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Good Saturday and Happy Valentine’s Day! Mother Nature is showing us a little love in the temperature department, but that’s where the love ends. Rain is rolling in from the west today and continues into Sunday before Spring Fever breaks o…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — It’s time to pick the Home Team Play of the Week. Watch the plays in the video above and then vote below! The Feb. 13 Home Team Plays of the Week features athletes from Frankfort, Henry Clay, and Lexington Catholi…
Under twinkling string lights at Eastside Community Church in Richmond, 115 kings and queens celebrated at the annual "Night to Shine" event, an experience designed for people with special needs.
The closure of the obstetric unit at Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital has caused concerns about the future of maternity care in Lincoln County, as expectant mothers are now forced to travel to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center f…
The University of Kentucky declined to comment on newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails that reference an associate's ties to the campus and a former student who pursued a job with the late financier.
A young Lawrenceburg boy has been fighting a rare, aggressive form of cancer called neuroblastoma since the end of 2024. Recently, his family found out the young boy, named Rowan, is terminal.
From a simple electricity demonstration in Lexington in 1963, it's become the world's largest indoor farm show, welcoming 800 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors annually to Louisville.
Many can relate to the feeling of walking into a room of people, looking for a familiar face, maybe even worrying about who to sit next to.
Horse lovers across Kentucky can spread Valentine's Day joy while supporting a meaningful cause through Visit Horse Country's third annual carrot gram fundraiser.
The Kentucky House of Representatives is exploring ways to possibly provide relief to school districts that lost multiple days due to this year's severe winter storm.
Destiny Miniard is defying expectations more than a year after being diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive brain cancer that typically has a survival rate of less than 12 months.
Destiny Miniard is defying expectations more than a year after being diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive brain cancer that typically has a survival rate of less than 12 months.
With winter weather keeping many indoors, health officials across Kentucky are reporting a surge in respiratory illnesses and gastrointestinal infections.
The 13-year-old Kentucky girl was found over 500 miles away in Maryland, two months after she disappeared.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Students at Frederick Douglass High School joined classmates across Fayette County Friday and earlier this week in student-led walkouts tied to concerns about recent immigration enforcement activity involv…
Kentucky's voter registration numbers stayed virtually unchanged in January 2026, with 6,830 new registrations recorded despite the approaching May primary election.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office issued a Golden Alert D for a Lily man last seen Thursday night.
A Georgetown man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for drug charges on Wednesday.
Two people have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after 28 animals were found living in squalid conditions at a Greenleaf Drive home in September.
The Versailles Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday afternoon, in which the driver of the vehicle was the only person inside and was pronounced dead at UK Hospital.
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Deputies in Laurel County are asking for the public’s help locating a missing man after issuing a “Golden Alert D.” According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Justin A. Robinson was l…
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office has canceled a Golden Alert for a 23-year-old man who went missing on Feb. 12 at 9 p.m.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office has issued a Golden Alert for a missing 23-year-old man who reportedly requires medication.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — New developments in the case against a man accused in the overdose death of 18-month-old Cho’zyn Wilson in Lexington — as the case is now moving forward to a grand jury. According to court proceedings Frid…
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources game wardens announced Friday that they concluded a year-long poaching investigation.
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Police in Versailles are investigating a fatal crash that happened Thursday afternoon on Old Frankfort Pike. According to a release from the Versailles Police Department, officers were sent around 2:…
The Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating a person connected with multiple burglaries at a Family Dollar store and is asking for the public's help in identifying the individual.
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Madison County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating the next of kin for a Richmond man who has died. Officials say 67-year-old Timmy Childers, who lived in Richmond, recently…
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Rewriting Stories, a central Kentucky nonprofit, is giving single moms the space to change their trajectory.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The city of Lexington is remembering Lt. Brenda Cowan, the city’s first Black female firefighter, 22 years after she was killed in the line of duty. Cowan died on Feb. 13, 2004, during her first tour of du…
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FLEMING COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Fleming County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public after multiple people were reportedly scammed out of thousands of dollars by callers pretending to be detention center employees. According to…
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Officials have released the name of a man found dead along a roadside in Rowan County earlier this week. The coroner’s office says the victim has been identified as 41-year-old William Manning of Morehe…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — More than three decades after Sharon Rose Sons disappeared, her family says they are still holding onto hope — and asking the community for help in finding answers. Sons was reported missing in October 199…
UPDATE: 2/13 11:00 a.m. ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Maryland man accused of kidnapping a Rockcastle County teenager appeared in court Friday morning for arraignment. According to court proceedings, Christian Delgado appeare…
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Maryland man accused of kidnapping a Rockcastle County teenager is scheduled to return to court Friday for an arraignment, according to court records. Investigators say Christian Delgado, 37, was…
A Lexington man was sentenced to 65 years in prison by a U.S. District judge following a conviction in the summer of 2025 for multiple gun-related charges and pleading guilty to drug trafficking.
City leaders said the new framework will make expansion more transparent and avoid large-scale growth all at once.
Good Friday, everybody. It’s a gorgeous day across the Commonwealth as the sun brings pleasant temps along for the ride. This nice start to your Valentine’s Day/Presidents Day won’t last as a healthy rainmaker rolls in. Highs out there tod…