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Updated Sep 22, 2025 05:30 PM ET

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This afternoon in Lexington: NAACP Lexington chapter hosts annual Freedom Fund Banquet focusing on unity and inclusion, Man enters not guilty plea in arraignment on bus stop shooting charges, Golf cart accident leaves juvenile dead. Coverage via LEX18, WTVQ.
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Humans of UK: Taylor Leigh connects passion with profession

KYKERNELSep 22, 2025 3:28 PM ET

The walls of William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky are frequented by students in pursuit of knowledge, learning and intellectual community.  Students gather to study or seek advice for projects that demand the help of ac…

Juvenile killed in Lincoln County golf cart accident

WTVQ2 articlesSep 22, 2025 1:32 PM ET

LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A golf cart accident in Lincoln County has left one juvenile dead and another injured. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened Sunday around 4:30 p.m. on South Fishing C…

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Elementary students “swimmingly” take water safety training

WTVQ2 articlesSep 22, 2025 1:28 PM ET

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – More than 100 Frankfort elementary students took part in hands-on water safety training Monday thanks to a partnership between Swim With Purpose and the YMCA of Central Kentucky. Around 115 second- and t…

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Crews working on an active burning semi-truck

WTVQ2 articlesSep 22, 2025 11:20 AM ET

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Emergency crews are on the scene of a semi truck fire in Mount Vernon. According to the Mount Vernon Fire Department, the fire is along South Wilderness Road between Chestnut Ridge and Kentucky F…

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Person stabbed on Cross Keys Road

WTVQ2 articlesSep 22, 2025 11:19 AM ET

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington police are investigating after a stabbing sent one person to the hospital overnight. Officers say it happened late Sunday on Cross Keys Road. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-…

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Man in court in connection to bus stop shooting

WTVQ2 articlesSep 22, 2025 11:16 AM ET

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A man accused of shooting someone at a Lexington bus stop is set to appear in court Monday. Police say 20-year-old Jon’tay Mattingly shot a man in the head Thursday morning near Winburn Drive and McCullo…

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Crews rush to put out car fire; road back open

WTVQSep 22, 2025 11:13 AM ET

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Mount Vernon Fire Department says Lake Cumberland Road has reopened after crews responded to a vehicle fire Monday. The roadway was closed between Community Trust Bank and Dysart Way while fi…

Kentucky educators gather for Continuous Improvement Summit

WTVQSep 22, 2025 11:12 AM ET

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Educators from across the state are in Lexington this week for the Kentucky Department of Education’s Continuous Improvement Summit. The two-day event, held Monday and Tuesday at the Central Bank Center,…

Lexington event focuses on fall prevention for seniors

WTVQSep 22, 2025 11:11 AM ET

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Seniors and community members are invited to learn how to prevent falls during a special event Monday at the Lexington Senior Center. The program, hosted by UK HealthCare’s Trauma Program and the Senior …

Rounds of Strong Storms and Heavy Rains This Week

KYWEATHERCENTERSep 22, 2025 1:09 AM ET

Good Monday, everyone. It’s a week of weather we’ve been needing for a while, but it’s also a week that may cause some issues. Rounds of showers and storms will rumble across the region, putting down quite a…

Lexington police investigating Mount Rushmore Way shooting

WTVQ2 articlesSep 21, 2025 7:42 PM ET

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A man was hospitalized after a shooting early Saturday morning in a Lexington neighborhood. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were called to a residence on Mount Rushmore W…

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Pike County man arrested after large drug bust in Hardy community

WTVQ3 articlesSep 21, 2025 7:17 PM ET

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police arrested a man in the Hardy community of Pike County after finding a large amount of illegal drugs during a search of a residence. Troopers took 35-year-old James Hardes…

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A Few Severe Storms Kick Off a Wet Period

KYWEATHERCENTERSep 21, 2025 1:45 AM ET

Good Sunday to one and all. A few strong to severe storms show up across Kentucky today as we get set for a very stormy and wet pattern ahead. Beneficial rains are likely over the next week, with the chance for some areas to pick up too …

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