Lexington vets caring for cat after man allegedly bit off her ears

Pulaski County man charged in case that left a cat with missing ears

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A cat named ‘Bunny’ is beginning a long road to recovery in Lexington after authorities say she was abused. A man allegedly bit off the cat’s ears. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Zachary Rollins is charged with the torture of a dog or cat after being accused of biting off…

KY Transportation Cabinet hosts safety training at annual ‘Equipment Roadeo’

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — More than 160 employees from 12 counties across Central Kentucky arrived at Highway Equipment Roadeo Safety Training Day Tuesday morning. “All of our equipment operators come in and they do different events that’s intended as a safety training,” Chief District Engineer Kelly Baker said. “We’re doing various different trainings with it so it’s…

Two mobile homes damaged after fire in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Fire Department says two mobile homes on Haley Road are damaged after a fire Monday just before 8 p.m. Firefighters say the fire started in a mobile home and then spread to an attached second mobile home. According to officials, both homes are believed to have been unoccupied and vacant. The…

Another day of showers and storms Tuesday ahead of a late week strong-to-severe storm threat

Expect off and on showers and storms for your Tuesday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 STORM TEAM) – More off an on rain showers will be in the forecast for your Tuesday. This setup looks a lot like what we saw Monday — hit-or-miss rain, periods of dry weather, and occasional heavier downpours. High temperatures this afternoon will top out in the low to mid 70s. While we’re not expecting widespread…

Multi-vehicle crash shuts down lanes on I-75

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — According to a post from Lexwrecks, officials are responding to a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 Northbound at mile marker 83 in Madison County. I-75 is currently shutdown to one lane. This is a developing story.   Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Crash, I-75, madison county

Unsettled weather on the way much of this week

It will finally feel like May with above average highs

After a mostly dry and pleasant finish to the weekend, the weather took a more unsettled turn as an upper-level low slowly drifted north from the Gulf Coast. That system brought widely scattered showers and storms to Central and Eastern Kentucky Monday, with a few heavy downpours in spots despite some breaks of sunshine and mild temperatures in the mid-70s….

UK Softball locking in ahead of NCAA Tournament on Friday

Wildcats set to face Northwestern at 2 p.m. on May 16

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Only one team of Wildcats will remain after the first weekend of the NCAA Softball Tournament in Clemson, South Carolina. Kentucky and Northwestern are preparing to face-off in a battle of at-large contenders. Hosts Clemson and four-seeded USC Upstate are the others in the quartet of teams. “When we get into the postseason it’s gloves…

Life since winning the Kentucky Oaks and Derby at Jonabell Farm

Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado finished a job that started at the farm on the outskirts of Lexington in 2022, but dated back decades.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Michael Banahan had four two-year-old colts within the Godolphin system who had a chance to become household names in their next year of racing. Now, one of them has his name written in history forever as the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner. On May 3, Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado finished a job that started in…

Periodical cicadas emerging after 17 years underground

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — These noisy neighbors are starting to make their way back up to the surface after 17 years underground. Blake Newtown with University of Kentucky’s entomology department says people will begin to hear loud noises coming from periodical cicadas. “It almost sounds like jet engines,” Newton said. While the periodical cicada comes out every…