MASON, Ohio (WTVQ) — Kings Island’s newest themed area is set to open this summer. The amusement park on Thursday released renderings of what you can expect its Adventure Port area to look like. Adventure Port will be located between Coney Mall and Action Zone and will feature two new rides and an update to the Adventure Express roller coaster….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Many people may think because it is warmer out, that they should take advantage of the nice day and garden. But Beau Spicer with Louis Flower Power shops says you might regret that. Spicer says they won’t start getting material in until about April 15th. He says he keeps it around that date every year because…
What a way to kick off the month of March across Central and Eastern Kentucky! With a warm front arcing through the region early combined with sunshine and a strong southwest wind, afternoon highs surged all the way into the upper 70s and low 80s! Of course record high temperatures were smashed in many locations across the commonwealth. So it…
FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Several communities in Kentucky have passed local ordinances that prohibit discrimination of black hair styles. But advocates say it’s time for those protections to cover all black Kentuckians. The ACLU of Kentucky, students, and other advocates held a rally Wednesday at the state capitol to make their voices heard.. Advocates have been urging state lawmakers to pass…
SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) — One man who was allegedly part of a group that stole six cars from a Somerset dealership was arrested Tuesday. Cavese Jones, 19, was seen driving a stolen car beside three other stolen cars on the Cumberland Parkway heading west, according to an arrest citation. An officer attempted to pull them over when the cars “accelerated…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — April O’Dea still remembers the day she left the Department of Criminal Justice Training. O’Dea was in charge of training law enforcement officers across the state — a job she thought she would hold until retirement. Upon leaving, she recalls feeling as if she’d just had a bucket of cold water dumped on her. It all…
It was a dandy finish to February across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday as we wrapped up the month and meteorological winter (December, January, and February) and of course it has been anything but winter-like lately across the area. With plenty of sunshine and highs into the 60s, it was simply beautiful. In fact some plants are in bloom…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — LexArts unveiled a sculpture Tuesday honoring Breonna Taylor by artist Kiptoo Tarus. The sculpture, at The MET in Lexington, is called At The Clearing and serves as a “visual celebration of life.” Tarus says he based the piece off of Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved and was created for people to remember and reflect on the loss…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky State Police identified the officer who shot a woman accused of striking a police cruiser with her car and attempting to hit firefighters earlier this month. Jordan Whitman, a three-year veteran of the Lexington Police Department, was identified Tuesday by KSP as the person who shot Lasielle White. After allegedly attempting to strike a pedestrian,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 14-year-old Cynthiana girl who was hospitalized after falling into a dam in Harrison County on Sunday has died. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the news to ABC 36 from the coroner’s office. She died Monday. The girl was taking a picture while on the Robinson Dam when witnesses say she slipped and fell over…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday morning signed a proclamation making Feb. 28 Hunger Free Day in Kentucky. It’s part of Feeding Kentucky’s annual Hunger Free Kentucky Day at the state Capitol and it focuses on expanding food needs and how to best solve hunger in the Commonwealth. According to the organization, one out of every eight…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner and GOP governor candidate Ryan Quarles wants to legalize medical marijuana in his first year as governor if elected, he announced at a press conference Tuesday. In a media press release Monday, Quarles said he was making a “major campaign announcement,” eyeing medical marijuana and citing his work as a farmer. He said…
“Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences. A new online tool aims to give some control back to teens, or people who were once teens, and take down explicit images and videos of…
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