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LexWell festival brings free health screenings, family fun to Lexington for second year
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Families in Lexington gathered for the second annual LexWell Festival, finding free health screenings, wellness resources and plenty of activities for kids all in one place. The event was held…
London Police Department searching for missing 15-year-old boy last seen near Rudder Street
LONDON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The London Police Department is searching for a missing 15-year-old boy who was last seen in the area of Rudder Street. According to police, the boy, identified as Trent Rhymer,…
FBI to consider some applicants with history of prostitution under new hiring policy
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in…
Green lights for good drivers: A new approach to traffic safety
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work. What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding…
Russian drone strike near Kyiv kills 37 after warehouse explosions
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that may have been illegally storing munitions in a residential area, according to Ukrainian officials, sparking explosions and fires that damaged dozens of nearby homes…
Search for survivors intensifies after deadly Nepal-China flash floods
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Most arrive with nothing except the clothes they are wearing. As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities continued…
Gov. Beshear directs state office flags to half-staff in observance of Overdose Awareness Day on Monday
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via NEX NEWS) — On Monday, flags at Kentucky state office buildings will be flown at half-staff and the Executive Mansion will be lit purple in observance of Overdose Awareness Day at the request…
Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she intentionally damaged The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony…
Versailles man charged after allegedly crashing into police cruiser while impaired
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A 21-year-old Versailles man is facing multiple charges after police say he drove recklessly and crashed into a marked police cruiser while under the influence of alcohol. According to…
Lexington man holds onto hope as 3 family members remain missing after Nepal flooding
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A Lexington man is holding onto hope after catastrophic flooding tore through Nepal, killing nearly 600 people and leaving thousands missing, including three of his family members. For Suneel Shrestha,…
Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee's governor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A push by fans to rename Nashville's airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon's death. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority both…
Airport worker hit by aircraft wing at Blue Grass Airport
LEXINGTON, Ky (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — An investigation is underway at Blue Grass Airport after a worker was hit by a plane Friday night. According to Blue Grass Airport, the incident happened at 8 p.m. on…
Cross Keys Road shooting injures one, coroner on scene
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Around 4:15 Saturday morning, officers responded to a shooting on Cross Keys Road for a report of a shooting. When they got there, they found a person who had been shot with life-threatening injuries. The…
Shooting on Ohio Street Saturday morning, one injured
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Around 3:30 Saturday morning, Lexington police responded to a shots fired call on Ohio Street. Police tell us when they got there, they found one adult victim with gunshot wounds. That person was taken to…
Police respond to Redding Road near apartment complex for a shooting, one injured
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Police responded to a shooting on Redding Road, right off of Landsdowne Drive. Police responded to an apartment complex there at around 2:30 Saturday morning, after someone called saying there was a person who had…
Second former Woodford County EMT files sexual harassment lawsuit against EMS station
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A second former Woodford County EMT has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment against Woodford County Judge Executive James Kay. David Sheeks, a former Woodford County EMT,…
Sheriff: Gallatin County deputy accused of committing sexual abuse, stalking while on duty
GALLATIN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Gallatin County Sheriff's Deputy, who has since been suspended, has been accused of committing sexual abuse and stalking against an adult female while on duty, according to the Boone County Sheriff's…
Community members push back on Lexington Flock camera system at city council open comment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Community members and organizations gathered at a Lexington city council meeting to voice opposition to the city's Flock camera system, with some calling for the contract to be canceled outright. Noah Cornett, representing…
LexWell festival brings free health screenings, family fun to Lexington for second year
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Families in Lexington gathered for the second annual LexWell Festival, finding free health screenings, wellness resources and plenty of activities for kids all in one place. The event was held…
London Police Department searching for missing 15-year-old boy last seen near Rudder Street
LONDON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The London Police Department is searching for a missing 15-year-old boy who was last seen in the area of Rudder Street. According to police, the boy, identified as Trent Rhymer,…
KY Health Department confirms potential measles exposure in Richmond, Olive Hill
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, a potential measles exposure has been identified in Richmond and Olive Hill this week, as an out-of-state, unvaccinated individual reportedly visited multiple businesses on…
KSP: 34-year-old Owensboro man charged with possession of child sexual abuse material
OWENSBORO, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 16 arrested a 34-year-old Owensboro man on Friday for charges related to possession of child sexual abuse material after an investigation led by Detective Shaun…
Gov. Beshear directs state office flags to half-staff in observance of Overdose Awareness Day on Monday
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via NEX NEWS) — On Monday, flags at Kentucky state office buildings will be flown at half-staff and the Executive Mansion will be lit purple in observance of Overdose Awareness Day at the request…
Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she intentionally damaged The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony…
Versailles man charged after allegedly crashing into police cruiser while impaired
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A 21-year-old Versailles man is facing multiple charges after police say he drove recklessly and crashed into a marked police cruiser while under the influence of alcohol. According to…
Lexington man holds onto hope as 3 family members remain missing after Nepal flooding
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A Lexington man is holding onto hope after catastrophic flooding tore through Nepal, killing nearly 600 people and leaving thousands missing, including three of his family members. For Suneel Shrestha,…
Airport worker hit by aircraft wing at Blue Grass Airport
LEXINGTON, Ky (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — An investigation is underway at Blue Grass Airport after a worker was hit by a plane Friday night. According to Blue Grass Airport, the incident happened at 8 p.m. on…
Cheyeene Clifford found guilty of murdering 2 in drunk driving accident
