks off round one of the NASCAR Playoffs. This race is always a race of attrition…

Fire destroys home in Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — A home experienced extensive damage, but no injuries were reported in a fire that occurred early Monday morning. Georgetown Fire Department was called to the 100 block of Stone Wall Path at 4:30 a.m. for a structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters noticed flames coming through the top of the garage. Nobody was hurt. Officials say they…

ABC 36 Storm Team Labor Day Forecast

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Sunday evening forecast!

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Sunday evening everyone, its been a hot one across the Commonwealth with many areas reaching the low 90s. That will continue into our Labor Day tomorrow. Here are tonight’s weather headlines to see where we go from there. Labor will feature temperatures back into the low 90s with plenty of sunshine. So…

A nice start to September with more dry weather on tap for Labor Day weekend

Afternoon highs should dance around the 90 degree mark the next few days but it shouldn't be overly muggy

It was quite a nice start to September here in Central and Eastern Kentucky Friday with sunshine and afternoon highs a bit warmer into the mid-80s in most locations. A few spots even flirted with the upper 80s and that will be a prelude of things to come over the long Labor Day weekend, With clear skies and light winds,…

School addresses slur used by Dunbar HS fans during recent soccer match

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Paul Laurence Dunbar High School officials are addressing a slur used by Dunbar fans during a recent soccer match against Lafayette High School. At the Aug. 29 game, some Dunbar fans were heard using a slur that was banned by FIFA and other soccer organizations; a Spanish word that originally meant a derogatory term against the…

Trial to begin in March 2025 for Steven Sheangshang

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — The man who allegedly killed a Scott County deputy appeared in court Friday morning following yesterday’s announcement that Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office is filing for the death penalty if he’s convicted. Steven Sheangshang appeared in Scott County Court via Zoom for a status hearing. The judge set his trial date for March 2025. The court…

Ky. man who lost both arms in accident at work inspiring others

TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. (GMA3) — Billy Parker is a double amputee who lost both his arms in a shredder at work. Since the 2007 accident, he turned his life around by helping others with prosthetics perform day-to-day tasks like showering, refilling their vehicles with gas, and chopping vegetables as well as traveling to job sites around the country to promote safety…

Nicholas Co. High School teen earns private pilot certification in high school, while also working towards associates degree

CARLISLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Sydney Carpenter is not your typical teenager,  at the young age of 18, the teen continues to accomplish a lot while also juggling sports and academics. “She’s the coolest kid in our school right now. I mean, you don’t, you don’t get high school juniors going to, to pilot school very often. So I’m just really…

Temperatures are heating up

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Thursday evening forecast!

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Thursday everyone, it has been a FANTASTIC day across central and eastern Kentucky with temperatures only in the low to mid 70s as clouds were slow to diminish today. Before we get into the forecast, let’s take a look back at last nights Super Blue Moon. It was beautiful and was the…

Accidental shooting in bar, arrest made

Richmond, Ky. (WTVQ) — Early Wednesday morning, it was a scary situation for people inside the Paddy Wagon Irish Pub after shots were fired inside. Police say James Parsons was paying for his tab when a gun fell out of his bag. Witnesses say he tried to catch it, but the gun went off firing shots in the bar. Parsons…

AG’s office files notice to seek death penalty for man accused of killing Scott Co. deputy

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday filed a notice to seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing a Scott County deputy in May. The “Notice of Aggravating Circumstances” filed in Scott County Circuit Court states the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through Attorney General Daniel Cameron, is requesting that if Steven Sheangshang is convicted of…