Skill Games to be Taxed? 2/9/23
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Talking Kids With Dr. Caitlynn: Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week 2/9/23
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Free Films at Living Arts & Science, Annie Brown Live 2/9/23
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State Senate Passes Bill to Lower Income Tax 2/9/23
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State Prosecutor Ronnie Goldy is set to resign 2/9/23
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Murder Suspect Woody Lapierre Due in Court Today 2/9/23
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Murder Suspect Jonathan Lockhart Due in Court Today 2/9/23
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Kentucky Senate sends income tax cut bill to governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican lawmakers have wrapped up work on a bill making a deeper cut in Kentucky’s individual income tax rate. The Senate passed the bill Wednesday. It now goes to the governor. For Republicans, it’s another step toward achieving their goal of phasing out individual income taxes. The attention will quickly shift to whether Gov. Andy Beshear…
Family returns to home for first time since devastating fire
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Lexington family returned to their home for the first time since a devastating fire Saturday. The family feels incomplete without their four pets who tragically died in the fire. “This has been probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to deal with,” says Heshaam Elbakoush. Saturday night seemed like any other for Heshaam…
Students meet with lawmakers advocating to remove feminine hygiene products sales tax
Currently Kentucky has a 6% sales tax on feminine hygiene products
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — One of the most essential items for women during their lifetime is feminine hygiene products, and right now, there’s a 6% sales tax on them. “It’s almost like they don’t care about the fact that we’re spending thousands and thousands of dollars over our lifetime on products that we have to have,” said Shelby Vikre, a…
Strong winds possible into Thursday
With an area of low pressure spinning by to our northwest, winds could gusts 45 to 50 miles per hour during the day on Thursday
With a warm front just to our south on Wednesday, it was a cloudy, dreary day with a few light showers and sprinkles across Central and Eastern Kentucky as afternoon highs remained in the mid to upper 50s. As an area of low pressure heads into the Ohio Valley during the early hours of Thursday, winds will shift to the…
Tossin’ Tha’ Sauce Brings Wings, Sandwiches, Ribs and Desserts! 2/8/23
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Monticello home a ‘total loss’ after fire
MONTICELLO, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Monticello home is a total loss after a fire on Wednesday. According to the Monticello Fire Department, a structure fire on West 90 behind Kennett’s Antiques destroyed the home around 7:20 a.m. Susie Volunteer Fire Department assisted the MFD. There were no injuries in the fire; the cause has not been determined yet. Categories: Featured,…
Good Day Kentucky Sports with Sara Cardona: Lebron Leading Scorer, Cats’ Devin Booker Back from Injury 2/8/23
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Henry Clay Memorial Foundation Call For Art Entry 2/8/23
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Unseasonably mild temperatures continue ahead of gusty winds and rain showers
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has a look at your mid-week forecast
After a fantastic start to the week, gloomy and rainy conditions settle in for second half of the workweek. Temperatures will continue to be mild for your Wednesday but a few showers will be in place. Early day showers will be confined to the southern half of the viewing area but will be tracking northward by the afternoon. Shower activity…
Sports With Sara Cardona: Kentucky Basketball Falls to Arkansas, Baseball and Softball Media Day 2/8/23
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Annie Brown Live: Officer-Involved Shooting and Chase Investigation 2/8/23
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State legislature reconvenes after month-long break
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lawmakers reconvened for the legislative session after about a month-long break and it was a short day for senators, lasting just about two hours. Kentucky’s individual income tax rate is one of the topics on some senators’ minds. At the beginning of this year, the tax rate dropped and may drop even further next year. Senators…
Family of Lexington homicide victim says city must do more to curb gun violence
Marquis Tompkins Jr.'s homicide marked the first of 2023 for the city of Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Monday night’s murder marked the first homicide for the city of Lexington this year. The city finished 2022 by breaking its homicide record finishing at 39. “I’m fighting, I will not give up, I love my babies,” said Andre Maxberry through tears, as she recalled the memory of her late grandson Marquis Tompkins Jr. who police…
Occasional rain and mild temperatures the next few days
Our touch of spring here in early February will continue the rest of the week with some rain and wind at times
It felt more like early April instead of early February on Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a strong south wind helped push afternoon highs into the mid-60s. This despite a good bit of cloudiness around the area thanks to a weakening frontal boundary laying just to our northwest. Most spots stayed dry Tuesday with the majority of the…
Guest Mike Hilton with Holly Hill & Co. 2/7/23
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