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…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Lexington Police Department says that one person was arrested and another was injured in an overnight stabbing on Monday on North Upper…
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Gov. Andy Beshear endorsed Charles Booker, the state's Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat, according to a press release. Beshear released the following statement regarding his endorsement: “Charles Booker understands Kentucky because he has…
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - As pools and water parks open for the summer, the Cynthiana Splash Pad at Flat Run in Harrison County is working to make its space more welcoming for everyone. Starting…
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Cynthiana Police Department has a licensed social worker on staff helping residents get mental health and substance abuse treatment to prevent individuals from ending up behind bars or in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — On Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have approved funding for 18 communities impacted by the January 2026 winter…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Lexington Police Department is seeking further information from the public about a 2024 fatal shooting which left 18-year-old Juan Martinez-Bustos deceased. According to officials, on Oct. 3, 2024 around…
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Following a comeback victory against Wake Forest, Kentucky advanced into the winners' bracket setting up a date with the 16th overall seed, West Virginia. No, it's not Groundhog's Day. The Wildcats and…
(AP) - Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the…
(AP) - The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9…
(AP) - Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people…
(AP) - A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer. “While not curing the cancer, it is a very large…
CLAY CITY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Several central-eastern Kentucky fire departments had to cooperate to extinguish a severe house fire in Clay City, according to an official with the Clay City Fire Department. Assisting the…
CARROLLTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Update: May 31 at 7:20 p.m. Kentucky State Police (KSP) has announced that one of the juveniles injured in a two-vehicle roadway collision in Carroll County has died from their…
CUB RUN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A 38-year-old woman was found dead in a green tent at the Dog Creek Campground recreation area Saturday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). According to a press…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Nine local celebrity dancers partnered with professionals from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio to raise critical funding for local nonprofits at the 2026 Dancing with the Lexington Stars event. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Lexington's annual Pride Festival kicked off Saturday to celebrate love, joy, acceptance and identity. According to event organizers, this year's Pride Festival was their biggest year yet. Lexington Pride Center…
PARIS, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A farm in Paris is giving families another chance to enjoy its annual Poppy Festival after rain washed out Memorial Day weekend plans. Middle Springs Farm extended its festival to…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Students from around the world gathered in Lexington for Run for the Robots on Saturday for a major robotics competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park. Run for the Robots,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week. Cigarette smoking is a…
