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Arrest affidavit reveals new details in Florida arrest of Ronald Exantus, convicted in Kentucky child killing
OCALA, Fla. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Newly obtained documents from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reveal how deputies tracked down and arrested Ronald Exantus — the man found guilty…
Former Louisville officer Brett Hankison reports to prison for role in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A former Louisville Metro Police detective convicted in connection with the deadly Breonna Taylor raid is now behind bars. According to ABC affiliate…
Lexington man accused in two separate murders enters change of plea
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Lexington man already in jail for one deadly shooting is now facing charges in a second homicide case. According to police, 25-year-old…
Man still wanted with several warrants for arrest
Jessamine County deputies searching for missing non-compliant sex offender George Simpson NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help…
Madison County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 76-year-old woman
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing woman. Deputies say 76-year-old Eunice Stone…
Animal Shelter looking for woman who abandoned a dog
WINCHESTER, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Clark County Animal Shelter is condemning the actions of a driver caught on camera abandoning a puppy outside its gate.…
New restrooms slated for a city park
BEREA, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Improvements are on the way for Berea City Park, as officials announce plans for new restrooms and upgraded facilities. According to city officials,…
Big Blue Madness coming to Rupp
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Big Blue Nation, get ready — Big Blue Madness is back Friday night at Rupp Arena! The annual tipoff to Kentucky basketball, presented by…
Results for homeless street survey released
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) -- The Catholic Action Center released the results from this year's homeless street survey on Thursday. According to the report, nearly 3,000 people are experiencing homelessness in Lexington. Officials say this is a nearly six…
Special called city council meeting scheduled in London
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) -- A special called city council meeting is set for Friday in London. The meeting, called by Mayor Randall Weddle, comes after most of…
A chilly Friday morning with a warmer weekend ahead
One of the coldest mornings so far this season Before sunrise, temperatures dipped into the upper 30s for many of us. This is likely the coolest…
Winchester man in ICE custody in Western Virginia
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- One family in Richmond is awaiting the return of their loved one. Vicente Castillo Flores was arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement, two…
Florida officials arrest Ronald Exantus for failure to register as a felon
MARION COUNTY, Fla. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Florida authorities have arrested Ronald Exantus — the man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2015 killing…
Eureka Recalls Durra Ground Cinnamon Over Lead Contamination
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Eureka Incorporated has issued a recall for its “Durra Ground Cinnamon” packaged in 100-gram plastic containers. The FDA warns that the product may…
Publix Launches Limited-Edition Holiday Ice Cream Flavors
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Publix has released more than a dozen limited-edition holiday ice cream flavors for the season. The seasonal options include Deep Dish Apple Pie, Bourbon…
TSA and Air Traffic Workers eligible for free meals at TGI Fridays during shutdown
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Air traffic control and Transportation Security Administration employees can eat free at TGI Fridays during the government…
Lexington celebrates opening of Cardinal Run Park North, city’s largest new park in 25 years
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington’s newest destination for outdoor fun is officially open. Mayor Linda Gorton joined city leaders and residents Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cardinal Run…
Delightful fall weather continues to close out the week
It was a beautiful Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as high pressure drifted across the Great Lakes providing a nearly perfect fall day for the region. After a…
Former Robertson County Sheriff indicted following DUI arrest in Mason County
MASON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Mason County grand jury has indicted former Robertson County Sheriff Terry Gray following his DUI arrest earlier this week. As previously reported, Gray…
Lexington Councilmember David Sevigny announces he won’t seek re-election in 2026
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilmember Dave Sevigny says he will not seek re-election when his term ends in 2026. In a post shared…
Search underway for escaped inmate from Madison County facility
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police is searching for an inmate who escaped from the Bluegrass Career Development Center in Madison County Thursday evening. Troopers say…
"I've dealt with this for 39 years." Lexington man frustrated about flooding on street
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) -- One man is frustrated with flooding on his street every time it rains. City officials say they do have a plan to fix the issue, though it…
Arrest affidavit reveals new details in Florida arrest of Ronald Exantus, convicted in Kentucky child killing
OCALA, Fla. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Newly obtained documents from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reveal how deputies tracked down and arrested Ronald Exantus — the man found guilty…
