Hometown Tours: Critchfield Meats “Game Day & Valentine’s Day”
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Fitness Fridays: Yoga with Lindsay Johnson 2/10/23
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Bulls, Bands and Barrels with Guest Justin Shelby 2/10/23
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The American Rodeo: Miss Josie Conner, Breakaway Roper 2/10/23
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Good Day Kentucky Sports with Sara Cardona: Texas vs. Oklahoma, Super Bowl 57 2/10/23
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Ask the Expert: Dental Care by Gretchen “Dermal Fillers”
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Montgomery Co. Schools goes into lockdown after student makes ‘threatening statement’
MT. STERLING, Ky. (WTVQ) — Montgomery County Schools went into lockdown Friday morning after a student allegedly made a “threatening statement.” According to a Facebook post from the school system, officials heard rumors of a student making a threatening statement and began investigating at the high school with police. “The student was quickly identified. It was determined that they did…
Ky. Senate passes bill to ban TikTok from government devices
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky senators passed a bill Friday to ban TikTok from state government-issued devices. The bill would ban the use or download of TikTok on any state government network or government-issued devices, direct the Commonwealth Office of Technology and legislative branch to install controls to block access to TikTok and permit the judicial branch to implement its…
Pedestrian hit by car on Leestown Road
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A pedestrian was hit by a car on Leestown Road Friday morning. According to Lexington police, around 6 a.m. officers responded to the 3300 block of Leestown Road. Police say believe the pedestrian was standing in the road when the car hit him. He was taken to a local hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. No charges…
Golden Alert issued for missing Madison County man
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Golden Alert was issued Friday morning by Kentucky State Police for a missing Madison County man. According to KSP, Gerald Williams, of Richmond, has an intellectual disability and was last seen in the area of Pleasure Drive in Madison County before 6:30 p.m. Thursday. It’s believed Williams left the area on foot. He’s described as…
House Oversight chairman requests trove of documents from Hunter, James Biden
(CNN NEWSOURCE) — House Oversight Chair James Comer sent his first official request for documents to President Joe Biden’s brother James and the president’s son Hunter Thursday. His committee is investigating the Biden family’s foreign business dealings and whether the Biden involved Joe Biden in any of their dealings oOr used the family name to generate millions of dollars —…
Fan Mail Friday: New Morning Sports Anchor Sara Cardona Joins the Crew! 2/10/23
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Republican lawmakers advance transgender bill in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill allowing teachers to misgender their transgender students. They plunged into the culture war issue despite pleas to resist doing so from a colleague whose transgender son died. The Senate Education Committee advanced the bill Thursday. Transgender advocates warned it would put transgender youths at greater risk. Democratic Sen….
Good Morning Kentucky Sports with Sara Cardona: U.K. Hoops Loss to Bama, Half-Time honors for Rhyne Howard, Men’s Basketball to Play GA Bulldugs Tomorrow 2/10/23
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Annie Brown Live at Alltech Arena: American Rodeo Visits KY 2/1/23
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Students speak out on school safety, recommend increasing mental health support
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Students from Lexington high schools shared their opinions on school safety Thursday night with the District Safety Advisory Council. This is an issue fresh on many students’ minds after many different events have happened across the district this year like the lockdown at Henry Clay in October due to a gun being found in a classroom…
School leaders testify to Juvenile Justice Oversight Council on wellness and safety
Also address mental health at school
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — “Help us help our kids,” that was the plea from those with the school system to the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council on Thursday. As various school leaders across the state shared their testimony on the challenges they continue to face in their district. Some even adding that their main effort is to keep kids out of…
Strong winds diminish with quiet weather to end the week
The beginning of the weekend looks dry but an upper low may bring some snow to far southeastern Kentucky on Sunday
It was a wild day of windy weather Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as winds gusted over 60 miles per hour at times, especially in Central Kentucky with the remainder of the area seeing widespread 50 + mile per hour gusts. Of course this created a lot of issues with trees and power lines coming down so there was…
Juvenile Justice Council Hears From Superintendents, Ana Medina Live 2/9/23
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“Home From School” documentary comes to Lexington
The first film, called "Home From School," will be screened Thursday night at the Living Arts and Science Center
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Living Arts and Science Center is kicking off its spring semester film series screening with the documentary Home From School. It’s part of a three-part monthly film screening at the center through The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. The film follows 19th-century Northern Arapaho Native Americans in Wyoming whose children were taken from reservations…
In Studio Guest Interview with Julia Kirkpatrick for Old Kentucky Chocolates 2/9/23
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Ky. Division of Forestry warns against burning during windy conditions
KENTUCKY (WTVQ) — The Kentucky Division of Forestry is warning against outdoor burning Thursday while conditions are windy. According to a Facebook post from the division of forestry, high winds will increase the fire risk across the state despite possible rain. And while the Spring Wildfire Hazard Season doesn’t officially start until Feb. 15, the division is asking everyone to…