T.g. Shuck's Wednesday Night Forecast...5 10 2023
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Postcard weather on Wednesday gives way to unsettled weather late week

A warm front moving north will increase temperatures, humidity and our storms chances the next several days.
T.G. Shuck,

It was definitely Chamber of Commerce weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky all thanks to high pressure in control to our northeast. We enjoyed abundant sunshine, mainly cloud free skies and afternoon highs into the upper 70s. It felt great due to the lack of humidity thanks to a light east wind so hopefully you had a chance to enjoy…

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19-year-old charged with murder of teen on Summerhill Drive

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 19-year-old is charged with the murder of a teenager on Summerhill Drive in Lexington. Stewart Watson allegedly fatally shot 16-year-old Michael Stinnett on May 5. A 19-year-old man was critically injured and another 19-year-old man sustained non-life-threatening injuries from the shooting. Watson is also charged with robbery.   See More Victim identified in Summerhill Drive…

T.g. Shuck's Tuesday Night Forecast...5 9 2023
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Pleasant spring weather mid-week before muggy and unsettled weather returns

We'll enjoy a quick break from the humid air as high pressure brings sunshine and nice conditions Wednesday
T.G. Shuck,

After a warm and humid start to the week with a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms, Tuesday was much more quiet across Central and Eastern Kentucky as the frontal system responsible for the storms dropped south of the commonwealth. We were left with some low overcast through the morning along with I-64 corridor before the sun broke out while…

Dillon Gaudets Tuesday Morning Forecast 5 9 23
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Tuesday morning storms give way to pleasant mid-week

Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your ABC 36 Storm Team forecast
Dillon Gaudet,

Strong-to-severe storms pushed through central and eastern Kentucky late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Large hail and flooded roads were reported in southern Kentucky, including a 1″+ hail report from the Sandgap area of Jackson County. Showers and storms will linger through the mid-morning hours on Tuesday. However, as a front passes midday, pleasant conditions return for Tuesday afternoon. Afternoon…

T.g. Shuck's Monday Night Forecast...5 8 2023
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A quick break into the mid-week before more stormy and unsettled weather returns

With a frontal boundary moving south of the commonwealth, dry and less humid air should filter in for a day or two
T.G. Shuck,

It was a warm and eventually wet start to the week at least for parts of Central and Eastern Kentucky with a frontal boundary laying off to our northwest. Most locations started with some sunshine on Monday before an afternoon cluster of rain and embedded thunder rolled in from west to east. Afternoon highs reached the mid-70s with muggy conditions…

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Whitley Co. elementary student brought knife to school, injured classmate

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

ROCKHOLDS, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Whitley County elementary student brought a knife to school and injured a classmate Monday. According to Whitley County Schools Superintendent John Siler, the student brought a kitchen knife to Whitley North Elementary School and injured a classmate in the shoulder. Siler says the teacher intervened, the parents of the injured student were notified and the…
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Ky. National Guard meets to discuss Youth Challenge Program

Ellis Bryson,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Kentucky National Guard held a meeting to discuss the Kentucky Youth Challenge Program Monday. The program takes place through the Bluegrass Challenge Academy and Appalachia Challenge Academy. The meeting was held to spread awareness about the challenge program and to find potential students who would be a good fit. Program Director Dee Briscoe says the…

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Chevy Chase Inn bar vandalized overnight

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 90-year-old bar located close to the University of Kentucky’s campus was broken into and vandalized overnight. The Chevy Chase Inn on Euclid Avenue was “an absolute disaster” when employees arrived Monday morning, according to a post on the bar’s Facebook page. Photos were ripped, and boxes and other various items were thrown off the shelves,…
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Gov. Andy Beshear pays tribute to beloved ASL interpreter Virginia Moore

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday again paid tribute to “an amazing Kentuckian who personified inclusion and love,” ASL interpreter Virginia Moore who died on Saturday. In a two-minute video message posted to his social media, a bobblehead of Virginia sits atop Beshear’s podium as he pays tribute to a woman who also made sure everyone got…