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…
WASHINGTON (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE)- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Thursday that Army Cpl. Donald L. Menken, 21, of Whitesburg, Kentucky, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Feb. 2, 2022. In June 1953, Menken was a member of…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman awarded $682,076 in funding to Simpson County today through Gov. Andy Beshear’s Cleaner Water Program. “Kentucky families deserve clean water – a basic human right – as well as access to…
The chase began Thursday afternoon on Devonport Drive following a "suspicious activity" call, according to Lexington Police.
The measure allows employers to continue using the unemployment insurance assessment rate set for 2020 before COVID-19 hit.
UPDATE: (MARCH 25TH, 2022) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Laughter fills the halls of GreenHouse17, a domestic violence program in Central Kentucky. It houses around 300 people and serves around 7,000 men, women and children each year, who are survivors of…
Rodburn Hollow Park was closed Wednesday afternoon while at least four explosive devices were disassembled, according to Morehead Police.
LEXINGTON, KY. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Appomattox Road will be closed between Della Drive and Holly Springs Drive at the creek crossing beginning on Monday, March 28, for sanitary sewer construction. The closure is expected to last for two weeks. Commuters can…
Somerset, KY. (March 24, 2022) – Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital invites new and expecting moms to learn more about the resources throughout the region dedicated to maternity support, babies, and kids at the Lake Cumberland Maternity, Baby & Kids Expo. This year’s expo…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) —In a release to ABC 36 News, Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary February 2022 unemployment rate was 4.2%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC). The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Kerry Harvey announced today that applications will be available April 4, for an anticipated $22 million in grant funding to support victims of crime under…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that this news release serves as an update. Temporary closures are rescheduled for New Circle Road/KY 4. The lane closures are necessary for overhead sign trusses to be installed across…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation is planning for an “Evening of Hope” on Saturday, June 18, to benefit cancer patients and their families. For the second consecutive year, the fundraising event will be held in place…
HARLAN, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Kentucky State Police is investigating a stolen checks case out of Harlan County. According to KSP, on March 22nd, Trooper Brandon Burton with KSP started investigating stolen checks being written and cashed in Harlan County…
(VIERA, Fl, WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – At the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball's annual Player Draft on Wednesday at the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, FL., the Wild Health Genomes selected C Alexis “Scrappy” Hopkins at No. 8. Hopkins is…
Colder temperatures are in store for the remainder of the workweek after strong storms moved through eastern Kentucky on Wednesday. High temperatures on Thursday will be just below average into the mid 50s. Mostly cloudy conditions are expected, with some…
At one point Victor Gonzales-Villatoro was told he had almost no chance of surviving.
The Genetic Information Privacy Act is designed to protect consumers who wish to send their DNA for genetic testing.
Senate Minority Floor Leader Morgan McGarvey voted against the bill, saying it's a solution in search of a problem.
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) - A 4-year-old girl from Owenton is celebrating the end of her Leukemia treatments in a camper from Make-A-Wish. Shelby Young was diagnosed in November 2019 and rang…
