Travel Tips During Winter Weather
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Travel tips during incoming winter weather in Lexington

Ana Medina,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Ahead of another round of winter weather set to make its way to the area, officials are reminding everyone to be prepared and cautious. “We try to do the best we can to not interrupt service at all. But a lot of times things we can account for like accidents, power outages, water, main breaks, all…

Felony Mediation
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Felony mediation being used to move homicide cases along in Fayette Co.

Kaitlyn Shive,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – While many homicide cases go to trial, some get resolved behind closed doors. Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney Kimberly Baird says only recently is that happening more in Fayette County, because of felony mediation. “Nobodys been resistant because, at the end of the day, we’re not obligated to anything. We may not resolve things and sometimes we…

T.g. Shuck's Tuesday Night Forecast...1 31 2023
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Cold and unsettled weather continues into early February

After freezing rain caused some issues Tuesday morning, we could see some additional wintry weather into the early hours of February
T.G. Shuck,

It turned into an icy final morning of January across Central and Eastern Kentucky with some light freezing rain creating some travel issues as expected for the morning commute. Luckily the ice accretion wasn’t a significant amount so we didn’t see another issues with trees and power lines and the ice on the ground made for some pretty photos around…

Juvenile Justice
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Incidents at juvenile detention facilities continue across the state, when will it stop?

Most recent incident happening at Warren Juvenile Detention Center, less than a week after the one on Jan. 23
Ana Medina,

KENTUCKY (WTVQ) — Last week, we heard from both Secretary Kerry Harvey, of the Justice and Safety Cabinet and Governor Andy Beshear on proposed changes to the juvenile detention system, saying it will take time. Senator Whitney Westerfield also spoke out saying certain issues aren’t being tackled at all, but since then, there have been at least two more attacks…

T.g. Shuck's Monday Night Forecast...1 30 2023
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Wintry mix on the table heading into Tuesday

Light amounts of freezing rain and sleet across parts of Central and Eastern Kentucky could make for a tricky commute Tuesday morning
T.G. Shuck,

We saw an interesting start to the week Monday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with a frontal boundary draped across the area. With cooler air on the north side of the front interacting with some low level moisture created some fairly dense fog during the early afternoon hours along the I-64 corridor. Visibility dropped to less then 1/4 of a…

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Texas woman indicted for allegedly attempting to defraud City of Lexington out of nearly $4M

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Houston woman was indicted Monday for allegedly attempting to defraud the Lexington-Fayette Urban County government out of millions of dollars. According to a press release, Shimea McDonald conspired with others to defraud businesses or municipal entities with an email compromise scam. She, along with others, impersonated vendors in emails and requested wire payments to a…