K.S.P. Troopers to Be Equipped with Body Cams, Annie Brown Live in Frankfort 2/1/23
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Travel tips during incoming winter weather in Lexington
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 being used to move homicide cases along in Fayette Co.
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…
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
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…
Jordan Smith Live at Paris Pike on Accidents/Backups 1/31/23
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Annie Brown Live: Crews Working To Fix Water Main Break at Rosemont Garden 1/31/23
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Lee and Hayley Interview With Hunter Marcinek From The Kentucky National Guard 1/31/23
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In Studio With Annie Brown: Bryan Station Track And Field Coaches Dismissed 1/31/23
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Live With Meteorologist Jordan Smith: Winter Storm Worsens Road Conditions 1/31/23
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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
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…
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
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…
Monday Munchies: Schlotzsky’s with Rick Rovbic & Nikki Tucker 1/30/23
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Beshear, State Leaders Discuss Ways to Recruit and Hire Teachers 1/30/23
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Paws 4 The Cause: Remy Simpson with Oreo 1/30/23
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Texas woman indicted for allegedly attempting to defraud City of Lexington out of nearly $4M
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…
Illusion Lexington: The Newest Barbie, Annie Brown Live 1/30/23
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Monday Morning Quarterback with Jeff Piecoro 1/30/23
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A VERY busy week in store with multiple wintry weather chances
Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Sunday evening forecast!
Lexington, Kentucky: Good Sunday evening everyone, its been a very rainy and dreary Sunday across central and eastern Kentucky. The rains have pulled out but we are still left with some drizzle. After a few showers and temperatures in the 40s on Monday, we kick off a very active few day stretch with waves of wintry precipitation. Here is…
Alpaca and sheep farmer talks struggles of local business in the midst of inflation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Deb Schoenberg owns a boutique style farm in Lexington, where she raises merino sheep and alpaca, later using their wool to produce other good. “I not only sell raw fleeces, I put them into manufacturing at fiber mills, and I pay for the actual processing myself. So I have finished products to sell if I needed…
Our weekend start mild for late January but our rain chances ramp up Sunday
Our active weather pattern will continue into the final days of January with more wintry weather possible next week
It turned out to be an interesting start to Friday across the Northern Bluegrass Region including north Lexington and up into Scott County as a narrow band of early morning snow followed by clearing skies and temperatures in the 20s created a proverbial skating rink with icy roads during the morning commute. Parts of I-75/I-64 in Lexington was closed for…
