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…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS) — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission released its fifth mortality report, this one on Bosque Redondo who died on May 15. According to the Associated Press, a Kentucky steward’s report from May 13 listed the horse's death. The report shows the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In its life-and-death battle against the drug epidemic, Kentucky has made gains in “breaking down the stigma” to reach out for treatment, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday while releasing statistics showing the state's overdose fatalities declined…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A chronic staffing shortage at Kentucky's first female-only youth detention center is forcing the state to transfer juveniles from that and another facility in temporary moves, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. Juveniles at the Campbell Regional…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington police officer has been suspended for two months after he was arrested on DUI charges in October 2022. Urban County Council voted Thursday night to approve the unpaid, two-month suspension of Officer Derrick Walton.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- In a historic move, the City of Lexington passed its $507 million budget during Thursday night's meeting -- the largest in the city's history. Urban County Council approved Mayor Linda Gorton's proposed spending plan, with a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Two women are hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Man o' War Boulevard Friday morning. According to Lexington police, the crash happened at the intersection of Man o' War and Belleau Wood Drive at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Southern Baptist Convention has voted to expel two churches, because they have women pastors. That includes a church in Kentucky. The convention says having women as pastors goes against the denomination's interpretation of the bible.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The University of Kentucky is closing Good Samaritan Hospital in 2029 to expand UK Chandler Hospital. UK Spokesperson Jay Blanton told ABC 36 in a statement the closure is to meet the health needs of the…
It was a warm and dry Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky but you probably noticed the return of hazy skies due to more smoke particles from the Eastern…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — In the U.S. there have been more than 92,000 elderly victims of scams and together they have lost $1.7 billion. The use of these types of scams is also a problem here in Lexington. Sgt. Brad…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The wife of fallen Scott County deputy Caleb Conley says she's thankful for the outpour of support from all over the country -- and wants as many people as possible to know. In her first public…
FORT KNOX, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The remains of a World War II soldier from Indiana will be buried next week in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Radcliff. In January 1945, Army Pfc. Leonard E. Adams and his unit were in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) Blue Grass Airport celebrates big as they announce their new direct flight to Las Vegas. The flight arrived at 1 p.m. today and was welcomed with a water…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WHAS) — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) is looking to hire a new position — a safety steward. According to a news release, the safety steward will oversee safety procedures and make sure people are following both Horseracing…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Fayette County Democratic Party has issued a call for candidates to become the party's nominee in a special election this November, to fill the seat of the late state Representative Lamin Swann. Potential candidates living…
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Two people died in a two-vehicle crash in Pike County on Monday, Kentucky State Police said Thursday. The crash happened around 8:50 p.m. on East Shelbiana Road. KSP says Robin Chaney was driving a car when…
