News at Noon: Protecting Your Skin in The Sun
Categories: Noon Guests
Summer begins with cool and rainy conditions
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your ABC 36 Storm Team forecast
The Summer Solstice is here and the weather certainly isn’t feeling like the summer season. A stubborn upper level low continues to bring dreary conditions to the region. Scattered showers and storms will be present off and on throughout the day. Temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 70s by the afternoon hours. Scattered showers and storms will be returning…
Body camera footage shows Ky. murder suspect discussing Oklahoma City bomber
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Hundreds of rounds of ammunition, body armor and a reference to the Oklahoma City bomber. That’s what police in Kentucky found when they arrested Kenneth Gregory for allegedly threatening to kill his family in late May. Now, they’ve released body camera footage from that incident. “Do not move or you will be shot. Do you understand?”…
Open Gates to Bluegrass Living Garden Tour 6/21/23
Categories: GDK Guests
El Azteca What Ya Eating Wednesday 6/21/2023
Categories: GMK
New affordable housing in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – City leaders celebrated the opening of a new 202-unit housing development in the Winburn neighborhood of Lexington. Mayor Linda Gorton says she is glad to see the development fully open as the pressing need for affordable housing in the city increases. The Alcove at Russell, located off of Russell Cave Road, is a community that provides 1-,2-…
GMK: El Azteca What Ya Eating Wednesday
Categories: GMK
Impact Armory & Service talks gun safety tips
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 5-year-old was accidentally fatally shot by another child Monday evening in McKee, according to Kentucky State Police. As gun safety continues to be a trending topic, one armory shared safety tips. Impact Armory & Service in Lexington mainly specializes in firearm repair services and is not in any way a retail store, it’s basically like…
Unsettled weather continues as we officially kick off the summer season
The cut-off low to our south will keep scattered rain and storms around in the coming days
It was a mostly cloudy and muggy final day of spring across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday thanks to a cut-off area of low pressure spinning to our south. With plenty of moisture available and a few breaks in the clouds providing some sunshine and instability, scattered showers and storms ramped up in spots through the afternoon hours. The…
Resources available during Veteran Suicide and PTSD Awareness Month
According to the Veterans Club, Incorporated, an average of 17 veterans die daily in the United States. It's those kinds of numbers that the non profit is trying to stop by reaching out to veterans here in the Kentucky who need support
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- June is Veteran Suicide and PTSD Awareness Month — a time to talk about post traumatic stress disorders and remind veterans they’re not alone. One Kentucky non-profit is working to play a crucial role in stopping soldier suicide. According to the Veterans Club, Incorporated, an average of 17 veterans die daily in the United States. It’s those…
Fireworks stands popping back up ahead of July 4th
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — With just two weeks until the Fourth of July holiday, fireworks stands are preparing for a return to normal after several years of supply chain issues. That includes a family-run business in Nicholasville. Robert Workman runs Wildcat Fireworks along with his family just outside of Wildcat Mattress — which they also own. He says they started a…
New, 17-bed behavioral health unit opens at Kentucky Children’s Hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — There’s a new Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at Kentucky Children’s Hospital. The 17-bed inpatient space is designed to meet the unique needs of children and adolescents who would benefit from more intensive mental and behavioral health interventions. Hospital leaders say the new space features eight semi-private rooms and one private room specifically designed for the care…
Human remains found in Knox Co. believed to be those of missing man
GRAY, Ky. (WTVQ) — Human remains found in a wooded area in Gray are believed to be those of a man missing since late May, police say. According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, on Monday around 6:30 p.m., human remains were found near Hall Circle. Officers searched the area, where they found the remains, after a West Knox fireman…
GDK: PGA Tour Barbasol Championship
Categories: GDK Guests
LTK: Susan Mills Cohost of LTK
Categories: Let’s Talk Kentucky
News at Noon: Mt. Sterling Bloom
Categories: Noon Guests
24 people arrested after drug task force investigation by Laurel Co. officers
LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) — 24 people have been arrested resulting from a week-long Laurel County Sheriff’s Office drug interdiction task force investigation. According to the sheriff’s office, those arrested range in age from 26 to 66 and are from multiple cities, including London, Corbin, East Bernstadt, Rockhold, Keavy and Barbourville. The following people were arrested: Michelle Jones (40) of Corbin,…
Boyd Co. officer involved in shooting on Sunday
ASHLAND, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Boyd County officer was involved in a shooting Sunday night, Kentucky State Police said Tuesday. According to a short press release, an officer with the Boyd County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a shooting around 8:27 p.m. in Ashland. No details surrounding the shooting were provided, other than no one was injured. ABC 36 will…
GMK: Tuesday Trivia Barbasol PGA Tour
Categories: GMK
Cadentown Missionary Baptist Church celebrates Juneteenth with project announcement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Several events have led-up to the Juneteenth holiday in Lexington, that includes a campaign launch, “A Sense of Place” held Monday morning at Cadentown Missionary Baptist Church. The A Sense of Place Steering Committee is focused on ensuring hamlets are celebrated, respected, and remembered. With more than 20 historic hamlets identified in Fayette County, rural historically…
A cut-off low will keep our weather unsettled to finish out the spring season
It was a damp start to the week with some beneficial rain through parts of the area with more expected this week
After a nice Father’s Day weekend as a whole, we saw some much needed rainfall to kick off the week across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a wave of low pressure slowly moved into our area. Some spots saw some moderate to heavy downpours at times, including the Lexington area with upwards of 1″ rainfall totals reported where the heaviest…
Slim Chickens opens 1st restaurant in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington has a new restaurant located on Waller Avenue. Slim Chickens opened Monday. The chain, which offers tenders, wings, sandwiches and house sauces is the first in the city. Houchens Food Group recently expanded its portfolio with its first Slim Chickens location in Bowling Green in 2021, added its second Bowling Green location, acquired three Tennessee locations…
KSP celebrates 75th anniversary
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — State leaders recognized the 75th anniversary of Kentucky State Police Monday in Frankfort. The room was full of police officers, their loved ones and the new cadet class as KSP celebrated its anniversary. Gov. Andy Beshear was one of the many people who attended the event and expressed great pride in KSP. He says that it…