LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator John Boozman attended a press conference at the University of Kentucky’s Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. The senators discussed the new farm bill, which needs to be passed every five years; Former President Donald Trump signed the bill into law in 2018. As the time approaches to pass the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — They say you miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take, and a new initiative through One Lexington is making sure they create alternative pathways for kids and teens ages 12 through 17 through different partnerships within the community. “When we did the budget for this year, we were thinking of ways to focus on…
We’ve seen multiple rounds of it the last month across Central and Eastern Kentucky so it was no surprise to see a return of the smoke and haze from the on-going wildfires across Eastern Canada. With high pressure to our northwest and low pressure to our northeast, that put the Ohio Valley in the prime spot for another wave of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — It’s National HIV Testing Day — and in Lexington, there’s an effort to not only break the stigma but to get more people to know their status. The annual campaign works to provide early HIV diagnosis, so people living with HIV can fully benefit from available life-saving treatments. This year, Walgreens has teamed up with AVOL…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington Parks & Recreation is ready for July with a full calendar of events and programs with local businesses to raise funds to plant trees in our parks. Each Friday in July, a local business will release a collaborative product and proceeds of those sales will support Trees Lexington. Below is the schedule: Friday, July 7…
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WINCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) — Fans spoke, and Ale 8 listened — the company’s blackberry flavor is coming back to shelves in July. Announced on social media on Tuesday with a video showcasing blackberries, an Ale 8 bottle and fan comments, Ale 8 said the drink will be back on shelves in Kentucky on July 10. Ale 8 hasn’t announced which…
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Needless to say it was a stormy and damaging end to the weekend across parts of Central and Southern Kentucky as several clusters of thunderstorms moved through. We are used to seeing some wind damage and occasionally a few tornadoes but we don’t have very large hail often but that was the case in Madison County where baseball sized hail…
RICHMOND, Ky (WTVQ)- As residents assess damage in Sunday’s storms, now emergency management leaders are tabulating the costs. “The tops of the trees are gone. I mean, everything around us looks destroyed. The car, the windshield shattered. The hail damage, it’s all over it. It’s in pretty bad shape. But nothing that cant be fixed,” says Judah Ison of Richmond….
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RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Weather radios didn’t sound off ahead of a severe storm that brought damaging wind, rain and hail to Madison County Sunday night. Now, officials are working to find out why. Madison County Emergency Management Agency, in a press release, says when the National Weather Service issues an alert based on its data, that alert should be…
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