FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — As of 6 a.m. Monday, the Breathitt County Sheriff’s Office lifted the countywide curfew that has been in place since the July flooding. State leaders also announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the deadline for people to apply for individual assistance. Those impacted in the 13 eligible counties (Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Lee, Leslie,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 9-year-old girl’s dream came true Monday morning when she was given a VIP tour of Churchill Downs and got a special meet-and-greet with the Kentucky Derby Museum’s miniature horse. Kori Butts is living with a nervous system disorder that affects her mobility and speech, spending many hours at doctor’s appointments — and she and her…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team will travel to Pikeville to play its annual Blue-White Game on Oct. 22. The game will help raise money for those who were affected by July’s flooding. In addition to the game, players will spend a day in Eastern Kentucky doing community service projects to continue flood relief efforts….
Sunday was a transition day for us, with a cold front pressing through the region, igniting a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Meantime, where it didn’t rain, it was mild and windy, with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 70s. Overnight tonight, winds will relax a little, but under mostly clear skies, temperatures will fall into the mid 50s. Monday…
A temporary warming trend has begun across central and eastern Kentucky as winds change out of the south ahead of a storm system set to impact our area Sunday. Southerly winds will keep temperatures from falling any further than the lower 60s tonight, with mostly clear skies likely. Temperatures Sunday should manage to climb into the mid and upper 70s…
Under clear skies, Friday morning started of cool to chilly across central and eastern Kentucky. Many locations dipped into the 40s for the first time this season. Temperatures will be warmer overnight tonight thanks to extra cloud cover ahead of a mid-level wave that will pass overhead. Speaking of that mid-level wave, it’s expected to be near us early Saturday…
What a quick change in our weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a cold front flipped our temperatures from the low to mid-90s Wednesday afternoon to the low and mid-70s Thursday afternoon! Of course the irony is that the start of the fall season is/was at 9:03pm Thursday evening, so Mother Nature gave us a little early shot of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Frederick Douglass High School student was arrested and is facing charges after a gun and ammunition were found in his car during a routine safety check at lunch. According to a press conference with school officials, the search was conducted after drug paraphernalia was seen in the student’s car. During the search, they also found…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is urging Kentuckians to vote ‘no’ on Amendment 2, an anti-abortion amendment that will appear on the November ballot. In a one-minute video posted to her Facebook page Candidate Linda Gorton for Mayor, Gorton says she normally doesn’t weigh in on issues that are the purview of federal and state elected officials…
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — A former Johnson Central High School girls’ basketball coach was arrested and indicted on charges of sex abuse. According to the Paintsville Herald, 54-year-old Darrin Rice was arrested Wednesday. Johnson Commonwealth’s Attorney Tony Skeans told the Herald that the alleged offenses, which include third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse, were listed in an indictment…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – As the fall season begins, so do fall activities, and one corn maze in Jessamine County is for a good cause. It’s called Jessamine Maze Days and proceeds go to the Jessamine County Homeless Coalition. “Last year was our first year and over 1,000 people came in and participated. And we had a shortened season, we…
The calendar says late September but it felt more like late July across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday. Afternoon highs ran into the upper 80s and low 90s, and it felt even hotter than that as humidity levels were higher as well. I guess it was fitting considering that Wednesday was the last full day of the summer season….
Categories: GDK Guests
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Five University of Kentucky football players filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Lexington police officer. Reuben Adams, JuTahn McClain, Andru Phillips, Devito Tisdale and Joel Williams were University of Kentucky student-athletes who in 2021 were facing charges related to a fight at an Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity house party. The charges were dropped the same year…
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/21/22, 11:06 a.m. Kentucky State Police have arrested the 14-month-old’s mother, Bailee Thornsbury, after they say they found narcotics in the home. Thornsbury is charged with trafficking in a controlled substance 1st degree (methamphetamine), trafficking in a controlled substance 1st degree (opiates), possession of controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia and wanton…
WILMORE, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Wilmore woman was arrested Wednesday and is accused of setting fire to her own bakery. According to the Nicholasville Police Department, an investigation began into a fire at Lana Rowland’s bakery, CNC Bakery, on July 17. The fire destroyed her bakery, which was located at 615 N. Main Street. A joint investigation between Nicholasville police,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — An early morning crash between two cars and a Lextran bus sent a woman and a baby to the hospital. According to Lexington police, the crash happened at 6:31 a.m. at the intersection of Man o’ War and Palumbo Drive after a car ran a red light and struck a vehicle, pushing it into a Lextran…
It was a beautiful Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with full sunshine in most locations. As a result, afternoon highs surged into the upper 80s to around 90 degrees, which is about 10 to 12 degrees above average for this late in September. Despite the hot temperatures it wasn’t overly oppressive as humidity levels stayed fairly low. We did…
Temperatures will be climbing into the upper 80s near 90 degrees for your Tuesday afternoon. This summer-like feel remains in the forecast for your Wednesday as well. Dry conditions can be expected during this time as well. This is all out ahead of a strong cold front that will be dropping those temperatures just in time for the official start…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who killed three students and wounded five more in a school shooting 25 years ago will have to wait another week to learn his fate in a high-stakes hearing that could see him released or denied the chance to ever leave prison. Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman on Dec. 1, 1997, when he fired…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Mandy Perez is Kentucky’s 2023 Teacher of the Year, Gov. Andy Beshear announced at a Tuesday morning press conference. Perez said she wasn’t expecting the award, but is very thankful. “Teaching is the best profession in the world. And your teachers know that. It’s tough, there are a lot of days where you don’t know if…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — The wrong-way driver who collided head-on with another vehicle on I-75, killing three people, has been indicted by a grand jury in Laurel County. The Sentinel Echo reported Joshua Poore, a 21-year-old from California, is charged with three counts of murder from the crash. The crash happened on I-75 near exit 38 in Laurel County…
After a nice final weekend of summer across Central and Eastern Kentucky, we saw lots of sunshine across the area on Monday even if it didn’t start out that way. A dying complex of overnight thunderstorms to our northwest weakening out over Western Kentucky there was a bit of cloudiness this morning around daybreak. This made for some beautiful colors…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A man has been arrested in connection to several metal thefts that caused over $150,000 of damage to local businesses. From May to early September, officers responded to several metal thefts from HVAC units in the Chevy Chase and Nicholasville Road areas, according to Lexington police. On Thursday, Sept. 15, detectives charged Kenneth Jordan with 15…