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…
After a nice final weekend of summer across Central and Eastern Kentucky, we saw lots of sunshine across the area on Monday even if it didn't start out that…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A man has been arrested in connection to several metal thefts that caused over $150,000 of damage to local businesses. From May to early September, officers responded to…
MCKEE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A 54-year-old McKee man is suspected of fatally shooting another man Sunday. Officers were called to a home off of KY-3445 just before 5 p.m. Sunday for a shooting, according to Kentucky State Police. There, they…
(CNN NEWSOURCE) -- A new report claims one of the top social media platforms is delivering misinformation to its young users. NewsGuard’s misinformation monitor published its research report last Wednesday. According to that report, nearly 20 percent of the videos…
PRESTONBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced plans to finish the final section of the Mountain Parkway expansion project in Eastern Kentucky. Plans are now underway to build 13 additional miles of the Mountain Parkway in Magoffin…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- To celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day on Saturday, Salato Wildlife Education Center is offering free admission and several family-friendly activities. Doors for the day open at 9 a.m. and events end at 3:30 p.m. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Members of Kentucky corn and soybean associations joined representatives from the Republic of China (Taiwan) at an event Friday, Sept. 16 to sign a letter of intent for Taiwan to purchase corn and soybean products from…
KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Students in Knott County returned to school Monday after historic flooding in late July. The start date was pushed back for the district after flooding damaged many of its buildings. Superintendent Brent Hoover shared an…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Kentucky State Parks are getting out the pumpkins and decorations for one of its most popular times of the year - Halloween! Several resort parks, recreation parks and historic sites will have special events all throughout…
PADUCAH, Ky. (CNN NEWSOURCE) -- 25 years after the Heath High School shooting in Kentucky, the gunman is up for parole. Michael Carneal killed three and injured five on Dec. 1,…
MAYFIELD, Ky. (CNN NEWSOURCE) -- It's been nearly a year since a devastating tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky, killing eight people working inside a candle factory that night. Homes and other buildings around town were also destroyed and the city is…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Lexington Public Library is celebrating Banned Books Week alongside the American Library Association. Banned Books Week, which runs from Sept. 18-24, is held each year to celebrate intellectual freedom. This year's theme is "Books Unite…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The University of Kentucky has hit record fall enrollment and graduation numbers. In a release from Friday, Sept. 16, UK broke its record for first-year student enrollment, underrepresented minority student enrollment and six-year graduation rates. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday he's working with governors in six other states to advance a hydrogen market, supply chain and workforce development across the Midwest by creating the Midwest Hydrogen Coalition. Beshear joined the governors…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- University of Kentucky student-athletes received compensation for work not performed as part-time employees in the patient transport department at Albert B. Chandler Hospital, according to a report filed with the NCAA. The report was filed on…
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- An Owingsville man has won $777,000 from a Kentucky Lottery Scratch-off ticket. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, stopped by Liberty Mart 3 in Owingsville for breakfast last week when he bought a $20 Mega…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A joint drug investigation resulted in the seizure of a large amount of methamphetamine, paraphernalia, a gun and more from a Laurel County motel room. According to Laurel County Sheriff John Root, the 75/80 Drug…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Georgetown Police Department and Cravens & Lewis Jewelers are warning the public about a fake gold jewelry scam. In a Facebook post, Cravens & Lewis Jewelers said the store has seen multiple fake gold jewelry…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A family is displaced after an early morning apartment fire in Lexington. Fire crews were dispatched just before 2:30 a.m. to the 3600 block of Appian Way…
