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Kentucky football set with permanent SEC opponents in new 9-game format
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky football now knows its permanent SEC opponents under the league’s new nine-game conference format. Starting with the 2026 season, the Wildcats will face South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida every year. The remaining games…
Showers and storms to kick off the fall season
A drier morning to a soggy afternoon for autumn's start We've only seen a few isolated showers to start our work week, but rain chances will…
Students honor slain Rowan County middle schooler by wearing purple
MOREHEAD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Students and staff in Rowan County are wearing purple Monday in memory of 13-year-old Kennedi McWhorter, who was found murdered alongside her…
Community mourns loss of former fire chief
MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Firefighters in Mercer County are remembering the life and service of former District Fire Chief Glenn Phillips, who passed away Sunday. According…
Lexington police investigating Mount Rushmore Way shooting
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…
Rowan County man charged with murder after mother and daughter found dead
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police say they located 44-year-old Joshua Cottrell at a Paducah-area hospital Friday afternoon, where…
Corbin man arrested for stealing four-wheeler from tornado victims
CORBIN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Corbin man has been arrested and charged with receiving stolen property after investigators say he tried to sell a…
Laurel County man arrested after welfare check leads to multiple charges
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Laurel County man was arrested on multiple charges and outstanding warrants after deputies responded to a…
Laurel County man arrested after attempted break-in with bolt cutters
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Corbin man was arrested last week in Laurel County after deputies say he attempted to break into…
Pike County man arrested after large drug bust in Hardy community
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police arrested a man in the Hardy community of Pike County after finding a large…
Montgomery County sheriff struck by SUV while diverting traffic on I-64
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Montgomery County Sheriff David Charles was struck by an SUV while diverting traffic on Interstate 64 Saturday…
A rainy week ahead for Central and Eastern Kentucky
Active weather pattern begins with showers and storms Sunday Sunday kicked off what looks to be a much more active stretch of weather…
GOP State Representative calls on Fayette County school leaders to resign, citing lack of confidence
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Republican State Representative Matt Lockett is calling for Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins and Board Chair Tyler Murphy to step down, saying the district has “abandoned its purpose” of educating children. Lockett,…
Crews working on an active burning semi-truck
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…
Person stabbed on Cross Keys Road
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…
Bullets hit two homes
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington police are investigating after bullets pierced two homes on Florence Avenue Sunday morning. Officers say they were called to the area just before 11 a.m.…
Man in court in connection to bus stop shooting
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…
Kentucky football set with permanent SEC opponents in new 9-game format
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky football now knows its permanent SEC opponents under the league’s new nine-game conference format. Starting with the 2026 season, the Wildcats will face South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida every year. The remaining games…
Students honor slain Rowan County middle schooler by wearing purple
MOREHEAD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Students and staff in Rowan County are wearing purple Monday in memory of 13-year-old Kennedi McWhorter, who was found murdered alongside her…
Community mourns loss of former fire chief
MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Firefighters in Mercer County are remembering the life and service of former District Fire Chief Glenn Phillips, who passed away Sunday. According…
Lexington police investigating Mount Rushmore Way shooting
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…
Rowan County man charged with murder after mother and daughter found dead
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police say they located 44-year-old Joshua Cottrell at a Paducah-area hospital Friday afternoon, where…
Corbin man arrested for stealing four-wheeler from tornado victims
CORBIN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Corbin man has been arrested and charged with receiving stolen property after investigators say he tried to sell a…
Laurel County man arrested after welfare check leads to multiple charges
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Laurel County man was arrested on multiple charges and outstanding warrants after deputies responded to a…
Laurel County man arrested after attempted break-in with bolt cutters
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Corbin man was arrested last week in Laurel County after deputies say he attempted to break into…
Pike County man arrested after large drug bust in Hardy community
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police arrested a man in the Hardy community of Pike County after finding a large…
Manhunt continues for escaped inmate in Northern Kentucky
MASON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Police say the search is intensifying for Jerry Lee Cooper, an escaped inmate from Ohio who may have been spotted in Dover. According to…
Plane crashes into Kentucky home after overshooting runway
MAYFIELD, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Investigators in Graves County say a small plane crashed into a home near the airport Thursday after failing to stop at…
Marion County to honor Raywick firefighter killed in the line of duty
RAYWICK, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Marion County community is preparing to say goodbye to a firefighter who died while serving others. Raywick Fire Lieutenant Brian Hatt passed away…
Two Boone County deputies recovering after being shot during standoff, suspect's identity released
UPDATE: The Boone County Coroner's Office said the suspect who fired the shots at the deputies was 39-year-old Justin Chapman. BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Two Boone…
Driver rescued after being trapped under overturned tractor in Wayne County
WAYNE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Crews in Wayne County rescued a driver who became trapped under an overturned tractor. The Monticello Fire Department said it happened Tuesday…
