Kentucky National Guard adds new names to Memorial in Frankfort

The Memorial Day Observance was held at the Boone Center in Frankfort

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – “Say their name and they will never be forgotten.” Those words were spoken to the crowd gathered at the Kentucky National Guard Memorial in Frankfort for its annual Memorial Day Observance. This year, 13 new names of Guardsmen and women who did in the line of duty were added to the Memorial, bringing the Memorial’s total…

8-year-old boy taken to hospital after being given several shots of whiskey

An investigation found that 50-year-old Charles Jones was at his home on Lincoln Avenue when he allegedly gave the child several shots of whiskey

MONTICELLO, Ky. (WTVQ) – A child is sent to the hospital after being given shots of whiskey, according to police. The Monticello Police Department says on Sunday around 2:55 p.m. officers responded to the Conn Street Apartment’s  for a 911 call about a child being very intoxicated. Police say an 8-year-old boy was taken to the Wayne County Hospital for…

Two cats die in morning apartment fire in Johnson County

Two dogs and a cat were rescued but two other cats died in the fire

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – An apartment caught fire in Johnson County Monday morning. According to the Rockhouse Fire and Rescue, firefighters responded to an apartment fire off 460, around 3:20 a.m. Fire officials say firefighters encountered heavy smoke from the apartment when they arrived. Officials say the fire was extinguished quickly, with damage contained to only one apartment. Two…

Family displaced after house fire in Irvine

Fire officials say the home is a total loss and the cause is under investigation

IRVINE, Ky. (WTVQ) – A family is displaced after their home caught fire Monday morning. According to the Irvine Fire Department, firefighters responded to the call around 5 a.m. to the 100 block of Stevens Avenue. Fire officials say the family and a dog were able to make it out of the burning home safely. Another dog did die while…

Police: man charged with DUI after reportedly crashing into house

Lexington Police say the incident happened around 1AM

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man has been arrested and charged with a DUI after driving into a house early Monday morning. Lexington Police and the Lexington Fire Department responded to a call around 1 AM Monday morning after a car drove into a house in the 900 block of Albany Circle. Police say the person who drove into the…

Heating Up for Memorial Day..

High pressure parked over the region will bring fair skies and warming conditions as we head into Memorial Day. With abundant sunshine expected, you’ll want to be sure to wear plenty of sunscreen with the high sun angle as we approach the Solstice now just a few weeks away. As a south breeze develops, temps really surge to start the…

Mother Nature should be in full cooperation with our holiday weekend weather

We should dry out nicely and warm up as we head toward the "unofficial" start of summer on Memorial Day

With an upper low spinning over the Ohio Valley on Friday, most folks had to dodge a few spotty showers from time to time. Given the set-up, many locations went from sunshine over to brief heavy rain as pockets of showers rotated around the low to our north. As this system pulls east of the area into Saturday, conditions should…

Asbury Summer Film kicks off, celebrates film’s launch to streaming services

This year's program begins as a previous year's project, 'Damaged Goods,' is released to streaming services

WILMORE, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Summer Film program at Asbury University kicked off earlier in the week, coinciding with the release of a previous year’s project, ‘Damaged Goods,’ to streaming services. The three-week program, which professors and students say is a long-standing tradition at the school, allows undergraduate and graduate students to work as both cast and crew on a…

Strong-to-severe storms possible Thursday

After morning rain showers disrupted the a.m. commute, strong-to-severe storms are possible Thursday afternoon and evening.

  Another chance of severe storms in the forecast for your Thursday. Latest data suggests strong-to-severe storms will be possible during the late afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts is the primary threat, but an isolated tornado and localized flooding will also be possible.   The Level 2 Severe Risk has expanded yet again. A 5% tornado risk has also…

Summer-like air returns in a hurry and so do our thunderstorm chances

It definitely felt like late May Wednesday with highs back in the 80s and a few storms popping with the afternoon warmth

After starting the week on an unseasonably cool note with lingering clouds cover holding temperatures in check, we surged right back into a summer-like pattern across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday. With a warm front moving north of the commonwealth, afternoon highs surged into the low to mid-80s plus it felt warmer than that given the elevated humidity levels….

Active pattern to end the workweek

After a drier Tuesday across central and eastern Kentucky, showers and storms return to the forecast on Wednesday

As we expected, there is a lull in the precipitation out there across central & eastern Kentucky. We are still anticipating showers and storms to develop later Wednesday afternoon. It feels a bit muggy out there and those warm temperatures and added moisture will help fuel the storms. The area  has a Level 1 Severe Risk for today, with damaging…