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. (ABC 36 News Now) — A bill aimed at keeping pedestrians from standing near busy state roads is on Governor Beshear's desk following passage by the House and Senate. "If we can prevent one accident, one fatality over…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — A major project addressing the housing crisis in Lexington and Fayette County is complete, bringing 38 affordable housing units for seniors to the area. Nearly 14 months after breaking ground in January 2025,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Graduation dates for Lexington's high school seniors were announced by Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins during Thursday's FCPS board meeting. Those dates and times are as follows: Frederick Douglass High School: Thursday, June 4 at…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) An arrest citation reveals that a Bowling Green man was arrested and charged with DUI while riding a horse. According to the citation, on Thursday evening, an officer with the Bowling Green Police…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) The second annual "Look Good. Feel Good" job fair in Lexington connected people recovering from addiction and those returning from jail with employment opportunities. More than 30 employers and staffing agencies attended the event,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Kentucky State Police and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet have recently put out warnings to consumers regarding spam texts impersonating their agencies. "In the last week we have received a lot of calls, emails,…
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Former Robertson County Sheriff Terry Gray, who was arrested three times and charged with DUI while employed by the department, plead guilty and was sentenced on Thursday. According to court documents, Gray…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins addressed questions on Friday about his potential departure for a job in Missouri amid ongoing scrutiny over the district's budget. Liggins is one of three finalists for…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) It’s been a difficult week for head coach Greg Stratton and his Great Crossing Baseball program after 16-year-old Case Wilson was killed in a car accident on Sunday morning. “Case was a center fielder,”…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — A federal judge has dismissed charges against two former Louisville Metro Police Department law enforcement officers who were accused of charges relating to a falsified search warrant that led to a police raid…
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — As of a result of an officer-involving shooting in Paducah on Friday, one man was pronounced dead and two officers were injured. According to a press release by Kentucky State Police (KSP)…
UPDATE: April 3 at 11:45 a.m. The Madison County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Friday that the Tennessee man connected to a shooting on Kentucky River Road, Christopher Morphis, has been captured. Original Story: MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 News…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Kentucky men’s basketball has picked up its first commitment in the Class of 2026 with Mason Williams. Williams is a four-star point guard in the 2026 class. He chose the Wildcats after visiting…
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Bourbon County woman was arrested on March 24 and charged with three counts of abandonment of a minor and first-degree criminal abuse of a child under 12, according to a warrant…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A new legislative bill declares a state of financial exigency at Kentucky State University, mandating sweeping changes that include strict spending limits, academic program cuts, and new admission standards. Senate Bill 185…
We saw some big changes across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday as a cold front dropped through the area bringing rain showers and…
MCCREARY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A McCreary County jury convicted Matthew Deaton and Amanda Riddle of multiple counts of first-degree criminal abuse (x3), first-degree strangulation, and tampering with witnesses on Thursday night, according to a report from…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Advocates working to stop power disconnections during extreme weather say they are disappointed in state lawmakers, as a bill that would stop power companies from cutting off electricity and gas in the winter…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The FCPS School Board voted to name a new school under construction on Greendale Road after Helen Caise Wade, the first Black student to integrate the district, according to a post from Tyler…