Kentucky State Police step up commercial vehicle inspections during Brake Safety Week
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police are ramping up safety checks on commercial vehicles this week as part of the nationwide Brake Safety Week…
Kentucky offers $2M grant for colleges to improve energy resilience
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky is offering a $2 million grant to public universities and colleges to improve energy resilience and reliability. The funding…
14-year-old charged in shooting at a high school football game
MAYFIELD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A teenager has been charged in connection to last week’s shooting during a high school football game in Mayfield. Police…
Kentucky American Water replacing water mains
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky American Water has announced a $4.5 million investment in water main replacements throughout Lexington. The project will replace aging cast iron water mains…
Supreme Court may consider case challenging same-sex marriage ruling
WASHINGTON (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Ten years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the justices may soon decide whether to revisit that ruling. Former Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk…
Two men charged after Paducah nightclub shooting injures three women
PADUCAH, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Two men are facing charges in connection with a weekend shooting outside a Paducah nightclub that left three women…
Bald eagle population in Eastern Kentucky grows 20%, say officials
EASTERN KENTUCKY (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says Eastern Kentucky's bald eagle population is soaring, with a 20% increase in active…
Louisville officer won’t face charges in fatal crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Louisville Metro Police officer will not face criminal charges in connection to a deadly crash that happened earlier this year. According to…
President Trump approves disaster aid for Kentucky flood and tornado recovery
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — President Donald Trump has approved public assistance for Kentucky counties impacted by the April flooding and May tornadoes, according…
13th confirmed case of measles in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Health officials have confirmed another case of measles in Kentucky — the state’s 13th this year — after an adolescent in Louisville tested…
Governor Beshear speaks on Texas flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is offering his condolences to families affected by the devastating flooding in Texas that has claimed dozens of lives, including…
State Auditor Allison Ball releases critical audit of Kentucky Department of Education
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — State Auditor Allison Ball has released a special examination report on the Kentucky Department of Education, citing what she describes as…
Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced narcotics agent wrote the White House seeking clemency for his corruption…
Flags lowered to half-staff in honor of soldier killed
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags across Kentucky to be lowered to half-staff Friday in honor of U.S. Army Chief Warrant…
New Kentucky state laws in effect
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A wave of new legislation is now in effect across Kentucky, following the General Assembly’s passage of more than 140 bills during this year’s…
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.…
Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97
By DON BABWIN CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois,…
Apple to invest $2.5 billion in Kentucky plant for iPhone, Apple Watch glass production
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Apple is making a major investment in Kentucky, announcing a $2.5 billion expansion of the Corning manufacturing facility in Mercer County. Apple CEO…
Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after a U.S. strike and was not “completely…
Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire 'is in effect' and Israeli planes won't attack anymore
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms by carrying out attacks against each other after an early Tuesday deadline to stop hostilities but Israel was going to “turn around” its jets and stop…
Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran’s missile attack on US base in Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire" soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating…
Iran launched a missile attack on US forces at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, Trump speaks out
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating…
US signals a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war
By JOSH BOAK and MIKE PESOLI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday signaled a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war in the aftermath of a surprise attack on three of…
US has struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
By SAM MEDNICK, AAMER MADHANI and DAVID RISING Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country's nuclear…
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly…
At least 240 people, including those on the ground, killed in the Air India crash; one person survived, official says
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad after takeoff Thursday, killing at least 240 people in one of India's worst airline disasters in decades, officials said. Vidhi…
Fr. Jim Sichko: Pope Leo XIV will allow people to "walk through the door" Francis opened
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) -- Loud cheers from thousands of faithful bellowed below as Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance on the balcony of St.…
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, overcame a taboo against a US pontiff
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended…
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost,…
Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals get to know one another
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can…
Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to…
Pope Francis dies at age 88 after a stroke
Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. The Vatican said the cause…
White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will come Saturday. No word on exemptions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will put in place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective on Saturday, the White House said, but it provided no word on whether…
All passengers feared dead after plane crash between military helicopter and passenger jet
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and…
New Zealand's Auckland is the first major city to welcome 2025 with fireworks and light show
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revelers counting down to the new year and cheering at colorful fireworks launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky…
