GDK: YMCA’s 170th Anniversary
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Pleasant conditions for your Tuesday
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your ABC 36 Storm Team forecast
After an unseasonably cool start to the day, conditions will improve throughout the day. Afternoon highs will reach the mid-to-upper 70s. This is still below average, but very comfortable for this time of the year. Far northern Kentucky will have the change of a few evening hours, but most of our viewing area will remain mostly sunny. The rest of…
Justice Department settles with Madison Co. school district over racial harassment
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky school district has agreed to make “institutional changes” to settle a federal investigation into complaints of widespread harassment of Black and multiracial students, the U.S. Justice Department announced. The investigation of the Madison County school district, launched in October 2021, uncovered numerous cases of race-based harassment in which Black and multiracial students were subjected…
Man hit by semi-truck and car on I-75
LEXINGTON, KY. (WTVQ) A crash occurred at 4:55 a.m. involving a semi-truck, a car and a pedestrian on I-75 near mile marker 110. Officials say the pedestrian was hit by the semi-truck and the car; he has been sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. It is unclear the reason the man was crossing the road or how the crash…
GDK: Kentucky Historical Society, women veterans stories
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GMK: Tuesday Trivia, YMCA
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A cool start to the week for mid-June but warmer days return soon
Temperatures struggled to get out of the 60s Monday behind a departing cold front
After a wet and stormy finish to the weekend with severe storms causing wind damage and up to tennis ball sized hail in Southern Kentucky along with several rounds of heavy rain here in the Bluegrass, we saw a much cooler day on Monday with conditions feeling more like early May instead of mid-June. With cooler air in the wake…
Rare stereograph of Aaron Dupuy transferred to Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Aaron Dupuy was known as Henry Clay’s personal valet and driver. He had been with the family for more than sixty years, according to Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate. A very rare stereograph image taken of him has been transferred back to the care of the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation. “We are very excited to have this…
LTK: Joellen Wilhoite Author
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News at Noon: Monday Munchies with Guadalajara
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News at Noon: KY Historical Society
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Motorsports Monday – June 12th, 2023
Dillon Gaudet recaps the latest from the motorsports world
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LTK: Jen King the Gift Godmother
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News at Noon: National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
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GDK: Newtown Attic STEM Day Camps
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Watching Sunday for strong thunderstorms
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Saturday evening forecast!
Good Saturday evening everyone, it has been a near perfect day across central and eastern Kentucky with sunshine, low 80s, low humidity, and much better air quality. But changes are on the way, here are our weather headlines. First things first which is our strong to severe storm for our Sunday. A few showers or storms are possible Sunday morning…
Old Friends talks thoroughbred aftercare for race horses
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — Often times race horses are in the spotlight only when they’re competing, whether its to qualify for the Kentucky Derby or fighting for the triple crown, some are two minutes some are just under two minutes. After their brief time under the lights, these horses then go on to their lives beyond the racetrack. “If people,…
How Canadian wildfires are impacting Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Many people have compared recent pictures of New York to an apocalyptic movie, but that is not the case. It is just haze from the Canadian wildfires. The haze has made its way across the eastern United States and has made its way into Kentucky. ABC36 Meteorologist, Dillon Gaudet, explained the impact, adding that, “the smoke…
A nice start to the weekend but rain and storms now return by Sunday
Enjoy the beautiful weather Saturday as our next storm system picks up speed and ups our storm chances to end the weekend
Despite some linger haze/smoke from the Eastern Canada wildfires hanging in the air across Central and Eastern Kentucky it was a nice way to finish out the week on Friday. With high pressure building into the Ohio Valley there was plenty of sunshine as afternoon highs worked into the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. Those pretty sunrise and sunset…
EXCLUSIVE: Kentucky family speaks out on SB 150 impacts, decision to move out of state
Father: "I don't want to leave but I can't stay."
Father: “I don’t want to leave but I can’t stay.”
Hazy sunshine but dry and warm to end the week
We'll continue to see some smoke particles from the Eastern Canada wildfires Friday before we see some improvement this weekend
After some beneficial rain across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, we enjoyed a dry and pleasant Thursday across the area with highs topping out into the mid-70s. Once again with a northeast flow in place, we saw hazy sunshine as the smoke particles from the on-going wildfires across Eastern Canada dropped into the Ohio Valley. This lower air quality…
News at Noon: Cocktails & Bites Tour
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LTK: Celeste Lewis with Parks & Recreation
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GDK: KET Summer Celebration
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