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…

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…