LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Funeral arrangements are taking place Friday for a Kentucky state Representative who died shortly after going to the hospital for a medical emergency. Visitations for Lamin Swann will be held at the Consolidated Baptist Church from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Swann died Sunday. He was a Representative for the 93rd District which included parts of Lexington….
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It was another beautiful day Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with more sunshine, fairly comfortable humidity levels, and afternoon highs into the mid and upper 70s. As expected we did see a few scattered clouds develop across Southern Kentucky thanks to a mid-level wave moving through along with some moisture increasing. While most locations should stay dry heading into…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Gov. Andy Beshear released the first TV ad of his gubernatorial campaign on social media on Thursday. The ad, which will air on television beginning Monday, May 22, according to Medium Buying, touts his work over the past four years as governor including bringing thousands of jobs to the state and providing assistance to tornado and…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington Christian Academy upcoming junior Cutter Boley committed to the University of Kentucky Thursday. The four-star recruit and quarterback received multiple offers from around the country and narrowed it down to a top five, including Tennessee, Florida State, Michigan, Penn State and Kentucky. He’s the No. 1 ranked recruit in the state of Kentucky, according to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Frankfort police say a man killed a woman in a home on Equestrian Way on Wednesday night. According to police, the domestic-related incident happened around 9 p.m. Officers were called to the home where they found a man had shot and killed a woman. Police say they’re treating this as a homicide investigation. It’s unclear what…
It was a cooler start to your Thursday across central and eastern Kentucky. Temperatures fell into the mid-40s for many areas, even the low 40s briefly for some. The good news is that temperatures will warm-up quickly through the day. Afternoon highs will be right around where they should be this time of the year, ranging from the mid-to-upper 70s….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Search warrants revealed the Louisville Old National Bank gunman planned the April 10 attack in advance. The gunman opened fire on a conference room of employees at the bank, where he killed five people and injured eight more. He was eventually killed by Louisville Metro Police Officer Cory Galloway. According to ABC affiliate WHAS, the newly-released…
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) — Williamsburg police are investigating vandalism at the Highland Park Baptist Church. The vandalism occurred sometime between May 14-17 on the outside of the brick building. Police are asking residents in the area to check their surveillance videos for anything that may assist with the investigation. Below is one image of the vandalism. Police have another, however,…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) 5/18/23, 2:44 p.m. All lanes on I-75 southbound are back open, though traffic remains temporarily backed up into Fayette County. 5/18/23, 11:14 a.m. The person killed in the crash has been identified as Billy Jolly, of Flemingsburg, according to the Madison County coroner. He was 46. 5/18/23, 8:26 a.m. A deadly crash has shut down part of…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Affordable housing continues to be an issue in Lexington, and a workshop on Wednesday focused on efforts to cut down homelessness in the city and that starts with informing tenants about their rights. “We’re here to say that there is always hope even if not where you are, where we can help you get it,” says…
After a stormy Election Day with lots of severe weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky it was a tranquil and pleasant Wednesday across the board. With some filtered sunshine (due to some upper level smoke from the wildfires all the way in Western Canada drifting eastward) and lower humidity levels, afternoon highs reached the low to mid-70s so it felt…
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A beautiful Wednesday is on tap across central and eastern Kentucky. Afternoon highs will reach the low-to-mid 70s, while skies will remain mostly sunny. There was dense morning fog early in the morning hours, but that quickly dissipated after sunrise. The first half of Thursday will be calm as well but there will be a few pop-up showers and storms…
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Strong-to-severe storms are possible for your Election Day. Southeastern Kentucky is now included in a Level 3/5 Severe Risk for today. All forms of severe weather will be possible, with damaging wind gusts as the primary threat. The timing of this will be from Tuesday afternoon through the evening hours. The severe weather threat increases into southern and southeastern…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Early voting wrapped up on Saturday, but the election is Tuesday and there are a few things you should keep in mind when heading to the polls. On Tuesday, the polls will open at 6 a.m. and as you get ready for the day, make sure you don’t forget one thing, if you plan on exercising your…
It was all about location to kick off the week across Central and Eastern Kentucky with quite a difference in temperatures and conditions from northeast to southwest on Monday. With more clouds and a few passing showers along and north of I-64, temperatures struggled into the low to mid-70s while areas farther south had more sunshine and afternoon highs right…
