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…
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, 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, 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…
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…
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,…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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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…
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…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) 5/9/23 A 39-year-old man was arrested Monday night in connection with the robbery at Cumberland Valley Bank. Jason Sparks, of Richmond, allegedly entered the bank wearing black clothing, a mask, sunglasses and a hat. Police say he handed the bank teller a note indicating he had a gun and wanted an envelope with $100 and $50 bills….
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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,…