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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…