News at Noon: Joli Salon
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GDK: Propane needs
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GDK: Fluoride safety needs
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GMK: Talking Kids with Dr. Caitlynn, pool safety
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Medals of Valor given to families of 2 fallen London officers
LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) — In honor of National Police Week, the London Police Department awarded Medals of Valor to the families of two fallen officers. The award was presented to Angela and Andrew Hurley, the widow and son of Lt. Travis Hurley, who died last January after a battle with COVID-19; and Courtney Medlock and Donna Eldridge, the widow and…
‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star to make appearance at Mt. Sterling drive-in
MT. STERLING, Ky. (WTVQ) — Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider will make a special appearance at a Mt. Sterling drive-in on Saturday. Schneider will be selling and signing DVDs of the films Stand On It, Poker Run and To Die For at the Judy Drive-In. Each copy is $20. Then, the movies Stand On It and Poker Run will…
Blue Grass Airport opens mothers’ nursing suite for passengers
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Blue Grass Airport has opened a mothers’ nursing suite as a new amenity in the airport terminal. The suite will be located in Concourse B gates areas and has two small rooms: one private space with a locked door and a larger room that includes a microwave, deep sink, full-length mirror, diaper changing station, electrical outlets…
Richmond man accused of stabbing outside local bar
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Richmond man is accused of stabbing another man three times outside of a bar on K Street Wednesday. According to the Richmond Police Department, Kevin Sanders allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old man three times outside of the Bluegrass Barrel House parking lot around 9:45 p.m. The victim was taken to a local hospital and remains in…
Georgetown FD offering cancer screenings for active or retired firefighters
Georgetown Fire Department is officially the first in Kentucky to offer high-risk cancer testing for their firefighters
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — Georgetown Fire Department is officially the first in Kentucky to offer high-risk cancer testing for firefighters. It’s a partnership with Grail LLC, the Galleri test is made to detect more than 50 different types of cancer, even in the earliest stages. The test is performed by drawing blood, there it can detect fragments of DNA in the…
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.
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…
Old Friends thoroughbred retirement facility uses donation from Abercrombie Foundation for new visitors center
GEORGETOWN, Ky, (WTVQ) — The Derby is over, but the love for horses remains ever present, especially for a farm in central Kentucky. 20 years ago Michael Blowen had a vision of giving retired race horses a decent place to spend the rest of their lives, fast forward to the present and Old Friends continues to thrive. So much so,…
Dr. Kendall Ramsay for Better Hearing and Speech Month
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LTK: Raquel Carter Realtor
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News at Noon: Col Mark Roland, Military Missions
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Under the Hood: Belts and Hoses
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19-year-old charged with murder of teen on Summerhill Drive
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…
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
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…
LTK: Dr. Gina Wesley, UK’s Standardized Patient Program
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Mom to Mom: Flower Pots
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News at Noon: Downtown Lexington May Fest
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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
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…
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
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…
Erica Explores: A day at the Kentucky Oaks, gala hopping
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Whitley Co. elementary student brought knife to school, injured classmate
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…