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Updated Sep 24, 2025 09:30 PM ET

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Tonight in Lexington: Authorities report 'potential threat' involving Laurel County school, area security increased, Sights and sounds of London's Wildcat Offroad Park, Spotlight on London: Sights and sounds of the Wildcat Offroad Park. Coverage via LEX18, WEKU.
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Sights and sounds of London's Wildcat Offroad Park

LEX182 articlesSep 24, 2025 7:00 PM ET

The Wildcat Offroad Park has provided plenty of adventures since it opened for business in 2013. The park has grown to more than 100 miles of trails spanning 2,000+ acres.

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Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest of Lexington burglary suspect

WTVQ3 articlesSep 24, 2025 5:44 PM ET

LEXINGTON, KY (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A tip to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers has led to the arrest of a Lexington man wanted in connection with a recent burglary. Police say 31-year-old Ra’Mone Burdette was taken into custody Tuesday after being f…

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Fayette County free flu shot clinics begin October 1

WTVQSep 24, 2025 4:10 PM ET

LEXINGTON, KY (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Health Department is hosting free flu shot clinics this fall to help protect the community. Starting October 1, the clinics will provide flu shots from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., or un…

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IRS to phase out paper tax refund check

WTVQSep 24, 2025 4:06 PM ET

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The IRS will phase out paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers starting September 30. The change comes as a result of an executive order requiring all federal payments to transition …

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August home sales hit highest level since January 2022

WTVQSep 24, 2025 4:02 PM ET

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Sales of newly built single-family homes surged nearly 21 percent last month, reaching the highest level since January 2022, according to government data. The increase exceeded most economist…

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UK students celebrate sweater weather at Fall Festival

KYKERNELSep 24, 2025 3:10 PM ET

The University of Kentucky Student Activities Board (SAB) hosted the Fall Festival, where students spent an afternoon enjoying a variety of fall-themed activities.   The event took place in the Harris Ballroom in the  Student Center on T…

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Man arrested in connection to a stabbing

WTVQ2 articlesSep 24, 2025 11:17 AM ET

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Police say a man is under arrest after his father was stabbed Monday morning. Officers responded to a home on Clem Haskins Boulevard around 8:30 a.m., where they found 72-year-old Terry Mi…

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Four injured in chemical release, explosion at London Borden plant

WTVQ2 articlesSep 24, 2025 10:00 AM ET

LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Four people were injured Wednesday morning after an explosion and chemical release at the Borden plant in London, according to officials. The London-Laurel County Economic Development Authority shared the f…

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Heavy Rain and Strong Storms Rumbling Through

KYWEATHERCENTERSep 24, 2025 1:22 AM ET

Good Wednesday to one and all. Rounds of showers and storms continue to push across the state today, bringing the potential for pockets of wind damage and local high water issues. Looking down the road toward the weekend and early next w…

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Person of Interest wanted in connection to theft

WTVQ2 articlesSep 23, 2025 1:40 PM ET

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with a theft at Howard’s Market. Troopers say 47-year-old Daniel Arthur was spotted Tuesday evening near a …

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Scott County Humane Society breaks ground for new facility

WTVQ2 articlesSep 23, 2025 1:38 PM ET

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Scott County Humane Society held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for a new $1.5 million adoption center that will expand services for one of Kentucky’s fastest-growing counties. The 3,600-square…

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Escaped Ohio inmate captured in Louisville after week on the run

WTVQ2 articlesSep 23, 2025 8:04 AM ET

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An escaped Ohio inmate who had been on the run in Kentucky for more than a week has been caught. The FBI says 48-year-old Jerry Cooper was arrested Monday night in the Louisville area with the help of m…

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Rider killed in Whitley County motorcycle crash on I-75

WTVQSep 23, 2025 8:01 AM ET

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash that happened Monday morning on I-75 in Whitley County. Troopers say the crash occurred near mile marker 13, close to Williamsburg. …

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Rounds of Strong Storms and Heavy Rains Continue

KYWEATHERCENTERSep 23, 2025 1:18 AM ET

Good Tuesday to one and all. Severe storms with beneficial rains rumbled across the state Monday and we have more rounds coming our way the next few days. Additional waves of strong to severe storms will be noted with additional rounds o…

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