LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington will mark the anniversary of the September 11th attacks with two events honoring the lives lost and the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice. A remembrance ceremony will be held Thursday morning at the Fallen Firefighter’s Monument in Phoenix Park downtown. The event will honor the firefighters and other first responders killed…
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Madison County man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with deputies Tuesday. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, 38-year-old Joshua Botkin was arrested after a standoff behind a home on Brassfield Road. Deputies said the incident began after they responded to reports of a man armed with a gun and…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A new Wawa gas station and convenience store will officially open to the public Friday in Jessamine County. It’s the first Wawa location in Central Kentucky. The store is located on Lexington Road in Nicholasville. The first 250 customers will receive a free T-shirt. Media outlets were invited for a preview inside before the…
Our fantastic stretch of September weather continued Wednesday with another day filled with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures across the area. The only blemish was a mid-level wave sliding through the region, which produced a few clouds and sprinkles out to our west before drifting eastward through the day. Afternoon highs warmed up a bit more with most locations…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington police are asking for the public’s help locating a suspect wanted in connection with a downtown shooting that happened last month. On August 29 around 2:12 a.m., officers were called to the 300 block of West Short Street for a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. The…
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WINCHESTER, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A fugitive who had been on the run for two years has been captured. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Steven Sumner was taken into custody Tuesday by U.S. Marshals near Winchester. Sumner was wanted on felony warrants in Madison County for Level 1 felony child molestation. The warrant stemmed from a criminal…
SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Somerset Pulaski County Rescue Squad is asking for the public’s help in locating two missing adults. Both men are described as white, 60 years old, six feet tall, about 200 pounds, with black and gray hair. They were last seen at the Cave Creek boat ramp, where their truck and trailer remain. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for a new 22-unit affordable housing development in Lexington. The event will be held Friday, Sept. 13, at 11:30 a.m. at 530 North Martin Luther King Boulevard. It will feature guest speakers from Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, including Mayor Linda Gorton, along with community leaders and a ceremonial groundbreaking….
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The family of Douglas Harless has filed a lawsuit against the London Police Department, several officers, and the City of London, alleging constitutional violations and wrongful death in connection with the fatal police raid that killed Harless in his own home last December. According to a release sent to ABC 36 News Now, the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Life Adventure Center is offering a free wellness workshop for caregivers later this month. The event is designed to provide parents and caregivers with stress-relief and self-care tools to help manage the unique challenges of their role. The workshop will take place Tuesday, Sept. 23, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Gatton Beaumont…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – University of Kentucky students can get free fresh produce today while supplies last. The Wildcat Market, now in its fourth year, is a free farmers market where UK students can take home locally sourced food. The event runs from 3 to 6 p.m. on Hilltop Lawn outside the William T. Young Library. The market…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Habitat for Humanity hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the first home built under its newly revitalized Women Build program. The event took place Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. at 732 Harrison Trace in Lexington. Mayor Linda Gorton, a longtime supporter of Women Build, shared her experience working on a Habitat build site…
This week’s forecast Today will feel very similar to yesterday with a mild morning and warm afternoon. Temperatures may be a few degrees warmer today, reaching the low to mid-80s. We’ll stay dry and sunny through the day, and many will be clear overnight. However, there may be increased cloud cover west of I-75 overnight. As a stationary front approaches…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Police are searching for two suspects after an armed robbery sent one person to the hospital overnight in Lexington. According to investigators, the robbery happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of Versailles Road. Police say two suspects armed with guns confronted the victim, who was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Golden Alert has been issued in Laurel County for a missing 88-year-old man. Police say Donald Simons was last seen on August 29 at his home on East Third Street in London. He was wearing a white polo shirt, black jacket, and brown pants. Simons is described as six feet, six inches tall…
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A tentative agreement has been reached between Floyd County Public Schools and the Floyd County Education Support Professional Association (FCESPA) following a day of widespread bus driver absences that left parents scrambling to get students to school. District leaders confirmed Tuesday that 32 bus drivers called out sick or were unavailable, forcing officials…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Fayette County Board of Education Chair Tyler Murphy says the district is committed to strengthening trust with the community as it prepares to consider the 2025-26 fiscal year budget. In a statement released Tuesday, Murphy said the board’s most important responsibility remains “supporting students in the classroom.” He noted that while the district has…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Just days after taking office, London Mayor Tracie Handley is pressing state officials for answers in the unresolved investigation into the death of city maintenance worker Douglas Harless. In a letter dated Monday, September 8, and sent to Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Mayor Handley called the lack of updates on the case…
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It was another delightful day on Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a broad area of high pressure dominated the weather across the eastern part of the country. After starting out in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees, temperatures surged nicely through the day with afternoon highs climbing back into the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. Humidity…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The 2025 World Chicken Festival is just over two weeks away, and preparations are already underway in Laurel County. Carnival rides have begun arriving at the festival grounds, signaling the countdown to one of the state’s most popular community celebrations. Advance armband tickets are now on sale for $25 each, cash only. The London-Laurel…
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Floyd County Schools asked parents to help transport students on Tuesday after a large number of bus drivers called out. According to the district, 32 drivers were absent, citing illness or other reasons, leaving several routes without coverage. Officials said the absences came after a Monday meeting with some drivers and were tied…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky Performing Arts says it lost $100,000 due to a ticket resale fraud scheme involving the Broadway hit Wicked. According to ABC affiliate WHAS11, prosecutors allege Aji-bola Odun-tan, who was born in Nigeria and now lives in Ireland, used stolen credit card information to buy dozens of tickets. He then resold them on StubHub….