Beshear talks pandemic, lessons learned, urges Kentuckians to apply for eviction relief
Governor Beshear on Wednesday talked the pandemic, lessons learned and his ‘Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund.’
UPDATE: 46-year-old man identified as victim in fatal crash; car was stolen
Officer had not given chase; car hit by two different vehicles.
Harrodsburg celebrates 247th birthday
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) – On Wednesday, those living in Harrodsburg celebrated the city’s 247th birthday with a small outdoor celebration. According to historians, 247 years ago Harrodsburg was the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny mountains. The city is just 3 years shy of turning 250. Volunteers in town say they’re already working to make that milestone year…
State’s COVID positivity rate still can’t break 2%; no ‘red’ counties
Hospitalizations, ICU numbers hover in same range for more than a week.
SoulFeast Week aims to highlight black agriculture and black owned restaurants
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) – A handful of restaurants will be featuring a special menu item in honor of SoulFeast Week. Beginning on Thursday, the ten day celebration that will highlight black owned restaurants in Lexington will kick off. 13 different businesses and restaurants are participating in the event. Each of them will offer an off-menu feature entree for less than…
UPDATE: Medina Spirit sample to be flown to New York, Baffert to pay
He seeks injunction to block further punishment until case heard.
UPDATE: Pedestrian killed in Tuesday accident identified
UPDATE POSTED 5:05 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 LEXINGTON, Ky. – The man hit by a car and killed on New Circle Road early Wednesday morning has been identified as 46-year-old Benjamin Hacker, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn. Hacker was officially pronounced dead at the scene at 1:21 a.m., the coroner said. ORIGINAL STORY POSTED 5 A.M. TUESDAY,…
Reward offered after Breonna Taylor mural vandalized
Donor offers $2,500 reward
UPDATE: Parks and Recreation board makes changes following Little League fight
Some parents on Facebook have also claimed their kids got hurt in the confusion.
Hospital celebrates not just the past but also the future
Time capsule buried, will be dug up in 10 years.
UK begins recruitment to test Moderna vaccine in children
Parents can enroll their children.
Rowan County I-64 rest area wins Best Maintained award
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – The rest area found on the westbound lanes of I-64 in Rowan County was announced as the “best maintained” in Kentucky for 2020. “One thing that all travelers appreciate is a well-run, well-maintained, easily accessible rest area where they can stop, relax and enjoy a respite from the road,” said Jim Gray, secretary of the Kentucky…
Hodgenville man arrested in connection with Capitol breach
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Louisville has arrested Kurt Peterson of Hodgenville on charges connecting him to the Capitol breach on January 6. The charges include Obstructing an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting, Destruction of Government Property and Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. According to FBI Louisville, Peterson remains in…
Fayette sheriff, judges launch fine forgiveness program
Program runs through Aug. 31
UK budget has 1% tuition, fee hike, $1,000 bonuses
Trustees to consider budget at meeting Thursday
A ‘bear-y’ big donation by Kentucky Baseball to KCH
Some 700 teddy bears donated to KCH
Two Lexington gas stations robbed at gunpoint, police believe incidents are related
Two incidents within minutes of each other.
Hometown Hero: Veterinarian’s caring for animals goes beyond ‘work’
Featuring Dr. Alexa Noble of Noble View Veterinary Clinic
Concerns over the homeless population in Lexington’s East end
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Lexington social worker and Executive Director for the East End Development Corporation, Billie Mallory, is asking the Urban County Council to do something about what she says is an increasing homeless population in the East end. “I’m not against the homeless, I’m a social worker, and I’ve worked with the homeless about 15 years. But…
Kentucky teachers look to future with electric vehicle building
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Some teachers got some pretty cool training Tuesday and that’ll mean pretty cool learning for some fourth, fifth and sixth-graders this fall. The University of Kentucky and Greenpower USA teamed up to show teachers how to build electric cars. Teachers will take their training and their cars back to the classroom this fall. They also got…
Restaurant seeing boom months after wet vote in Jessamine County
A new Jessamine County business says sales are rolling in after the county voted to go wet in November.
Jessamine County students’ summer camp yields ‘Legally Blonde’ production
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – After more than a year when school, summer and holidays was anything but traditional, most kids are glad to have a little more traditional summer. But a group in Jessamine County is catching up on what they couldn’t do during school and the community will get to see it. A combination of 50 students from West…
UPDATE: KSP investigating Pendleton County deaths as double homicide
Apparently died from gunshot wounds.
Interim Joint State Government Committe hears about Census, redistricting, elections
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Today’s meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on State Government focused on hearing from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) about upcoming Census data, redistricting and elections. The 2020 Census used five different methods to collect data: online, by mail, in-person, by phone and imputation. Typical door-to-door data collections were difficult to do because of…