WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Happy Monday! We are tracking the potential for strong-to-severe storms moving into the ABC 36 viewing area over the next two days.…
PITTSBURGH, PA (WTVQ)- Kentucky men's basketball's 2024 NCAA Tournament run is at an end 40 minutes after it started. The Wildcats lost to Oakland University on Thursday in Pittsburgh,…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) - A Jackson County, Kentucky couple is in the Detention Center there, facing charges they tried to sell their twin newborn daughters. According to their arrest citations, Zackary Davis and Jacquilyn Keith are charged with…
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - No. 7 seed Kentucky defeated No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 in a thriller on Friday at Enterprise Center. Kentucky fans endured a dramatic finish in regulation. Otega Oweh tied the game…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Road work is set to begin next week in Lexington’s East Loudon neighborhood. City officials say starting Monday, March 23, several streets between East Loudon Avenue and East New Circle Road will be milled…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that a Berea man has been sentenced to prison after pointing a weapon at officers during a domestic disturbance call. According to officials, Daniel Lewis, 56, was sentenced…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — The latest version of the Kentucky state budget could effectively wipe out Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program in the state, a book-gifting initiative that has mailed 8,635,423 free books to Kentucky children. Every month,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Lexington police are on the scene of a crash on Georgetown Road Friday afternoon. Traffic was backed up in the area as police work the scene. Red State BBQ on Georgetown Road posted that…
ASHLAND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A routine traffic stop in Ashland led to a significant drug seizure early Thursday morning. Police say officers conducted a traffic stop around 3 a.m. and discovered suspected heroin, cocaine, approximately 100 unidentified pills,…
UPDATE: According to the Somerset Police Department, Megan Mahar has been found safe. SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Golden Alert has been issued as police search for a missing woman…
Chuck Norris, a martial artist and actor best known for his role in the long-running television series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died at the age of 86, his family announced. "It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the…
Warm and mainly dry to end the week The vernal equinox officially occurs at 10:46 AM Friday, marking the start of spring. The Bluegrass region…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police has released body camera footage tied to an excessive use-of-force case involving a former state trooper. According to KSP, the footage shows events involving former trooper Hayden Kilbourne, who has pleaded…
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Pulaski County man has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in connection with a 2024 double homicide. According to…
(ABC36 News Now) — A former Magoffin County middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges, which will land them five years in prison, according to…
UPDATE: March 19 at 3:30 p.m The Woodford County Coroner has identified the victim in a deadly January structure fire at a Versailles apartment complex as 67-year-old Harold…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC has scrubbed the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” starring Taylor Frankie Paul, citing a newly released video from 2023. Thursday’s unprecedented cancellation of the already filmed season of the long-running reality television show comes days before it…
BARCELONA (AP) — Spanish authorities have found the body of missing college student from Illinois. The…
VAN LEAR, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Spring break looks a little different for some college students in Kentucky this year. While most college students are relaxing or heading…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A massage therapist in Lexington is facing a first-degree sexual abuse charge after a client reported an assault during an appointment on March 14. Lexington Police Department…
It was a fairly pleasant final day of the winter season across Central and Eastern Kentucky Thursday, a day that many folks have long awaited. A weak…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - One person has been arrested following a shots fired incident in Lexington. According to the…
