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. (WTVQ) -- Was your property damaged in last Friday's storm? Lexington Division of Emergency Management wants to know. Emergency…
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ/RELEASE) - Over 6,300 Woodford County customers are still without power at the moment. Significant progress was made today in restoring power. We are seeing more and more utility crews arrive in the County. It is still…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Lexington Parks and Recs is reporting that many of its park and rec facilities were impacted by extreme winds. Parks and Rec says Gay Brewer Jr. Golf Course at Picadome is closed all weekend. Kearney Hill…
UPDATE: (03/05/23) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/RELEASE) - Mayor Linda Gorton today provided several updates on storm clean-up: Kentucky Utilities currently estimates about 35,000 households in Lexington without power. Through mutual assistance partnerships, the company has secured an additional 1,500 resource personnel…
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Sunday evening everyone, its been another fantastic day across central and eastern Kentucky as the damage clean up continues after Fridays historic storm. Here…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - All Fayette County Public Schools will be closed Monday due to power outages and storm damage from Friday's storms. "Due to conditions in our community and on our campuses caused by Friday’s historic weather event, all…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- A family in Lexington is without a home after their house caught fire Sunday afternoon. The Lexington Fire Department says crews responded just after 1:30 p.m. to a home on fire in the 1600 block of Lindy…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Some of the best classical and opera singing students were at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the University of Kentucky's campus for the 18th annual Vocal Scholarship Competition. The event awarded more than $700,000 in…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Lexington police are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting Saturday night. Police say they responded just before 6:30 p.m. to a local hospital for a man who had been shot. They say he had…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- On Saturday, the Fayette County Education Association celebrated a love for reading with its annual "Read Across America" event. The event at Frederick Douglass High School had arts and crafts, characters, and free book giveaways. Celebrity readers…
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Saturday evening, we are coming off one of the most significant weather events to ever hit our state on our Friday with a historic high…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ/RELEASE) -On the evening of March 3, 2023, Nicholasville Police responded to a call of a shooting at the Valero gas station at 1000 South Main Street. Arriving officers located a male juvenile who had been shot. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ/RELEASE) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear briefed Kentuckians after severe storms produced violent thunderstorms, dangerous winds, flooding and several small tornadoes. Wind speeds in some locations surpassed 70 mph. At least five Kentuckians died because of the storms.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - As a result of Friday's severe storm, a Lexington woman is dead after a tree fell onto her car, while she was inside. It happened in the 1000…
FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Kentucky governor Andy Beshear gave grim news Saturday morning: at least five Kentuckians have died, including a woman in Lexington, after severe storms swept through the state Friday. "Sadly,we lost…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Winds reaching speeds of 79 mph leaving destruction and debris in various areas of Central Kentucky. According to Lauren White of the Bluegrass Airport, the roof on the concourse A building and the roof on the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Friday, significant road hazards across Central Kentucky caused by severe weather resulted in one death in Fayette County. Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. Beshear also tweeted the news. "Kentucky, more sad news. We have lost a second person due to…
