A relief from the heat is on the way

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

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Monday evening everyone and Happy Labor. It has been a hot one today with temperatures reaching the low 90s. I hope you all have had a great and safe holiday. Here our todays weather headlines to show were we go for the week ahead. Our Tuesday will feature temperatures back into the…

Annual Labor Day Parade returns to downtown Winchester for 119th year

WINCHESTER, Ky (WTVQ)- While many Kentuckians have been enjoying the Labor Day holiday by grilling out or spending time on the waterways, in Winchester the community came together to celebrate in a different way. The annual Labor Day Parade returned for it’s 119th year, with organizers saying it’s the longest running parade in the state. “Our ancestors started it with…

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…