FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky Republican candidate for governor and current agriculture commissioner Ryan Quarles released his first TV ad, emphasizing that he’s a “born and bred” Kentuckian whose family has farmed in the area for over 200 years. In the ad, Quarles touts a grassroots effort but also says he has the most cash on hand of the Republican…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The City of Lexington is asking residents to check their own water quality in their backyard as part of the city’s Watershed-Focused Monitoring Program. This round of testing will focus on the Wolf Run watershed, in the heart of Fayette County. Volunteer training will take place on Friday, May 5 at 9 a.m. at the Town…
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) 4/28/23 A third arrest has been made in the case of a missing man whose remains were found this month. Roscoe Bryant, also of Pine Knot, was arrested Thursday and is charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse. The 48-year-old was taken to the Pulaski County Detention Center. 4/26/23 Two men were…
It was another frosty start to the day Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with several locations dealing with upper 20s and low 30s for early morning lows. Even with some stubborn high clouds lingering a bit through the afternoon, we managed to squeeze out some good sunshine, especially in the Bluegrass Region through the afternoon which allowed afternoon highs…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A former University of Kentucky Police Department K-9 who served for seven years died Monday. K-9 Baska joined UKPD in 2010 where she was the agency’s second narcotics detection canine and the first to be certified in tracking, article recovering and building searches, according to a Facebook post from the University of Kentucky Police Department. She…
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LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The man charged with murder for an alleged DUI crash that killed a London police officer in November 2022 is requesting a venue change ahead of his trial. The petition for a venue change for Casey Byrd’s trial was filed on March 2 and will be heard before the Laurel Circuit Court this Thursday. Byrd says…
STEARNS, Ky. (WTVQ) — The former McCreary County superintendent arrested in February for allegedly bringing a gun onto school property was indicted by a grand jury Monday. John Gunn is accused of bringing a handgun into the Board of Education building at 6 a.m. on Feb. 21, according to the arrest citation. Officers viewed video footage from the school district’s…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Taylor Mill native and award-winning country music singer Carly Pearce will perform the national anthem at the 149th Kentucky Derby on May 6. Churchill Downs made the announcement Tuesday, shortly after Pearce teased a Derby appearance with an Instagram video of her putting a hat on with the caption “Hmmm what could this mean?? Place your…
After another cold start to the day, temperatures will be returning to the 60s for your Tuesday afternoon. 60s are still below-average, but it will be feeling better than the 50s we’ve experienced since Sunday. Chilly conditions are on the way overnight but thankfully not as cold as the last few nights. Temperatures will fall into the upper 30s and…
MONTICELLO, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Monticello police officer who was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash nearly two weeks ago has been released from UK Medical Center and transferred to the Wayne County Hospital to continue his recovery. Jeramy Thompson will undergo extensive rehabilitation while there as well, according to Monticello police. He was injured on April 13 when an…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — A large banner on the side of a building in Louisville overlooking I-64 honors the police officer who is still recovering from being shot in the head while responding to the Old National Bank mass shooting. The “Wilt’s Louisville” banner, honoring Louisville Metro Police Department Officer Nickolas Wilt, went up on a building on Bluegrass Parkway…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — It’s a meeting that’s aims to gather the community at Central Bank Center, with three main topics at the forefront: transportation for mental health care, affordable housing and gun violence. Nehemiah Action, hosted by B.U.I.L.D which stands for building a united interfaith Lexington through direct action, held the event at Central Bank Center on Monday night….
It was a frosty start to the week across Central and Eastern Kentucky with early morning lows dipping down into the upper 20s and low 30s. Once the sun came up and winds picked up out of the west, it was a nice but cool Monday as afternoon highs reached the low to mid-50s. This is a solid 15 to…
SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky Republican candidate for governor and current Somerset mayor Alan Keck released his first TV ad, emphasizing his candidacy as an alternative for Kentuckians who are “tired of the ‘same ‘ol politics.’” Keck’s ad shows him turning off a television playing clips of attack ads between competitors Kelly Craft and Daniel Cameron. “Kentuckians deserve a race…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Silas House, an award-winning author and Whitley County native, was appointed as the 2023-24 Kentucky Poet Laureate by Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday. The announcement was part of the Kentucky Arts Council’s Kentucky Writers’ Day event hosted in the Capitol Rotunda. House is a nationally bestselling author of the novels Clay’s Quilt, A Parchment of Leaves,…
SLADE, Ky. (WTVQ) — The fire at Natural Bridge is now 100% contained, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Monday. The fire that began on April 17 closed all trails the next day and grew to over 100 acres. High winds and difficult terrain made containing the fire difficult. According to the Kentucky Division of Forestry, the fire had spread to…
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