“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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…