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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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, 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…
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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….
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…
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…
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…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — As football season approaches, the Bryan Station Defenders are hoping for another successful season. Tags: Bryan Station, Bryan Station High School, Defenders, Football, high school, Kentucky, Kentucky High School Athletics Association, KHSAA, Lexington
It sure didn’t look or feel like early August on Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky thanks to low clouds, light rain and some lingering drizzle. As a result afternoon highs struggled to reach the mid and upper 70s, a solid 10 plus degrees below average for this time of the year. Despite the “cooler” temperatures, humidity levels stayed high…
