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….

A good looking stretch of weather ahead

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

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Today has been a split weather day across Kentucky with central and northern Kentucky seeing dry conditions and temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 while southern and eastern Kentucky has dealt with showers and temperatures only in the low to mid 70s. But where do we go from here? We look…

EKU Fan Day

Fans from around the community came to talk with players, take pictures and get autographs in a more relaxed environment before the season starts. Categories: More Sports, Sports

A mainly calm and dry pattern ahead

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

  Good Saturday evening everyone, it’s been a hot and muggy day across the Commonwealth with scattered showers and storms going up this evening. I don’t have much for you all but here are tonight’s weather headlines. Our Sunday is mainly dry outside of a stray shower or storm with high temperatures only in the low 80s. I will gladly…