Fans pack Richmond Raceway for 36th Annual Butterball Memorial – Motorsports Monday

Dillon Gaudet recaps the latest from the motorsports world

Richmond Raceway hosted the 36th Annual Butterball Wooldridge Memorial Saturday Night. Greg Johnson and Ricky Weiss started on the front row to start this 59 lap feature. Johnson got a quick the jump but it didn’t take long for Weiss to power into the lead. Weiss, a Mantioba native, won last year’s Butterball Memorial and he had his hot rod…

FCPS cancels outdoor activities until after 7:30 p.m. through Friday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Fayette County Public Schools has canceled all outdoor activities until after 7:30 p.m. through Friday due to a dangerous heat wave. Ahead of temperatures expected to peak around 100 degrees later this week, FCPS sent communication to all athletic directors about the impact of the heat advisory on outdoor activities. FCPS said principals should “use their…

Winchester police ask for public’s help finding missing teen

WINCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) — Winchester police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teenager. Kailee Cook, 15, is missing from Clark County, however, may be in either Clark or Fayette County. She’s described as approximately 5’5″ and 115 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. If you have any information, you’re asked to call 859-745-7403. Categories: Featured,…

Feeding America helps kick off Hunger Action Month in Ky.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Monday, state leaders and nonprofit members helped kick off Hunger Action Month at the State Capitol. Right now, 13% of Kentuckians are food insecure, so the government and nonprofits are working together to pass legislation, provide food for those in need and raise awareness for their cause. First Lady Britainy Beshear says food is a right…

UK students return to class for 2023-24 year

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Students are returning to classes at the University of Kentucky Monday for the start of the 2023-24 year. Approximately 30,000 students are heading back. Out of those 30,000 students, approximately 7,000 are new students, according to UK. This year’s first-year enrollment has broken the previous record for the freshman class, UK added. It’s a busy day…

Dangerous heat on the way

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

Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Sunday everyone, today kicked off our heat wave across central and eastern Kentucky and it is here through Friday. Dangerous temperatures and heat index values are on the way. Today we hit the low 90s and it will be our “lowest” temperature day of the week. Sigh! Monday will find temperatures hitting 90…

Tracking our hottest stretch of temperatures so far this summer

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

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Saturday evening everyone, it has been another beautiful day across central and eastern Kentucky as our below average temperatures continued. But things are changing and changing in a hurry. Our weather headlines show just that. The heat dome that has been centered across the west and southwest for the majority of the…

A nice start to the weekend but the heat builds in quickly

After some moderate temperatures lately, the summer heat will crank back up through next week

It was a chamber of commerce day across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday with nearly perfect weather for  mid to late August. With a front moving southeast and high pressure moving in from the northwest, we enjoyed plenty of sunshine, super low humidity levels and afternoon highs in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. This set-up will be…

Fayette Alliance launches petition against urban service boundary expansion

Lexington, Ky. (WTVQ) — An update on the lawsuit between Fayette Alliance and community members against the Fayette Urban County Council. Fayette Alliance launched a new petition on Wednesday. Brittany Roethemeier with Fayette Alliance gave us the details. After the council voted to expand the service boundary for more housing. The petition now has over 300 signatures. “So what we’ve…

Texas fugitive arrested in Lexington; wanted for alleged sexual assault of child

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Texas fugitive wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a child was arrested in Lexington Thursday. Daniel Noble was a Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive for four counts of sexual abuse of a child, indecency with a child and driving while intoxicated. He had been wanted since February, according to the Texas Department of…