Your Memorial Day weekend forecast

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Thursday forecast!

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Thursday everyone, we have a FANTASTIC day in store across the Bluegrass State! Here are todays weather headlines: Our dry cold front moved through overnight and that is bringing below average temperatures for the next few days. Highs today only reach the low to mid 70s under a mostly sunny sky and…

Temperatures cool down but still nice into the late week

A dry cold front will usher in a shot of milder air into Thursday dropping afternoon highs back into the 70s

It was another warm day across Central and Eastern Kentucky with more sunshine and afternoon into the upper 70s and low 80s. Humidity levels weren’t overly high so it was comfortable at the surface but we did have a bit of haze and filtered sunshine thanks to some additional upper level smoke particles from the on-going wildfires burning across Western…

Fundraisers created for man shot at Rose & Jims during carjacking

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A fundraiser has been created for the man shot at Rose & Jims Bar and Grill during a carjacking Monday evening. The fundraisers, created by the bar’s owner Jimalou Bayes, will help cover Dave’s medical and recovery expenses resulting from being shot. Dave was allegedly shot by Steven Sheangshang, shortly after Sheangshang shot and killed Scott…

We remain dry until a few storms pop up Memorial Day weekend

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Wednesday forecast!

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Wednesday everyone, a beautiful and warm day is in store across central and eastern Kentucky! High temperatures hit the low 80s under a mostly sunny sky. Here are todays weather headlines: First order of business is the “dry” cold front moving in tonight. It is a dry cold front because it doesn’t…

Lawsuit filed following allegations of sexual abuse against former Rowan Co. teacher

MOREHEAD, Ky. (WTVQ) — A lawsuit has been filed against the Rowan County School Board, the superintendent, a principal and a teacher following allegations of sexual abuse against that teacher. The lawsuit, filed by a high school student under the name Jane Doe, alleges Jane Doe was sexually abused by former Rowan County Senior High School teacher Andrew Zaheri beginning…

Ohio inmate who allegedly escaped jail arrested in Kentucky

HENDERSON, Ky. (WTVQ) — An Ohio inmate who allegedly escaped from jail was arrested in Kentucky, Ohio State Highway Patrol said Wednesday. According to police, James Lee and Bradley Gillespie escaped from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution on Tuesday. Lee was in jail for burglary, breaking and entering, safecracking and judicial sanction since 2021; Gillespie was in jail for murder since…

Man hospitalized after Tuesday night shooting on Fortune Drive

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday night after being shot on Fortune Drive. Lexington police say the shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the suspect fled the scene. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Fortune Drive, Hospital, injuries, Lexington, man, Police

Warm temperatures continue into the mid-week before “cooler” air arrives

A dry cold front moving through will help drop afternoon highs into the 70s late week with breezy conditions

It was another warm spring day across Central and Eastern Kentucky with mostly sunny skies and afternoon highs into the upper 70s and low 80s. You may have nice a bit more haze in the air plus some of the towering cumulus clouds developing during the warmth of the afternoon compared to Monday. As expected, a few isolated storms fired…

Timeline of shootings beginning on I-75 that led to deputy’s death, another injured

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Scott County deputy was killed and another man injured in two separate, but connected shootings that began Monday evening on I-75. ABC 36 now has a clear timeline of those shootings and what happened in the moments after. The first incident began on I-75 southbound at the 127 mile marker during a routine traffic stop….