Kentucky History Treasures: The Legend of Daniel Boone
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Motorsports Monday with Dillon Gaudet (6/26/23)
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LTK: Woman Worth Talking About – Soreyda Begley
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LTK: Amanda O’Neal
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Bell Co. man accused of swinging axe at pregnant woman’s stomach
MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Bell County man is accused of swinging an axe at a pregnant woman’s stomach during an argument on Saturday night. According to the Bell County Sheriff’s Department, police were sent to a home on Old Cross Road for a domestic violence incident. Once there, a woman at the scene told police Donald Shaver Jr., of…
Kentucky attorney general is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron directly solicited donations for his gubernatorial campaign from executives of a Kentucky drug treatment organization that his office began investigating last year, according to an attorney for the organization. The request for contributions occurred during a call Cameron made early this year to a representative of Edgewater Recovery Centers, Edgewater attorney…
Missing Lexington veteran found safe
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 6/26/23 Mays has been found and is safe, Lexington police said Monday. 6/25/23 A Green Alert has been issued for a missing Lexington veteran who may be suicidal. According to the Lexington Police Department, 30-year-old Coree Mays was last seen on Sunday around 8:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Waverly Place. Mays is a veteran and…
Significant severe weather on the way Sunday
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Saturday evening forecast!
Good Saturday evening everyone, summer has finally returned with temperatures deep into the 80s today with some mugginess as well. But I am tracking a SIGNIFICANT severe weather threat for Sunday evening/night. Let’s get straight to it. Models can’t fully agree on the exact timing, but here is a breakdown on a rough timeline. So scattered showers and rumbles of…
Man injured in road rage shooting in Lexington
Police say the shooting happened on Hartland Pkwy and Crosby Dr.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police say a man was injured in a shooting on Friday night. Authorities were called to Hartland Parkway and Crosby Drive around 8:30 P.M. for reports of a shooting. Officers say one person was shot, and their condition is unknown at this time. LPD believes the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident. Both individuals…
Fayette Commonwealth Attorney explains judicial process; in light of murder indictment of man who claims he’s innocent
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A lexington man maintains he’s innocent, despite being charged with murder. ABC 36 spoke with Kimberly Henderson Baird the Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney to talk about the process. Henderson Baird has no easy tasks, but one thing is certain, “there are people who have put their heart and souls into this to protect victims, to protect…
Severe storms likely Sunday evening
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Friday evening forecast!
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Friday evening everyone, we have made it to the weekend as our un summer like starts to finally come to an end. Here are todays weather headlines.. A few scattered storms will be possible on Saturday but most stay dry with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. A few rain showers and…
Michelle Weathers, James Dominguez & Daisy with “Daisy and Me”
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Police: Ky. woman shoots, kills Uber driver in El Paso, Texas
EL PASO, Texas (WTVQ) — A Kentucky woman shot and killed her Uber driver while in El Paso, Texas, last week, police say. According to ABC affiliate KVIA, Phoebe Copas was arrested on Friday, June 16 after shooting Uber driver Daniel Piedra Garcia. Copas was riding in the Uber on her way to Speaking Rock Casino to meet her boyfriend…
LTK: Anthony Critchfield of Critchfield Meats
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LTK: Woman Worth Talking About Debra Hensley
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News at Noon: Lexington Humane Society (lucy)
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Meadowthorpe Park’s playground officially open
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Meadowthorpe Park in Lexington is now open after a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week. City leaders say the new playground is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. Mayor Linda Gorton says $26 million was dedicated to developing, expanding and upgrading parks across the city, including $10 million for the Meadowthorpe playground. The new playground is geared…
Bell Co. police searching for suspects who unearthed grave at Gibson Cemetery
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — Bell County police are looking for information after finding a grave had been unearthed in Gibson Cemetery. Authorities were called to the cemetery on Thursday, according to WRIL. Evidence at the scene and damage done to a vault and coffin made police believe two people were responsible for the incident. If you have any information,…
Kentucky AG asks FBI to investigate donations to his rival in governor’s race
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office on Thursday asked the FBI to investigate a large infusion of campaign donations linked to a single credit card that flowed to the Kentucky Democratic Party and Gov. Andy Beshear’s reelection campaign. The controversy has major political undertones because Cameron is challenging Beshear in this year’s election showdown for governor…
GMK: Fan Mail Friday
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GMK: Ask The Expert, Artificial intelligence.
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Flock cameras to arrive in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Citizens gathered at The Foundry in Frankfort to discuss the implementation of Flock cameras throughout their city. Frankfort Police Chief Dustin Bowman says these cameras are not to target anyone, but instead help solve crimes such as hit-and-runs or kidnapping. In response to citizens who are worried about their privacy, Chief Bowman says the cameras only…
Man charged in Lexington shooting indicted by grand jury; attorney reacts to indictment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Corry Jackson was indicted on a murder charge in connection to the fatal shooting of Timonte Harris and Lakeisha Hill. His indictment charges are murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun. “I’m sorry for both parties lost but I’m an innocent man,” says Corry Jackson, who maintains his innocence, in an ABC…
Watching a strong storm threat late weekend
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Thursday evening forecast!
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Thursday everyone and happy second day of summer. It doesn’t feel or look like summer with clouds, rain, and temperatures only in the upper 60s to near 70. Here are our weather headlines for where we go from here. So rain showers and rumbles of thunder will continue to spiral from southeast…