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Big Blue Madness tickets distributed Oct. 2

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tickets for the 2015 Big Blue Madness in Rupp Arena will be available on Friday, Oct. 2, at 10 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum ticket windows on Euclid Avenue and online at Ticketmaster.com. Big Blue Madness, the…

Blackhawk Mining wins Patriot Coal bankruptcy auction

SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. (AP) — Bankrupt Patriot Coal says it is proceeding with a partial sale to Blackhawk Mining LLC after an auction. In a news release Tuesday, Patriot says Lexington-based Blackhawk Mining won an auction Monday for a substantial…

Inmate uses bed sheets in escape, falls when knot slips

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two inmates at a Louisville jail facility could have used a course in knot-tying when they plotted an escape using bed sheets. The men escaped to the roof of a minimum-security building Monday night, and used…

EKU basketball players get schooled on financials

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s basketball players recently participated in a finance management seminar to prepare for the additional cost-of-attendance scholarship money they will receive this year. The seminar was hosted by Cumberland Valley National Bank…

PD: Man sold stolen hemp plants in Walmart parking lot

DANVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ)- Danville police say a man was arrested today after he was caught selling stolen hemp plants at a Walmart parking lot. Investigators say the suspect had a pickup truck full of leafy plants.  Police say they later…

The power of the bye week

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - We mentioned it yesterday on ABC 36 News, the EKU football program has won 13 straight games coming off a bye week. The Colonels are coming off an open week as they play host to Austin Peay…

No Florida hangover

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - The UK football coaching staff is completely sold on the team coming out ready to play this weekend. There shouldn't be any lingering hangover from the loss to Florida. This team is going to bounce back.…

Stoops on Towles: "We can't miss layups."

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Patrick Towles ran the ball 145 times for 303 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2014. You can see in the video what happened versus Florida the two times Towles tucked and ran it successfully. New offensive…

Operation Contain

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - To say Kentucky struggled to contain Florida quarterback Will Grier would be an understatement. Grier ran 12 times for more than 60 yards...most of those runs were daggers when Kentucky had stalled the Gators out. Allowing…

Killed trooper’s dad wants more safety

It’s been a little more than a week since a state trooper was gunned down in his cruiser in Lyon County. Now that trooper’s dad wants to know if more can be done to keep law enforcement safe out on the road.

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