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Ford Tri-Motor flies into Blue Grass Airport for tours
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Aviation Museum at the Blue Grass Airport has a unique plane in town for the weekend — all part of the Fort Tri-Motor tour. Known as the first luxury airliner, the Ford Tri-Motor redefined world travel and marked the beginning of commercial flight. Just under 200 of these exist and we had a chance to…
Octapharma: Plasma
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s: Coach Kyra Elzy & Emma King
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A frontal boundary ushers in cooler air Friday as the dry weather hangs on
Temperatures will back down into the 60s for highs this weekend, with the potential for some widespread frost Sunday morning.
With a mid-level wave of energy sliding through the Ohio Valley we saw a few scattered clouds on Thursday but the air at the surface was way too dry for any rain to reach the ground. Despite the cloudiness, a southwest wind helped push afternoon highs into the mid and upper 70s, slightly above average for this time of the…
Sign-ups, rehearsals continue for 20th annual “Thriller Parade”
People can sign up to be a "zombie" in the 2022 Thriller Parade until October 15th
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – This year marks 20 years of thrills with Lexington’s annual “Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade” on October 22nd. For 2 decades now, people of all ages have celebrated the ‘spooky season’ by performing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance through the streets of the downtown area. Nothing evil lurking in this dance rehearsal. The gym at ‘Artworks’ filled…
A shot of chilly air will bring the first substantial frost risk of the season
Wednesday brought another beautiful day across central and eastern Kentucky with plenty of sunshine and temperatures reaching the mid to upper 70s. Overnight tonight, a weak wave of energy will pass through, so expect increasing cloud cover. The cloud cover will act like a blanket, keeping temperatures mild. Look for lows falling into the mid to upper 40s. We may…
A Go Day of a Wednesday
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has a look at your Wednesday forecast
Another chilly morning across central and eastern Kentucky will give way to a mild afternoon. Temperatures will climb into the mid 70s after lunchtime and skies will be staying mostly sunny. It’s a Dillon Gaudet “Go Day” today. No weather concerns and a great day to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. A few clouds will start to move…
“Postcard” early October weather rolls on
More cool mornings and mild to warm afternoons are on the way through the mid-week before cooler air arrives into the weekend.
It’s been “Chamber of Commerce” weather across Central Kentucky so far during this first week of October. After starting out with chilly temperatures in upper 30s, we enjoyed another delightful afternoon with highs topping out in the upper 60s and low 70s. Some patchy frost and a beautiful sunrise made for some delightful pictures to kick off Tuesday. Expect a…
The first week of October should feature some delightful weather across the region
Postcard weather is on the way with slightly warmer air mid-week before another shot of chilly air by the weekend
The calendar flipped to October over the weekend and our weather has followed suit with pleasant and tranquil conditions across Central and Eastern Kentucky. We saw lots of sunshine on Monday with Eastern Kentucky dealing with a few scattered clouds, which had an impact on temperatures. Highs were either side of 70 degree mark in the Bluegrass with low to…
Nice fall weather on the way
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has a look at your workweek forecast.
A nice stretch of fall weather is on the way this week. Skies will be clearing towards the second half the day on Monday, allowing temperatures to rebound into the upper 60s and low 70s by the afternoon. Temperatures will be slowly climbing into the mid-to-upper 70s by Thursday. This is ahead of a cold front that will drop our…
Walk to End Alzheimer’s: Madison Price
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s: Amanda Marcum
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Mild days and chilly nights this week ahead of a big cool down
A tranquil weather pattern takes hold of central and eastern Kentucky through Thursday. Much colder weather is expected by next weekend
Yet again, there was a big contrast in temperatures between central and eastern Kentucky Sunday. The difference was thanks to stubborn cloud cover across the east that held temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. In the Bluegrass, temperatures rose into the low 70s thanks to sunshine. Overnight tonight, it will be chilly with a light breeze. Monday brings…
Quiet and pleasant week of weather ahead
High pressure will control our weather pattern bringing sunshine and warmer temperatures through Thursday
Tonight, mid and high-level cloudiness will scatter out a bit more, especially across the Bluegrass and points west. Expect a dry overnight with temperatures near average in the low 50s. Our current surface map shows high pressure to our north and an area of low pressure (Post Tropical Cyclone Ian) to our east. A tight pressure gradient has developed because…
Pleasant weather continues Friday while Ian’s remnants loom for the weekend
After a dry and tranquil week across Central and Eastern Kentucky, some rain will be possible from Ian's leftovers especially in the east
It was another fall-like day across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Thursday with cool temperatures to start follow by very pleasant conditions, especially for the final few days of September. Most locations dipped into the low to mid-40s before recovering into the upper 60s here in the Bluegrass. It felt a little cooler than that thanks to a brisk northeast…
Horses in critical condition after lodging with trainer for months
Leslie Berndl says two of her horses were in near-starved condition after leaving them when abroad at Miller's Unbridled Horsemanship
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A national equestrian in Lexington says two of her horses were nearly starved to death by a trainer after she sent them to be saddle broken while she was competing abroad. “It’s just killed me, you know, it’s just killed me,” says Leslie Berndl. Berndl left her 2-year-old Thoroughbred, Tino, and 2-year-old Dutch Warmblood Stallion, Paxton, at…
Unseasonably cool early fall weather continues late week
After early morning lows in the 30s, afternoon highs struggled to reach the upper 50s and low 60s Wednesday.
Welcome to the fall season across Central and Eastern Kentucky!!! Even though we saw the official arrival of autumn last week, it has felt every bit like it this week across the area. Early morning lows dipped into the upper 30s in most locations early Wednesday, which were our coldest readings since the spring. Lexington dropped to 39 degrees, which…
Cool late September weather continues across Central and Eastern Kentucky
Expect some of the coolest air we've seen since the spring through the mid-week, while all eyes are on Hurricane Ian down south
Mother Nature couldn’t have dialed up a better day across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday with sunshine, a fresh northwest breeze and afternoon highs in the upper 60s!. The good news is that our ideal late September weather is going to continue for a few more days before we watch for some remnant moisture from Hurricane Ian potentially impacting…
Beautiful fall week to come across Central and Eastern Kentucky
Afternoon highs should be in the 60s with dry conditions as we keep an eye on Hurricane Ian and the potential leftover moisture in our area this weekend
We enjoyed a delightful start to the week across Central and Eastern Kentucky with a mix of clouds and sunshine along with afternoon highs in the low 70s. A departing cold front allowed high pressure to the west to push dry and cooler air into the region and that will be a prelude of things to come this week. You’ll…
Gov. Beshear appoints new Fayette Co. Commonwealth Attorney
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced he has appointed Kimberly Baird of Lexington as Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Kentucky, effective Oct. 1, 2022. Baird will replace the current Commonwealth’s Attorney, Lou Anna Red Corn, who will retire at the end of September. A graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law,…
Author Michelle Bennington: “Devil’s Kiss”
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Kentucky man who shot classmates in ’97 imprisoned for life
PADUCAH, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Kentucky man who killed three fellow students and wounded five others when he was 14 years old will have to spend the rest of his life in prison without another opportunity to seek parole, the Kentucky Parole Board voted Monday. Michael Carneal, now 39, told parole board members last week that he would live with…
Have you seen Charles Prater? Police ask public for assistance in months-long search
BLUEBANK, Ky. (WTVQ) — Flemingsburg police are again asking for the public’s assistance in finding a man who’s been missing for four months. Charles “C.C.” Prater was last seen on foot on May 9 in Bluebank. At that time, he was seen wearing a white, long-sleeve shirt and pajama pants. On June 3, he was reported missing. Prater is considered…