Showers and storms in southeastern Kentucky on Tuesday

Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

Tuesday’s forecast is location dependent. Southern and southeastern Kentucky will see the threat of showers and a few storms. Areas north and west of Lexington will see mostly sunny skies with a low chance of rain. Temperatures will be location dependent as well, likely warmer into the mid-80s where we see sunshine. Areas that that see rain will struggle to…

Pleasant temperatures on tap as we finish out August

Following a nice stretch into the late week, the heat should return for Labor Day weekend

It was a pretty decent start to this final week of August, especially when you consider the unbearable heat and humidity that we dealt with at the end of last week. We saw  the most sunshine Monday across the Bluegrass region northward, while our southern Kentucky saw clouds and a few scattered showers thanks to an upper level disturbance to…

“We still have a long way to go”: Lexington homicide numbers trending downward from 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Lexington police continue to investigate a murder case over the weekend. One person died and another injured on Winchester Road early Sunday morning. One business owner who works in the area of the recent homicide, but declined to go on camera, says she’s frustrated following this weekends homicide. She says the crime in the area needs to…

Fire ‘intentionally set’ in bathroom at Anderson Co. elementary school

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) — A fire was apparently intentionally set in a bathroom at an elementary school in Anderson County last week on Friday. Principal Tood Wooldridge says a fire was intentionally set in a student restroom at Saffell Street Elementary School. Once the fire alarms went off, students and staff were evacuated to Anderson County Middle School. The fire…

Lexington woman charged in connection to homicide, pleads guilty to tampering with physical evidence

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Lexington woman connected to the murder of a man found beside a dumpster changed her plea in court Monday. In 2022, Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn identified the victim as Jimmy Medlock. Jennifer Kashuba was first charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, but shortly after the murder charge was…

17 years later, remembering Comair flight 5191

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — 17 years ago, the people of Lexington were left shocked as their quiet Sunday morning turned into grievance and trauma. Comair flight 5191 was scheduled to fly from Lexington, Kentucky to Atlanta, Georgia, but crashed right at the end of the runway as it was about to take off. 47 passengers and two crew members died….