LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Another Louisville lawmaker has called on legislators to discuss “common sense” policies to prevent “more senseless loss of life due to gun violence” following Monday’s mass shooting in the state’s largest city. Sen. David Yates (D-Louisville) says he’s ready to take action and work with “anyone who shares a goal of addressing the insensate violence” in…
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WTVQ) — Sister gibbons Skittles and M&M have adopted Kip, the baby white-cheeked gibbon that arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo last month. Kip’s parents at the Dallas Zoo “showed little interest in caring for him,” so the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Program recommended trying to place him at Cincinnati Zoo. “We observed positive interactions throughout…
MONTICELLO, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Monticello police officer was seriously injured when a car allegedly crashed into his motorcycle Thursday afternoon. According to the London Police Department, a 70-year-old woman driving a Nissan turned into the path of Officer Jeramy Thompson, who was driving a motorcycle. The crash happened at the intersection of Hal Rogers Parkway and Ky. 30. The…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — The 25-year-old man who killed five people and wounded eight more at Old National Bank in Louisville will have his brain tested for CTE. Pete Palmer, the family’s spokesperson, said the shooter’s brain will be tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy to see whether that could have been a contributing factor that caused the mass shooting. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 16-year-old was hospitalized Thursday evening after being shot on Kearney Ridge Boulevard. According to Lexington police, at 6:45 p.m. officers were called to the 2600 block of Kearney Ridge Boulevard. Once there, they found a 16-year-old who was shot. The 16-year-old was taken to a local hospital; police did not say what the extent of…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 4/14/23, 8:24 a.m. Twelve horses died in the barn fire, the Lexington Fire Department told ABC 36. One person was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Fire crews are still investigating the cause. 4/14/23, 7:47 a.m. Lexington firefighters are investigating the cause of a barn fire early Friday morning. The department says crews were called…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A visitation was held for 63-year-old Tommy Elliott on Thursday afternoon at Pearson Funeral Home in Louisville. A funeral set to follow on Friday. Elliott, 63, was one of five victims shot and killed in Monday morning’s mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville. Elliott, a businessman, was a friend of several Kentucky lawmakers…
It’s been an amazing week of weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky and Thursday was no exception. With abundant sunshine the majority of the day, we enjoyed our nicest and warmest day with afternoon highs in the low and mid-80s. It’s early spring here in the commonwealth so you know some changes aren’t far off and those will kick in…
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Beautiful conditions continue for your Thursday across central and eastern Kentucky. This will likely be the warmest day all week long as temperatures soar near 80°. Upper level clouds will increase throughout the day ahead of our next system. This system will bring an end to our seven day dry stretch, which will tie our longest dry stretch of the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — It’s hard to put into words the pain the city of Louisville and the Commonwealth are feeling in light of the mass shooting that claimed the lives of five people. Among the lives lost are Tommy Elliott, James Tutt, Deana Eckert, Juliana Farmer and Joshua Barrick. Officials with the city hosted a vigil on Wednesday night…
The incredible early spring weather continued on Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with more sunshine and warm temperatures. With full sun from start to finish and that higher sun angle here in mid-April, temperatures recovered into the mid to upper 70s for afternoon highs after the cooler start in the 40s. With all the warm air around lately, plants,…
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