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Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021 applauded by Feeding Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) - Feeding Kentucky has commended the introduction of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021. Co-sponsored by Senator Mitch McConnell,...KY 1162 to close for slide repair June 17
JACKSON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Motorists who use KY 1162 in Morgan County will need to find a different route on Thursday, June 17. The...KSU professor elected MANRRS national president
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) - Dr. Marcus Bernard, an associate professor of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Kentucky State University (KSU) has been elected...
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...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...MSU professor Adam Yungbluth passes away
MOREHEAD, Ky. (MSU Public Affairs) - Adam Nicholas Yungbluth, 39, of Vernon Circle, Morehead, Kentucky, husband of Melissa Lee Yungbluth, passed away Saturday afternoon,...National Homeland Security Consortium releases report on COVID-19 response
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - The National Homeland Security Consortium (NHSC) released the NHSC COVID-19 After Action Report, a thorough report detailing its findings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic response. The...UK and Arq team up for sustainability effort
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Public Affairs) - Through a public-private research collaboration, the University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture and Arq are working to create...
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The sunshine continues
Drier, less humid air with sunshine this week.Milo Golding forecasts weather with Alyssa Andrews
Milo Golding does the weather with Meteorologist Alyssa Andrews on ABC 36 NewsOvernight flooding causes road closures and power outages in Southern Kentucky
Rivers, streams overflow after Saturday rains.Fayette Sheriff Winter Care transportation, drug pick-up activated
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) -The Fayette County Sheriff's Office has activated the transportation and prescription pickup portion of the Winter Care Program. The assistance provided is...Lexington Police work several accidents, downed powerlines and trees
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Lexington police busy overnight working on the aftermath of an ice storm. The city reporting a number of fallen tree limbs...UK cancels in-person classes, online classes still set; vaccine clinic for second day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - University of Kentucky has cancelled classes and its covid-19 vaccine clinic for the second day in a row because of...‘Snowfighters’ keeping eye on, prepping for potential Christmas Eve storm
Slick travel possible through FridayTop Local STEM Toys for Christmas 2020
You and Santa struggling when it comes to finding the perfect gift for your little scientist? If so, Jason Lindsey, aka "Mr. Science," with...
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2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championship to be at 100 percent capacity
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/Press Release) - Breeders’ Cup today announced plans to utilize 100 percent of seated capacity at Del Mar racetrack for the 2021...Two Wildcats set to attend NBA Draft Combine in Chicago
CHICAGO (UK Athletics) – Former Kentucky men’s basketball players Brandon Boston Jr. and Isaiah Jackson were among 69 players selected to attend the NBA...UK Athletics announces Hall of Fame Class of 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 has been announced, with Bettie Lou Evans (women’s...Fight breaks out at Stanton Little League game, under investigation
Some parents on Facebook have also claimed their kids got hurt in the confusion.Lafayette, Danville baseball teams advance in KHSAA State Baseball Tournament
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - The weather has not been kind to the KHSAA Semi-State Softball Tournament this week. Mother Nature had the same affect...Friday’s KHSAA Softball Semi-State games postponed until Sunday
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) -Friday's softball semi-state games have been postponed until Sunday, June 13 at John Cropp Stadium due to severe weather conditions. The rescheduled...Kentucky Junior Golf holds second ‘Drive, Chip & Putt Local Qualifier’
Golf Hagan Wells - 0LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - A slight weather delay could not stop the second of four Drive, Chip & Putt Local Qualifiers in Kentucky at...Former Ole Miss Linebacker Jacquez Jones transfers to Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Former Ole Miss linebacker Jacquez Jones has signed to play football at the University of Kentucky, head coach Mark...
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Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021 applauded by Feeding Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) - Feeding Kentucky has commended the introduction of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021. Co-sponsored by Senator Mitch McConnell,...KY 1162 to close for slide repair June 17
JACKSON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Motorists who use KY 1162 in Morgan County will need to find a different route on Thursday, June 17. The...KSU professor elected MANRRS national president
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) - Dr. Marcus Bernard, an associate professor of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Kentucky State University (KSU) has been elected...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...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...MSU professor Adam Yungbluth passes away
MOREHEAD, Ky. (MSU Public Affairs) - Adam Nicholas Yungbluth, 39, of Vernon Circle, Morehead, Kentucky, husband of Melissa Lee Yungbluth, passed away Saturday afternoon,...National Homeland Security Consortium releases report on COVID-19 response
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - The National Homeland Security Consortium (NHSC) released the NHSC COVID-19 After Action Report, a thorough report detailing its findings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic response. The...UK and Arq team up for sustainability effort
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Public Affairs) - Through a public-private research collaboration, the University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture and Arq are working to create...
- Weather
WEATHER HEADLINES
The sunshine continues
Drier, less humid air with sunshine this week.Milo Golding forecasts weather with Alyssa Andrews
Milo Golding does the weather with Meteorologist Alyssa Andrews on ABC 36 NewsOvernight flooding causes road closures and power outages in Southern Kentucky
Rivers, streams overflow after Saturday rains.Fayette Sheriff Winter Care transportation, drug pick-up activated
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) -The Fayette County Sheriff's Office has activated the transportation and prescription pickup portion of the Winter Care Program. The assistance provided is...Lexington Police work several accidents, downed powerlines and trees
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Lexington police busy overnight working on the aftermath of an ice storm. The city reporting a number of fallen tree limbs...UK cancels in-person classes, online classes still set; vaccine clinic for second day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - University of Kentucky has cancelled classes and its covid-19 vaccine clinic for the second day in a row because of...‘Snowfighters’ keeping eye on, prepping for potential Christmas Eve storm
Slick travel possible through FridayTop Local STEM Toys for Christmas 2020
You and Santa struggling when it comes to finding the perfect gift for your little scientist? If so, Jason Lindsey, aka "Mr. Science," with...
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2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championship to be at 100 percent capacity
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/Press Release) - Breeders’ Cup today announced plans to utilize 100 percent of seated capacity at Del Mar racetrack for the 2021...Two Wildcats set to attend NBA Draft Combine in Chicago
CHICAGO (UK Athletics) – Former Kentucky men’s basketball players Brandon Boston Jr. and Isaiah Jackson were among 69 players selected to attend the NBA...UK Athletics announces Hall of Fame Class of 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 has been announced, with Bettie Lou Evans (women’s...Fight breaks out at Stanton Little League game, under investigation
Some parents on Facebook have also claimed their kids got hurt in the confusion.Lafayette, Danville baseball teams advance in KHSAA State Baseball Tournament
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - The weather has not been kind to the KHSAA Semi-State Softball Tournament this week. Mother Nature had the same affect...Friday’s KHSAA Softball Semi-State games postponed until Sunday
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) -Friday's softball semi-state games have been postponed until Sunday, June 13 at John Cropp Stadium due to severe weather conditions. The rescheduled...Kentucky Junior Golf holds second ‘Drive, Chip & Putt Local Qualifier’
Golf Hagan Wells - 0LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - A slight weather delay could not stop the second of four Drive, Chip & Putt Local Qualifiers in Kentucky at...Former Ole Miss Linebacker Jacquez Jones transfers to Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Former Ole Miss linebacker Jacquez Jones has signed to play football at the University of Kentucky, head coach Mark...
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