Remembering the Parkette, memorabilia sale
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UPDATE: Neighborhood looks for solutions with city to speeding problem
The city explained different options to help with the speeding on Menifee Avenue
UPDATE 10:30 P.M. JULY 19, 2022 LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Speeding is something Lexington’s Traffic Engineering department says it deals with all over the city and the type of road it happens on helps determine the course of action that can be taken. Take Menifee Avenue for example. The city says it’s currently considered a ‘collector street’, which is defined…
Mid-week storm chances before another summer heat wave builds in
A few of the storms could be strong Wednesday night and into early Thursday as a frontal boundary moves through
The much needed rain we received across Central and Eastern Kentucky late Sunday and into Monday set us up for some patchy dense fog early Tuesday morning with visibilities reduced a good bit in some spots. Once the fog burnt off, the sunshine got to work and afternoon highs returned to the mid to upper 80s across the board. The…
Lawmakers discuss election security in KY
Senator Andrea Southworth saying some Kentuckians are concerned about what she calls "vulnerable election machines" , and want paper and hand counted ballots
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -Tuesday, lawmakers met in Frankfort to address what they call unfounded claims about election fraud in Kentucky. One of those claims, that the states voting machines are connected to the internet. The Secretary of States Office, however, telling lawmakers the voting machines are not connected to the world wide web and they’re tested for accuracy. The Secretary…
Parkette to hold memorabilia sale
The sale is happening Saturday at 10AM
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – It’s a celebration of the longest-serving restaurant in Lexington, closing after 71 years in business. This Saturday, a first-come first-serve Parkette memorabilia sale will be held to commemorate the iconic restaurant and its closing. The restaurant is selling its branded t-shirts, hats, menus, signs, and even car hop stations and booths. Owner Bryan Tipton says if…
Upcoming events at the historic Lyric Theatre
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Summertime heat returns in a big way
After two days of much needed rain across central and eastern Kentucky, mostly sunny and warm conditions return to the forecast for your Tuesday. Morning fog will fade into sunny skies across central and eastern Kentucky. Afternoon highs will be reaching the mid-to-upper 80s, with a small chance of a pop-up shower in southern Kentucky. The humidity really climbs into…
Job openings with state and Lextran
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Medical marijuana advisory team to host third town hall meeting
The meeting will be held Tuesday night at 5:30 PM in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Governor Beshear’s medical marijuana advisory team will be hosting another town hall Tuesday, this time in the state’s capital. The committee has been traveling around the state this summer to gather views on the issue and provide feedback to the Governor’s office. Tuesday is the third town hall, set to begin at 5:30 in Frankfort at…
UPDATE: Monday church service cancelled due to damage from water main break
Rosemont Baptist Church says it will hold regular services Sunday
UPDATE 10 P.M. JULY 18, 2022 LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A water main break early Monday morning leaving many homes in the Rosemont Garden neighborhood, off of Clays Mill Road and Lane Allen, flooded. It also impacted Rosemont Baptist Church, which cancelled its Monday night services for this week and next because of the water damage. Barbara West has been…
After some beneficial rain, summer heat and humidity is back in play this week
Most locations around the region saw at least 1" of rain, but now the focus shifts to typical July conditions returning
It was just what the doctor ordered across Central and Eastern Kentucky with very beneficial rain and storms to wrap up the weekend and kick off this week! Most locations saw at least 1″ rainfall totals, if not more and the areas that needed it most (down around Elizabethtown) had radar estimates in the 3″-5″ range! With the clouds and…
State’s abortion clinics, opposition, meet deadline for brief filings in abortion ban case
The clinics arguing that a temporary injunction would serve the people's interest and maintain the status quo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Today was the last day for Kentucky abortion clinics and those opposed to legal abortion in the State to file briefings with the Jefferson Circuit Court, before a judge makes a ruling on an injunction that would block two State laws on abortion. {SEE RELATED ARTICLES: Kentucky abortion clinics in court to block new state law…
UPDATE: New suicide hotline number ‘988’ rolls out in Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear says it's a chance to help Kentuckians
Gov. Andy Beshear says it’s a chance to help Kentuckians.
