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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
