District also lifting COVID-19 restrictions on school visitors, volunteers Monday, March 21
The governor warned against ending the state’s COVID-19 state of emergency early.
The Kentucky Senate and House will go into session at 1:00 p.m. EDT
Piper needs financial help for medical, nutritional needs
The case remains under investigation.
Kentucky has seen declining COVID-19 numbers for seven straight weeks, according to the state.
Deputies found a heroin, fentanyl mix on Thompson during suicide watch
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Master distillers from around the country met at the university of Kentucky for the James B Beam Institute Bourbon Industry Conference. The annual conference gives distillers a chance to talk shop with other bourbon producers, and hash-out some of the industry’s problems. Bourbon distillers say over the past decade, there’s been a huge increase in demand…
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Superheroes often wear capes and fight crime, well on Monday, March 14th, more than a dozen people in Kentucky were recognized as superheroes for their work in making a difference in the lives of child abuse victims. The Children’s Advocacy Center’s of Kentucky says the cape and plaque presented are designed to celebrate people who go…
City says progress is being made on the project
‘The mural will be at the Carnegie Center for the next year.
GEORGETOWN, Ky (WTVQ)- St. Patrick’s Day is this Thursday and local bars and pubs are gearing up for a busy holiday. Slainte Public House in Georgetown is expecting hundreds of people this year. Co-owners Matt and Ashley Nunn say all hands will be on deck, as the pub will be fully staffed. The pub is bringing in a live band…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ)- The Kentucky Women’s basketball team has earned the No.6 seed in the upcoming Women’s NCAA Tournament. Kentucky will take on No.11 Princeton in the Bridgeport Region. The Kentucky Wildcats were recently crowned SEC Champions and have won 11 straight. This will mark Kentucky’s 17th appearance in the tournament. Categories: Solid Blue, Sports
On Sunday afternoon, nearly 200 runners and walkers participated in the 3rd Annual Officer Burke Rhoads Memorial 5.74K in honor of Rhoads.
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Sunday marks 4 years since Pikeville Police Officer Scotty Hamilton was killed in the line of duty. Usually, the department says the day is remembered with coffee, food and gathering of officers and family, some of Hamilton’s favorite things. Due to the snow, this year’s memorial had to be postponed for later in the week, but…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ)- The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team was selected as the No. 2 seed in the East Region. The Wildcats will play No.15 see Saint Peter’s on Thursday in Indianapolis. The Wildcats finished the 2021-22 regular season with a 26-7 overall record and a 14-4 SEC record. If UK defeats Saint Peter’s they would face the winner…
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A county wide clean up effort has begun in Jessamine County. The clean up is for those living in Jessamine County to dispose of any residential debris. You’re encouraged to bring debris to either the Jessamine County Road Department in Nicholasville or in Wilmore. Some things not accepted are commercial debris like shingles, drywall, bricks,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A new entertainment venue in Lexington is all the rage and is encouraging people to get out the pent up pandemic stress. For many people, the last two years have been long and stressful and LexRage offers a new way for people to release that tension. For co-owner Samantha George, she’s dreamt of opening a rage…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 13 year old girl. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 13-year-old Madison Shumaker was last seen yesterday around 12 p.m.off of may lane…6 miles east of London. She is 5’2, 140 pounds with black shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing camouflage pants and a blue…
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Bell County man is accused of trying to make an underage girl have sex with him. According to WRIL Radio, a complaint warrant taken out by a Middlesboro Police Officer says that 29-year-old Steven Lankford is accused of using an electronic device to try and make a 16-year-old girl have sex with him The…
While money raised from other Horse Mania statues are going to help local art programs, money raised from these particular horses will go back to Graves, Hopkins, and Warren counties to help in the rebuilding process.
The horse will be complete sometime in April and will used during the Horse Mania event this summer
The market was cancelled the past two years due to the pandemic, but it’s celebrating nearly 40 years.