UPDATE: Man killed in Hedgewood Court shooting identified
He was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead
UPDATE (7/18/22) – A man killed in a shooting over the weekend in Lexington has been identified. According to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, 33-year-old Edward Studvent died from a gunshot wound. Lexington police say officers responded to the 200 block of Hedgewood Court Sunday just before 7 p.m. for a report of a person shot. Studvent was taken to…
Kentuckians prepare for Transplant Games
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Kentucky DockDogs hosts dock diving event
DockDogs at the Show Room Summer Splash event hosted in Danville
DANVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – “When I came out there I didn’t really know what was going to happen or what I would see and I saw the dogs having so much fun. Once I got my dog on the dock it was all over,” dog owner Jonathan Stewart siad. Think Air Bud meets water. In dock diving, dogs run…
CNC Bakery in Nicholasville catches fire Sunday morning
The cause is still under investigation but investigators say they believe the fire started above the commercial kitchen
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – A bakery in Nicholasville caught fire Sunday morning. According to the Nicholasville Fire Department, crews responded around 5:40 a.m. to CNC Bakery for reports of smoke coming out of the building. When crews arrived they found fire and heavy smoke coming from the second floor. Fire officials say the fire progressed and the building is believed…
Wet start to the week, but drier and warmer weather around the corner
A slow-moving area of low pressure and cold front will result in additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday.
After a mainly dry start to Sunday, our first round of showers and thunderstorms moved through Central and Eastern Kentucky this afternoon. While a few storms were strong, luckily, most of us didn’t see severe weather. Scattered showers are expected through the rest of the evening, but this period will bring an overall lull in the wet weather. Overnight tonight,…
‘Super Sunday’ changes location for weather
'Super Sunday' has been around for decades, usually at Douglass Park
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A summer tradition in Lexington, the annual ‘Super Sunday’ basketball tournament, continued despite the rain Sunday. Lexington Parks and Recreation says the Dirt Bowl summer basketball league has been around since the 70’s and has even had notable U.K. player alumni like Melvin Turpin and James Lee. Parks and Rec says this tournament serves as a…
Kentuckians prepare to compete in ‘Transplant Games’
The 2022 Donate Life Transplant Games will start July 29 in San Diego
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – In just under two weeks, people will gather for what’s called “the world’s largest celebration of life”, otherwise known as the Donate Life Transplant Games. Transplant recipients, living donors and donor families from 40 states and other countries will meet in San Diego for an Olympic style game tournament. Every person at the Transplant Games has…
Lexington woman going to Washington D.C. to fight for better tenant protections
The mom of six is currently looking for another landlord willing to accept her voucher before her lease ends in September.
WASHINGTON D.C, USA (WTVQ)- A Lexington woman has been facing difficulties for months as she tries to find affordable housing for her family. “With this housing market, people are not thinking about people. They’re thinking about their pockets and making money,” said Davita Gatewood. The last time ABC 36 spoke with Gatewood was back in May. Her landlord had made…
Water for Life kicks off annual water conference in Lexington
Two local breweries also teamed up with water professionals to produce special craft beer from recycled water.
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Water leaders from Kentucky and Tennessee are in Lexington this week for an annual conference on how water is recycled and used in the community. On Sunday, “Water for Life” helped educate the public on how waste water and drinking water is managed in the city. Two local breweries also teamed up with water professionals to produce…
Bell County Sheriff’s Dept. looking for robbery suspect
Investigators say a deputy responded around 5 a.m to the Howard's Fuel Station off of Highway 119 for a robbery
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Bell County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a robbery Sunday morning Investigators say a deputy responded around 5 a.m to the Howard’s Fuel Station off of Highway 119 for a robbery. Once on scene the deputy spoke with the clerk who said a masked man entered…