Three injured in crash involving trooper car
Crash happened on Highway 25E
“It’s very likely there will be future attacks”: Taliban controls Afghanistan
The Taliban controls Afghanistan and U.S. veterans and congressmen predict resurgent terrorist groups could arise.
Shooting investigation underway in Lexington
A Lexington man is in the hospital after being shot, according to police.
UPDATE: Missing person found in Lincoln County, teamwork praised
Missing person found Saturday evening.
Getting kids ready for school with ‘Friendship Fest’
The fest usually offers in person hair cuts but couldn’t this year due to COVID…instead offering hair cut vouchers from the lab barber school.
Signature “look good-feel good bags” with 10 hygiene products were also given out.
Annual ‘Small Town America’ Festival enhances tourism in Mount Sterling
The festival is named after a song written by a local artist. The event has been held downtown since 2009.
Lexington Share Center and Islamic Relief USA hold ‘Back to School Bash’
They included essential items like notebooks, folders, masks, and more.
The Share Center Program Coordinator says the event is to ensure every kid has what they need.
Local business closes, says “we’ve run out of steam”
The Burley Market and Cafe in Cynthiana closed Saturday after experiencing long-term impacts from the pandemic.
Crave Festival Returns
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Anyone hungry? This weekend, you can cure that hunger at the CRAVE Food + Music Festival, back to celebrate local food at Masterson Station Park. It’s Lexington’s biggest community culinary event of the year, and it’s back for its eighth season. CRAVE features over forty local and regional restaurants and food trucks, craft beers, cocktails, a…
Kentucky Special Olympics holds Region 2 softball tournament in Georgetown
Saturday, the Kentucky Special Olympics softball tournament had more than 250 players and 19 different teams taking the field at Marshall Park, and they were all ready to win.
‘Golden Alert’ issued for missing man with dementia in Madison County
82-year old James McGuire left his house late Friday night to go on a walk and never returned home, according to deputies.
Apparent murder-suicide in Morehead
75-year old Vada Sargent and 81-year old Cobern Sargent were found dead inside a home on Rodburn Hollow Road, according to the Rowan County coroner.
2021 36 Blitz: Pulaski County Maroons
SOMERSET, Ky (WTVQ) – Last season, the Pulaski County Maroons lost a hard-fought game to Belfry to kick off their season. They would then rattle off 8-straight wins and finish the regular season with only one loss. In the district title game, they would face their rival Southwestern. The Maroons beat the Warriors by three points in the regular season,…
Traffic Update: All SB I-75 lanes in Fayette County reopen after truck crash
Lexington Police say a tractor-trailer hit a concrete barrier and jackknifed, blocking lanes of traffic on southbound I-75.
2021 36 Blitz: South Laurel Cardinals
LONDON, Ky (WTVQ) – 2020 couldn’t have gone much worse for the South Laurel Cardinals. Their then head coach Donnie Burdine spent the beginning of the season in the hospital battling COVId-19. Without their head coach, the Cardinals suffered on the field. They would go 0-8. Burdine would be nursed back to health, but would end up leaving the school…
Scott County Sheriff’s Office investigating car thefts, stolen vehicle
Authorities would appreciate the public’s help as they investigate recent car thefts in Scott County.
Lexington mom urges schools remain remote
Kiindia Glover, a mom of five with kids at three different Fayette County Schools, discovered her seven-year-old had contracted COVID-19 when she took him to the ER Thursday morning. Her daughter came home later that day showing severe COVID-like symptoms.
Frankfort Police searching for missing 15-year-old girl
Last seen on evening of Aug. 10
Volunteers from Breathitt County and from out of state help homeowners recover
JACKSON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Five months after the devastating floods in Breathitt county, he headlines have faded, but families are still trying to recover. After the water receded, volunteers from around town and out of state came to help. It takes only a few seconds of a walk through a home in Breathitt County to see the water damage.Ruined appliances,…
Kentucky photographer’s exhibit on display at UK Chandler Hospital
Artist and Louisville resident Sarah Hoskins has spent over twenty years photographing historic African-American communities in Central Kentucky for her series “The Homeplace.” Her work is now being displayed at the UK Chandler Hospital.
4,009 new COVID cases, positivity nears 12%, 12 deaths, 2 in their 30s: State
Deaths, hospitalizations reaching ‘scary’ levels
Lexington Police warn of police report phone scam
Police say people are told their name appears in a recent police report and they can pay money to receive a copy. Don’t fall for it.
62-year-old man dies in Floyd County crash
Single-vehicle crash happened Thursday night.
Lake Malone Kentucky State Park introduces unique ‘greeters’
Big Twigs attraction expected to bring new guests to Muhlenberg County