Ky. man fled after investigation into relationship with 17-year-old; arrested in Tennessee
COLUMBIA, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 26-year-old Kentucky man was found in Tennessee after he allegedly ran for being investigated for having a relationship with a 17-year-old student. An investigation into Jonathan Berryman’s relationship with a 17-year-old girl began in March 2022 after an Adair County school resource officer was informed of the situation, according to Columbia police. After Berryman found…
Heavy rain and storms move in tonight
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Wednesday forecast!
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ ABC 36): Good Wednesday everyone, we are starting the day with some patchy fog and will end it with heavy rain and storms. But in the middle of that is sunshine and temperatures hitting the mid 80s. We run a low end risk of some severe storms with gusty to damaging winds the main concern for…
Rain and storm chances ramp up again late Wednesday and into Thursday
Another complex of thunderstorms could bring additional rain and storms to the area
We enjoyed a fairly pleasant Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as weak high pressure build into the area. With some scattered clouds around and even a stray shower or two popping up down south, afternoon highs were held into the upper 70s to low 80s, which is a good 8-10 degrees below average for this time in August, Humidity…
School districts face teacher, bus driver shortages ahead of new school year
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky (WTVQ)- It’s an exciting time for schools across the Commonwealth as the first day of the new year is drawing near. Some have already welcomed students into classrooms. “Everybody shows up and we get to see all the exciting faces coming in to our buildings,” says Matt Moore, the superintendent of Jessamine County Schools. Each year, districts…
Henry Clay High School teacher arrested for 23 sex crime-related charges
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Henry Clay High School teacher was arrested Tuesday on charges related to sex crimes. Kevin Lentz was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center on seven counts of use of a minor in a sex performance (under 16), 10 counts of obscene matter to minors and six counts of tampering with physical evidence. Lentz was…
Anderson Co. High School band director pleads not guilty to rape, other charges
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) — Anderson County High School’s band director, who’s accused of rape and sodomy among other charges, plead not guilty in court Tuesday morning. Patrick Brady was ordered by the judge to have no contact with minors or any Anderson County school staff. He’s charged with four counts of unlawful transaction with a minor, promoting a sexual performance…
2 firefighters injured while battling mobile home fire in Mt. Vernon
MT. VERNON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Two firefighters were injured while battling a mobile home fire around 4 a.m. Tuesday in Mt. Vernon. When firefighters arrived, the mobile home was already deemed a total loss. Crews with the Mt. Vernon Fire Department, Western Fire Department and Brodhead Fire Department worked for about three hours to completely extinguish the fire, which was…
Madison Co. inmate escapes custody
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky State Police are looking for an inmate who escaped custody in Richmond Monday night. Thomas Crowe allegedly escaped custody and fled from a detention bus that was heading to a rehabilitation facility around 11:30 p.m. The 31-year-old is described as being 5’11” and 159 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. He was last seen…
Matt Montgomery joins us for Trivia Tuesday
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Strong storms give way to better weather into the mid-week
After a busy start to the week with active weather across parts of the area, sunshine and less humidity should take over Tuesday
It was a stormy start to the week across some p[arts of Central and Eastern Kentucky as a strong cold front moved across the commonwealth. With plenty of warm, moist air in place big storms fired around Lexington and through Southern and Eastern Kentucky. Despite a number of severe warnings, damage reports were pretty low (always a good thing) with…
Georgetown family recounts flight nightmare after 11-year-old gets stranded in California
GEORGETOWN, Ky (WTVQ)- A central Kentucky mother is furious after daughter gets stranded thousands of miles away after an airline error, with no way of helping her. That’s what happened to a Georgetown family this past weekend. And now, the family says there needs to be reform. The trip was supposed to be a fun birthday getaway for Serenity…
Zundo Ramen & Izakata joins us for our Monday Munchies
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Rare level 4/5 moderate risk for Southeastern Ky.
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Monday forecast!
Lexington, Ky. (WTVQ) — A significant threat of severe weather is on the way for this afternoon/evening. Areas along I-75 and points east have the best chance. Our latest outlook from the Storm Prediction Center shows just that and has a newly issued RARE MODERATE RISK (level 4/5) for southeastern Kentucky. Let’s break down the latest timing on these storms….
EKU Football counting down days until kickoff
RICHMOND, KY. (WTVQ)- Eastern Kentucky University’s football team is playing in the United Athletic Conference during in the league’s first season of existence. To be successful versus new opponents, EKU must take some steps to break the cycle of usually being a seven win team. “Our consistency and performance are the most important things. The games that we’ve lost have…
Strong to severe storms on the way Sunday into Monday
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Saturday evening forecast!
Lexington, Kentucky (ABC 36 WTVQ): Good Saturday evening everyone, todays been another warm and dry summer day across Kentucky but changes are in the forecast. Our weather headlines show just that. We could see a few showers and storms go up late tonight into the overnight but they will not be severe. Just your general summer time thunderstorms. We should…
The weekend start dry and hot before storm chances ramp up again
We could see the potential of a few strong to severe storms late Sunday
It was quite the foggy start across Central and Eastern Kentucky to begin Friday. With all the low level moisture hanging around from the widespread rain on Thursday much of the area saw widespread dense fog, which reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile for quite awhile making for a challenging morning commute. Once the fog burned off, it was…
Ask The Expert: KY Touchstone Energy Coop “Community Support”
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Bayer Aspirin Check Your Heart Risks
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Barbie Back 2 School Fashion Show at Irish Hills in Mount Sterling August 4th
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