LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — All but four of Fayette County Public Schools will return to class on Wednesday. Garden Springs Elementary, James Lane Allen Elementary and Winburn Middle are still without power and will remain closed. Due to widespread damage from a fire last week, Southern Middle will operate on a remote learning schedule. FCPS was closed Friday in anticipation of…
WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/7/23 Officials with the Daniel Boone National Forest are considering their next steps when it comes to the reconstruction of the suspension bridge in the Red River Gorge. The bridge, destroyed by a tree over the weekend following severe winds from Friday’s storm is a popular spot for hikers on the Sheltowee Trace trail. In 2017…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky Utilities has been working around the clock to get power restored. At 1:50 p.m., the agency reported just under 13,000 customers without power in Fayette County. Despite the ongoing work by utility companies, residents who have been without power for multiple days say they’re trying to be patient — but it’s been tough. In Lexington’s…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A former Lexington councilman was arrested Monday for allegedly pointing a gun at someone and firing two shots in their direction. Michael Wilson is charged with terroristic threatening and wanton endangerment from this incident. Police say no one was injured. He was arrested in the 300 block of Wilson Street and was lodged in the Fayette…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — University of Kentucky police are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred at a residence hall on Sunday. The assault happened around 1 a.m. A student said they were sexually abused by another student, according to UK police. Police say the suspect is known to the victim and the “appropriate campus units are working with the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — A bill that aims to protect the “religious freedoms” of public school teachers, faculty and staff passed the House Education Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 547 was brought forth after a Supreme Court case that involved a high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job for praying on the field after a game,…
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(WTVQ) — Alex Payne was appointed commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training back in 2018. Payne was coming into the position with a lengthy resume in criminal justice, including over two decades at Kentucky State Police. In January of 2020, things changed Payne would receive a call, that he says exhibited a change he knew would eventually come…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Crews continue to work around the clock, in an effort to restore power as quickly as possible. They’ve been on the ground immediately after those storms passed through. But it’s still a multi-day process. The same applies to clean-up efforts, many people are still picking up debris that was leftover from the storm. And, there’s a…
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Monday evening everyone, we have had another spectacular weather day across central and eastern Kentucky with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70s. This has especially been great for power companies still trying to restore power to thousands of Kentuckians and everyone cleaning up storm damage. Where do we go from here? I am…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — New billboards across the state are part of a two-phase study by the University of Kentucky to prevent child sex trafficking. The first phase of the project involves raising awareness about the issue. Child sex trafficking is linked to substance use, particularly in family members, according to Dr. Ann Coker, director of the UK Center for…
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HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Mercer County Fire District McAfee station is a “total loss” after last Friday’s storms. “The members of took a devastating blow today,” a post on the fire department’s Facebook page says. “The Day After….. the station is a total loss.” Strong winds blew the roof of the fire station off, caved the walls in and…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — Old Friends began guided tours of its farm again Monday, kicking off the 2023 season. General tours will be seven days a week and 90 minutes long. Tour times are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 11 a.m. and Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. A tour costs $25. Old…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Utility crews from other states are now assisting LG&E and Kentucky Utilities to help turn the power back on for many as quickly as possible. Monday, 1,500 crews from other states, including West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and even as far as Florida left the Kentucky Horse Park to help customers in Kentucky still without power. According…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — St. Michael the Archangel Episcopal Church in Lexington has opened its doors to anyone still without power from last Friday’s storms. “Need to charge your phone, do some work on your computer or just hang out in a place with heat and electricity for a while?” the church wrote on Facebook. Its doors will be open…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Lexington Legends unveiled a new name Monday — the Lexington Counter Clocks. The Legends began their stint in Lexington in 2001. The team is a member of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a “partner league” of Major League Baseball. Now, they’ll be known as the Counter Clocks. The Counter Clocks…
