GDK: Charlette Thompson & Marvin Larbi – Lyric Theater Juneteenth Celebration
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GDK: Happy Birthday Grimace
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LTK: Jonna Perdue & Christina Chenault Wine N Vine Fest
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GOP oversight chair claims, without evidence, that Joe Biden and son Hunter “sold out America”
House Oversight Chair James Comer claims President Joe Biden allegedly ran a bribery scheme when he was vice president with his son Hunter and a foreign national. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week alleged the foreign national has more than a dozen recordings of conversations with the Bidens. But as CNN’s Sara Murray reports, when asked for evidence of…
Female pastor reacts to Southern Baptist Convention expulsion of two churches for female pastors
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Southern Baptist Convention has voted to expel two churches, because they have women pastors. That includes a church in Kentucky. The convention says having women as pastors goes against the denomination’s interpretation of the bible. During the convention, they also voted to prohibit their churches from having women hold any pastoral title. “It is disheartening…
Haze and residual smoke particles from the Canadian wildfires are back to end the week
That should be the only blemish in our forecast as dry conditions should be the rule for much of the upcoming holiday weekend.
It was a warm and dry Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky but you probably noticed the return of hazy skies due to more smoke particles from the Eastern Canada wildfires drifting into the Ohio Valley. That upper low from earlier this week exiting to the east helped push some of the haze and smoke into the region and we’ve…
Blue Grass Airport welcomes new flight to Las Vegas
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) Blue Grass Airport celebrates big as they announce their new direct flight to Las Vegas. The flight arrived at 1 p.m. today and was welcomed with a water cannon salute from public safety officials. The airport also has an Elvis impersonator, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, games, festivities and Vegas-style snacks for passengers to celebrate the event. The…
LTK: Woman worth talking about Mary Quinn Ramer
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LTK: Marie McLamb & Jan Roehl Bluegrass Creative Market
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News at Noon: Pollinator week
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Missing Wayne Co. man’s mother pleads for answers in son’s disappearance
WAYNE COUNTY/PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — Search efforts in Pulaski County continued for a man reported missing last July. The family of Ricky Griffis continues to look for closure. “I depend on God. My family and prayers do is what gets me by each day, each and every day because we have been doing, we’ve been working and talking and…
Feeling more like mid-June heading into the late week
Afternoon highs will hang into the low and mid-80s the next few days, which is right around average for this time of year
Despite some scattered cloud cover along and either side of the I-64 corridor, including Lexington and the Bluegrass Region it was a warmer June day across the area on Wednesday. The pesky upper level low started to push eastward but with a spoke of energy rotating on the southwest side of it, clouds thickened up a bit. This didn’t stop…
LTK: Mary Crowley-Schmidt
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News at Noon: Lexington Public Library Summer Programming
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National Bourbon Day at Buffalo Trace Distillery
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) Today is National Bourbon Day, and the distilleries around Kentucky are celebrating the holiday. Buffalo Trace Distillery had people lined up outside their doors before they even opened. The distillery has special deals in their gift shop for Father’s Day, and 10% off items on their website with free shipping on orders $75 and up. We…
Gorton names new Opioid Abatement Commission members
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Mayor Linda Gorton held a press conference Wednesday to announce the members of the new Opioid Abatement Commission. The purpose of the commission will be to recommend appropriate uses for funds received from the National Opioid Litigation settlements. The mayor named 13 people who would make up the commission– including Dr. Stephanie Raglin who will serve…
Glencoe, Ky. volunteer firefighter hospitalized, fire truck destroyed after crash
GLENCOE, Ky. (CNN NEWSOURCE) — A Kentucky firefighter is recovering after a wreck landed him in the hospital and totaled one of his department’s trucks. Firefighters were headed to a reported car fire when they encountered another car on a one-lane road too narrow for both vehicles. That forced the fire truck off the edge of the road, and it…
Ky. bill makes DUI drivers pay child support for killing, disabling a parent
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNN NEWSOURCE) — “She was personable, prom queen, in high school, loved everybody.” This is Melanie Hull. A young mother with an entire joyous life ahead of her alongside her son, Nolan. “Melanie was a fantastic mom. Everything she did revolved around this little guy.” But on July 1st, 2022, as Hull was taking Nolan to daycare, her…
Breezy and pleasant for mid-June as the upper low to our north moves out
We could see a few isolated showers along and north of I-64 Wednesday as some energy rotates through.
It was a nice Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky, even though temperatures remained a bit below average for mid-June thanks to the upper level low hanging just to our north. After another morning with very cool temperatures into the upper 40s, sunshine and a breezy west wind helped push afternoon highs into the mid-70s in most locations which is…
Ag community helps raise $30K for the Conley family
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- It’s been more than three weeks since Scott County Sherif fs Deputy Caleb Conley was shot and killed during a traffic stop. The community continues to find ways to help the family. On Tuesday, the agriculture community came together to help. “Most sheriffs around the state are involved in some type of agriculture or their families have…
News at Noon: Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm
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LTK: Stacey Sheppard Former UK Basketball Player
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LTK: Brittany Rothemeier Fayette Alliance
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Lexington, Louisville on Airbnb 2023 trending travel destinations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington and Louisville hit the top 10 of Airbnb’s 2023 trending summer travel destinations! The company released three lists in May of trending summer travel destinations worldwide, domestically and internationally. And guests are seeking sun, sights and hikes! Here are the lists: Trending summer destinations — worldwide Kuta Utara, Bali Ksamil, Albania Barcelona, Spain London,…