FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — The job of a police officer is never easy and never truly safe. Since the beginning of 2023, there have been a total of 14 officer-involved shootings in the state of Kentucky. Capt. Scott Tracy with the Frankfort Police Department has seen a total of three during his time on the force. Tracy says that when…
KENTUCKY (CNN NEWSOURCE) — Talk about buried treasure! More than 700 rare gold Civil War-era coins were found last month in a field in Kentucky. The collection is being called “The Great Kentucky Hoard.” The coins date back to between 1840 and 1863 and consist of U.S. old dollars and gold liberty coins. They are now valued at around $2…
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Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Friday everyone, we have a mainly dry and hot day in store across central and eastern Kentucky. Temperatures this afternoon hit the upper 80s to low 90s with heat index values into the mid to upper 90s. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny as well with only a very slight shower/storm…
WAYNE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — Since his disappearance nearly one year ago, the family of Ricky Griffis continues to search for answers. Just before the anniversary, help in the search has come from the most unlikely of places. Ricky Griffis was first reported missing on July 5th, 2022, since then the family continues pleading for answers, praying for closure. Days…
It sure felt more like summer on Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as the humid air returned to the area. Dewpoint temperatures climbed into the low and mid-70s, which makes for a tropical like feel to the air…basically South Florida without the beach. That’s a far cry from the comfortable air we enjoyed the first 3 days of the…
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GRAYSON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Carter County man was arrested last week and charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse of minors after an investigation. On July 7, Kentucky State Police say they received a tip about a phone containing sexual images of juveniles. A search warrant executed three days later found multiple videos of child sexual abuse. KSP says…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A new, non-stop, seasonal flight between Lexington and Miami is set to begin in November, Blue Grass Airport announced Thursday. Beginning Nov. 11, the season flight will be offered every Saturday through March 30, 2024. “We hope central Kentucky travelers will enjoy this winter getaway opportunity,” said Eric Frankl, president & CEO of Blue Grass Airport….
MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A search of a Bullitt County man’s home unveiled dozens of human remains including 40 human skulls, spinal cords, femurs and hip bones — some “decorated around the furniture.” According to ABC affiliate WHAS, the FBI searched James Nott’s home in connection to stolen human remains being sold and shipped through online marketplaces. When police…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) — July 13, 1926, George Lee Wainscott introduced the now iconic Kentucky ginger-flavored soft drink — Ale-8-One — and 97 years later the city of Winchester is still celebrating. In the early 1900s, Wainscott started a soft drink company out of a building on North Main Street in Winchester, but it wasn’t until a trip to Europe…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 7/13/23, 11:12 a.m. The man who died in this shooting has been identified as Stacey Marshall, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn. He was 31. 7/13/23, 10:42 a.m. The man injured in the overnight shooting near Lexington Cemetery has died, according to police. He died at the hospital. His name has not yet been released. 7/13/23,…
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LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Some inspirational ladies from Lexington are in Pittsburgh this week competing in the National Senior Games. Caroline Holmes, Jo Gawthrop, Jeanette Coufal, and Beverly Coleman are running 5K’s, 1500 meter races, and more all while representing Kentucky and their local gym. “We have all exceeded our personal best and that is thrilling to go before this venue,”…
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Wednesday evening everyone, it is a hot and sunny day across central and eastern Kentucky with temperatures reaching near 90 this afternoon. Unfortunately, the heat and humidity is going to continue to increase in the days ahead along with the rain and storm chances. Now it is not going to rain all the…
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DANVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — An incident at a manufacturing plant in Danville killed a 75-year-old man while he was delivering metal Wednesday morning. Edwin Hamilton, of Washington County, was delivering industrial metal to the Denyo Manufacturing Corporation plant in Danville around 10 a.m. when a piece fell on top of him while he was outside of his vehicle, ultimately killing…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Lexington man was arrested Tuesday night after a road rage incident on Cross Keys Road. According to Lexington police, officers responded to a crash around 8:30 p.m. Steven Aube allegedly became violent once officers arrived and had to be tazed. Aube was arrested and is charged with driving under the influence, assault, resisting arrest, menacing…
STEARNS, Ky. (WTVQ) — Another juvenile was arrested Tuesday for their alleged part in the murder of a Stearns man. According to Kentucky State Police, this juvenile was arrested and booked in the Adair County Youth Development Center. The first juvenile also accused of the murder was arrested on Monday. On Sunday, police responded to a report of a shooting…
CORBIN, Ky. (WTVQ) — Two people were found shot in a wooded area Tuesday evening in Corbin, police said. The people were found in an area off of 5th Street and Scuffletown Road with gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. Both were taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital and are still in critical condition. No other information was immediately…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — One person was injured and at least six homes and a car were hit during a shooting on Dabney Drive Tuesday night. Around 8:30 p.m. police responded to a call about a shooting on Dabney Drive. Once there, they found a man who was shot. The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries….