Kentucky Mesonet opens new site in Lexington

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has the details

Lexington, Kentucky: On Wednesday August 2nd, 2022 the Kentucky Mesonet revealed another mesonet site here in Kentucky which makes the 79th one in the state. This one is located on the north side of Fayette county on the University of Kentucky’s north farm. Mesonet sites are a valuable tool in getting up to the minute life saving weather information. They…

Rain and storm chances pick up into the late week

After a nice break from the muggy weather to begin August, we'll return to more typical conditions for this time of the year in the coming days

Wednesday was transition day across Central and Eastern Kentucky with high clouds filtering out the sunshine and holding temperatures down a bit into the low and mid-80s. A weakening area of rain and storms ran into drier air sitting over the area so that helped us to stay dry through the day. One thing you may have noticed is more…

Nice early August weather continues for one more day

After a delightful start to the new month, thunderstorm chances will ramp up on Thursday

Mother Nature provided an amazing start to the month of August on Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with lots of sunshine and comfortable conditions. With high pressure camped out over the Ohio Valley, a nice northeast to east wind kept pumping in drier air keeping humidity levels super low for this time of the year. With afternoon highs reaching…

‘There needs to be more accountability’: Lexington mom concerned after child dropped off at wrong bus stop

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky (WTVQ)- A Lexington mother is furious after she says a school bus driver left her 11-year-old son more than a mile away from his normal bus stop. And now she’s demanding answers. Alecia Coleman says when her son, Keigan, hadn’t made it home on time Monday, following a day at FCPS’s Summer Ignite Program, she got concerned….

Multi-county vehicle pursuit ends in arrest of Lexington man

PERRYVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — A multi-county vehicle pursuit that began in Boyle County ended in Washington County with the arrest of a Lexington man. Around 5 a.m. Monday, a Boyle County deputy says they saw Justin Scott, of Lexington, commit “numerous” traffic violations and then tried to stop Scott near Claunch Road. Scott first stopped, then while the deputy was…

Officials to burn down Louisville home found with hazardous materials, several explosives inside

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS) — A “controlled burn” is going to happen to a Louisville home found with hazardous materials and several explosives. Mayor Craig Greenberg and city officials provided an update on Louisville Metro Police Department’s and federal law enforcement’s investigations at a home in the Highview neighborhood. Last week, LMPD searched 6211 and 6213 Applegate Lane after several citizens’…

Stanford police K-9 retiring after 7 years of service

STANFORD, Ky. (WTVQ) — After over seven years of service to the Stanford Police Department, K-9 Nico is retiring. Nico was Officer Preston Middleton’s partner and first joined the department in 2016. He’ll be 9 years old in October and age has caught up with the once high-speed, energetic Belgian Malinois. Nico helped with narcotic detection, searches and suspect apprehensions….