Former Louisville officer Brett Hankison reports to prison for role in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A former Louisville Metro Police detective convicted in connection with the deadly Breonna Taylor raid is now behind bars. According to ABC affiliate…
Lexington man accused in two separate murders enters change of plea
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Lexington man already in jail for one deadly shooting is now facing charges in a second homicide case. According to police, 25-year-old…
Man still wanted with several warrants for arrest
Jessamine County deputies searching for missing non-compliant sex offender George Simpson NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help…
Madison County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 76-year-old woman
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing woman. Deputies say 76-year-old Eunice Stone…
Animal Shelter looking for woman who abandoned a dog
WINCHESTER, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Clark County Animal Shelter is condemning the actions of a driver caught on camera abandoning a puppy outside its gate.…
New restrooms slated for a city park
BEREA, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Improvements are on the way for Berea City Park, as officials announce plans for new restrooms and upgraded facilities. According to city officials,…
Big Blue Madness coming to Rupp
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Big Blue Nation, get ready — Big Blue Madness is back Friday night at Rupp Arena! The annual tipoff to Kentucky basketball, presented by…
Results for homeless street survey released
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) -- The Catholic Action Center released the results from this year's homeless street survey on Thursday. According to the report, nearly 3,000 people are experiencing homelessness in Lexington. Officials say this is a nearly six…
Special called city council meeting scheduled in London
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) -- A special called city council meeting is set for Friday in London. The meeting, called by Mayor Randall Weddle, comes after most of…
Winchester man in ICE custody in Western Virginia
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- One family in Richmond is awaiting the return of their loved one. Vicente Castillo Flores was arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement, two…
Florida officials arrest Ronald Exantus for failure to register as a felon
MARION COUNTY, Fla. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Florida authorities have arrested Ronald Exantus — the man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2015 killing…
Eureka Recalls Durra Ground Cinnamon Over Lead Contamination
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Eureka Incorporated has issued a recall for its “Durra Ground Cinnamon” packaged in 100-gram plastic containers. The FDA warns that the product may…
Publix Launches Limited-Edition Holiday Ice Cream Flavors
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Publix has released more than a dozen limited-edition holiday ice cream flavors for the season. The seasonal options include Deep Dish Apple Pie, Bourbon…
TSA and Air Traffic Workers eligible for free meals at TGI Fridays during shutdown
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Air traffic control and Transportation Security Administration employees can eat free at TGI Fridays during the government…
Lexington celebrates opening of Cardinal Run Park North, city’s largest new park in 25 years
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington’s newest destination for outdoor fun is officially open. Mayor Linda Gorton joined city leaders and residents Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cardinal Run…
Beshear to speak alongside Biden at fundraiser
ChatGPT said: OMAHA, NE. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is set to appear alongside former President Joe Biden at the Nebraska Democratic Party’s largest annual fundraiser…
State Representative speaks on Ronald Exantus' release
FRANKFORT, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Kentucky lawmaker is speaking out following the release of a man convicted in a deadly 2015 stabbing case. State Representative T.J. Roberts…
Kentucky Secretary of State gets recognition
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams is receiving national recognition for his efforts to modernize elections. Adams has been named “Public Official of the…
Kentucky teacher wins national teaching award
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Georgetown high school teacher is getting national recognition for his impact in the classroom — and a major award to go with it.…
Pennsylvania fugitive captured in Kentucky after multi-state search
MAYSVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A multi-state investigation has ended in Kentucky after police tracked down a Pennsylvania man wanted hundreds of miles from home. According to Scottdale Borough Police…
New app gives Kentucky hunters a high-tech edge this season
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky hunters have a new digital tool just in time for deer and elk season. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife has launched a…
Kentucky issues health alert as Lexington reports 4th West Nile case
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) has issued a statewide Health Alert after a rise in mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile…
Fish and wildlife officials issue warning about sick, dead deer
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – State officials are warning hunters and residents about an outbreak affecting white-tailed deer across Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Department…
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…
Trump says China’s Xi has approved of proposed deal putting TikTok under US ownership
By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States in a way that meets national security concerns laid out by the law.…
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…
