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…
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lyon County correctional officer was arrested Tuesday for alleged sexual conduct between her and an inmate. On Tuesday, Kentucky State Police say they were called by the Kentucky State Penitentiary for a report of sexual…
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (WHAS) -- You've probably driven past a white plastic tube in the ground, marking the presence of a gas pipeline. You've definitely seen the ads on TV and radio asking you to call 811 before digging, to…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Preparation is underway for Lexington's annual Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade. Lexington’s largest, free Halloween party, on Saturday, Oct. 22, will kick off with Halloween-inspired art and performances and conclude with the Halloween Parade and Thriller…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Fayette County Public School District is responding after a snake allegedly fell on a teacher's desk this week. Nathan Spalding, a teacher at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, says a "baby rat snake" fell…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A federal program that supports crime victims is awarding almost $23 million in grants to Kentucky programs. Gov. Andy Beshear's office says funds totaling $22.8 million will go to assist 120 programs and projects. The programs…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington police are looking for a driver after a crash sent a car into a ditch. According to police, the driver of a car hit another car on purpose, sending it off the road and into…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Another homicide Thursday afternoon in Lexington marks the 36th of the year for the city, just one behind last year's total which was the most ever in its history. This taking a toll on officers' mental…
What a quick change in our weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a cold front flipped our temperatures from the low to mid-90s Wednesday afternoon to the low…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The final design plans for a new park in downtown Lexington were unveiled Thursday. The finalized design, which incorporated input gathered from more than 16,000 people, was the next milestone in the creation of Town…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Frederick Douglass High School student was arrested and is facing charges after a gun and ammunition were found in his car during a routine safety check…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- With an increase in natural disasters in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an executive order to establish a Council for Community Recovery and Resiliency, he announced in his Thursday Team Kentucky update. The group will…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The ribbon was cut Wednesday on a new trail section at Masterson Station Park. The trail connects the existing path between the Masterson Station neighborhood and playground with Town Branch Trail, a multi-use trail surrounding McConnell's…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A woman who in 2019 killed three people in a wrong-way crash on I-75 was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday. Tammy Rodriguez appeared in Fayette County Court to hear her sentence. Rodriguez was…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is urging Kentuckians to vote 'no' on Amendment 2, an anti-abortion amendment that will appear on the November ballot. In a one-minute video posted to…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Lexington Fire Department will be able to add 21 new firefighters to its team thanks to a $4.2 million grant. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant aims to provide funding directly to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession. Speaking at a news conference, Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged what…
ASHLAND, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Boyd County man pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping a woman in May. According to Jonathan Smithers' plea agreement, on May 1, Smithers assaulted a woman whom he was in a relationship with, and, while using…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Kentucky woman who was seen shouting "this is our house" and other statements while filming herself inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riots was sentenced Wednesday. A federal judge ordered Reva Vincent,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WHAS) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky says it's working hard to "reclaim the vote" for the thousands of Kentuckians whose right to vote was restored before the upcoming November election. In 2019, Gov. Andy Beshear…
