T.g. Shuck's Monday Night Forecast...12 19 2022
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Quiet weather to begin the week as a winter storm looms toward the holiday

Tranquil conditions should persist through the mid-week with highs in the 40s as we eye a potentially disruptive weather maker into Friday
T.G. Shuck,

We started out this week leading into the Christmas holiday and a dry and quiet note across Central and Eastern Kentucky. It was quite cold to begin the day with temperatures in the teens at daybreak before recovering into the upper 30s and low 40s. It was definitely frosty in some of the low lying areas with such cold air…
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Crews respond to fire at J.M. Smucker plant

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 12/19/22, 12:25 p.m. The fires have been put out, the Lexington Fire Department says. Crews are remaining on scene to check if the fire spread to other parts of the factory. 12/19/22, 12:19 p.m. Multiple crews responded to a fire at the J.M. Smucker plant in Lexington Monday afternoon. A roaster was on fire within the plant,…

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‘Mad cow ‘ blood donor ban lifted by FDA, Kentucky Blood Center follows suit

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Kentucky Blood Center has reinstated eligibility for donors who were previously deferred from blood donation due to travel or residence in the United Kingdom, France or Ireland after new guidance from the FDA. The deferral was related to a “theoretical risk” of transmitting mad cow disease to blood transfusion recipients. The FDA recently said it’s…

T.g. Shuck's Weekend Forecast...12 16 2022
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Colder air settles into Central and Eastern Kentucky for the weekend.

We could see a few flurries/snow showers with an upper low to our north, but all eyes are on the end of next week and the winter weather potential
T.G. Shuck,

We saw a some bonus sunshine across Central and Eastern Kentucky despite an upper level low spinning off to our northwest. The added sun did help to mix the air a bit more, creating some gusty winds. Afternoon highs overachieved into the mid-40s but with the wind gusts of 25 to 30 miles per hour it felt chilly with wind…

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Mixed reaction from state leaders, educators on overturning of school choice bill

Maddie McQueen,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Emotions ranged the spectrum after the state supreme court’s decision to overturn the ‘school choice’ bill, allowing donors to receive a tax credit for supporting private school tuition. During the 2021 legislature, House Bill 563 made it through the general assembly becoming law in Kentucky. Many public school educators are excited about the unanimous decision, while those…

Legislative Members Address Issues With Juvenile Detention Centers
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Legislative members say changes to juvenile detention centers ‘good, but too late’

Ana Medina,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — A surplus of questions and a general lack of answers took center stage at Thursday’s Interim Joint Committee Meeting of the Judiciary, mainly surrounding issues with juvenile detention centers across the state. “I’m very troubled by the lack of information flow to the people whose jobs it is to run this agency to manage these facilities,”…

T.g. Shuck's Thursday Night Forecast
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The rain is gone and now colder air settles in for the next several days

Other than a few flurries with an upper low to our north, it looks pretty dry in the coming days with a winter-like feel to the air.
T.G. Shuck,

After a damp Wednesday with plenty of rain across Central and Eastern Kentucky with solid 1″-2″ rain totals, we finally saw the rain move out with even a bit of sunshine during Thursday afternoon. With the boundary slow to move through, temperatures spiked into the low 50s for highs before falling off behind the front. A pesky upper low will…

State And Youth Services Facility Address Juvenile Detention Center Issues In Kentucky
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State and youth services facility address juvenile detention center issues in Kentucky

Ana Medina,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — From overcrowding at facilities to being short staffed, some juvenile detention centers are in the limelight as more and more issues come to the forefront. “We can pitch ideas, we can propose all these different programs. But if there aren’t people behind it at the right levels ready to implement it funded, then we’re going to…

T.g. Shuck's Wednesday's Night Forecast...12 14 2022
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Wet weather gives way to drier and colder conditions heading toward the weekend

We picked up some solid rainfall totals Wednesday with more expected into the early hours of Thursday before we dry things out
T.G. Shuck,

It was a damp and dreary Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with steady rain early in the day, a brief break, then more moisture streaming in ahead of a wave of low pressure and a frontal boundary. By mid-afternoon Wednesday many locations has already picked 1″ rainfall totals with more expected as a wave of energy rides along the…