Music stars Jack Harlow, Missy Elliott and Elton John team up in an ad for Doritos Sweet & Tangy BBQ that shows Harlow abandoning his rap career to focus on the triangle — a Doritos-shaped musical instrument. Harlow began teasing the appearance on his Twitter on Feb. 2. What did you think of the ad? Categories: Featured, News, US &…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — February celebrates Black History, from pivotal moments to memorializing those who inspired change and progress in the black community. According to the National Alliance for Mental Illness, black adults in the the U.S. are more likely than white adults to report persistent symptoms of emotional distress, such as sadness and feeling like everything is an effort….
It was a quiet and cloudy finish to the week across Central and Eastern Kentucky Friday, which was a much different story than Thursday with all the strong and damaging winds. With the clouds in place, afternoon highs struggled to reach the upper 40s with a few spots down south flirting with 50 degrees. Speaking of clouds, social…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A new mural in Lexington at the Julietta Market celebrates the passage of the Crown Act. The Crown Act stands for Creating a Respectful World for Natural Hair and prevents discrimination based on hairstyles. Rep. Attica Scott introduced the Crown Act multiple times and managed to garner bipartisan support for it last year, although it wasn’t…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — More than 60 Narcan cabinets were installed across the University of Kentucky’s campus in an effort to have quick access to the life-saving drug in case of an emergency, the university says. The boxes were installed in academic and residential buildings across campus so a bystander who sees someone in need of Narcan can open the…
What a wicked windy Thursday it was across the Bluegrass. A 71 mph gust was reported at a MESONET site in Franklin County, which led the way across the region. Winds are thankfully much slower to close out the week. Quiet and cooler conditions are on the day for your Friday. Afternoon highs will struggle to reach the upper 40s…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
(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 —…
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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….