NICHOLAS COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Cheyeene Clifford, 27 of Carlisle, was found guilty of murdering 20-year-old Gage Gaunce and 17-year-old Nathaniel Clay Welch in a 2023 drunk driving accident earlier this week after a…
ONE Lexington releases statement regarding weekend violence, including 2 homicides
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - On Saturday morning, just hours after four shootings occurred over the course of seven hours, ONE Lexington released a statement regarding the ongoing violence this weekend, which included two fatalities.…
2 dead, 2 injured in series of shootings across Lexington over 7 hours, police say
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Multiple investigations are underway after two people were killed and two others were injured in a series of shootings across Lexington over roughly seven hours Friday night into Saturday morning.…
Cross Keys Road shooting injures one, coroner on scene
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Around 4:15 Saturday morning, officers responded to a shooting on Cross Keys Road for a report of a shooting. When they got there, they found a person who had been shot with life-threatening injuries. The…
Shooting on Ohio Street Saturday morning, one injured
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Around 3:30 Saturday morning, Lexington police responded to a shots fired call on Ohio Street. Police tell us when they got there, they found one adult victim with gunshot wounds. That person was taken to…
Police respond to Redding Road near apartment complex for a shooting, one injured
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Police responded to a shooting on Redding Road, right off of Landsdowne Drive. Police responded to an apartment complex there at around 2:30 Saturday morning, after someone called saying there was a person who had…
Second former Woodford County EMT files sexual harassment lawsuit against EMS station
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A second former Woodford County EMT has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment against Woodford County Judge Executive James Kay. David Sheeks, a former Woodford County EMT,…
Sheriff: Gallatin County deputy accused of committing sexual abuse, stalking while on duty
GALLATIN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Gallatin County Sheriff's Deputy, who has since been suspended, has been accused of committing sexual abuse and stalking against an adult female while on duty, according to the Boone County Sheriff's…
Community members push back on Lexington Flock camera system at city council open comment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Community members and organizations gathered at a Lexington city council meeting to voice opposition to the city's Flock camera system, with some calling for the contract to be canceled outright. Noah Cornett, representing…
Fiery motorcycle crash Friday morning shuts down stretch of Lexington Road
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Emergency crews responded to the scene of a fiery motorcycle crash on Tates Creek in Lexington Friday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of Tates Creek and Delong roads, per a traffic…
Kentucky measles outbreak grows to 29 cases, most since 1991
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky's measles outbreak continues to expand, with state health officials reporting 29 confirmed cases statewide in 2026, the highest annual total the Commonwealth has seen since 1991. According to the Kentucky Cabinet for…
KY Health Department confirms potential measles exposure in Richmond, Olive Hill
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, a potential measles exposure has been identified in Richmond and Olive Hill this week, as an out-of-state, unvaccinated individual reportedly visited multiple businesses on…
Gov. Beshear directs state office flags to half-staff in observance of Overdose Awareness Day on Monday
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via NEX NEWS) — On Monday, flags at Kentucky state office buildings will be flown at half-staff and the Executive Mansion will be lit purple in observance of Overdose Awareness Day at the request…
Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she intentionally damaged The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony…
2 lost hikers rescued overnight near Laurel Lake
LONDON, Ky. — Two hikers were rescued late Sunday night after becoming lost in a remote area near Laurel Lake, according to the London-Laurel Rescue Squad. The London-Laurel County 911 Center notified emergency responders at approximately 11 p.m. about…
Kentucky leaders reflect on Saturday night's shooting in Lexington that left 1 dead, 4 injured
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - On Sunday, leaders across Kentucky, including U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, released statements in regards to Saturday evening's shooting at Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington…
Kentucky woman charged after she allegedly vandalized World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — An Elizabethtown woman is facing federal charges after authorities say she vandalized the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
2 people rescued after attempting to cross flooded river in Wolfe County
WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- Wolfe County Search & Rescue reports that they responded to a call around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday after two people attempted to drive across the Middle Fork of the Red River near…
U.S. ICE officers could purchase electric shock gloves from Lexington-based company
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could soon purchase a new device from a Kentucky-based company that is designed to deliver electric shocks during enforcement encounters. This week, the Department…
Beshear honors Kentucky State Police for rescue during deadly Adair County standoff in April
ADAIR COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Gov. Andy Beshear is recognizing the Kentucky State Police Special Response Team for rescuing four people trapped under gunfire during a deadly standoff in Adair County in April. According to a news…
Deaths, damage reported as severe weather spawns tornadoes, flash flooding in the Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) — First responders and utility crews worked overnight into Wednesday clearing roads from trees and wires that were downed during severe storms in the Midwest that unleashed tornadoes, heavy rains and flash flooding while knocking out power to…
Canadian-based robotics company opens 1st U.S. facility in Lexington, bringing 111 jobs
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Canadian-based automation and robotics company has officially opened its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Lexington, marking a $5.4 million investment that is expected to create 111 full-time jobs in Kentucky. Gov. Andy…
Woman found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in Pulaski County home, deputies investigating
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A 70-year-old woman found dead at her home in the Lower Line Creek community is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Pulaski County Deputy Coroner. The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office…
Berea woman faces child abuse, animal cruelty charges following welfare check at home
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Berea woman is facing multiple charges, including child abuse and cruelty to animals, following an investigation by the Berea Police Department on Monday. According to an arrest citation, Berea police received…
FBI: Suspected gang leader with Kentucky ties added to most wanted list
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Gregory Henderson Jr. has been added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking and animal fighting conspiracies and for his role as the leader of a violent, neighborhood-based…
Former Trooper Island director indicted on theft charge involving camp funds
CLINTON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Clinton County grand jury has indicted Jonathan M. Biven, charging him with theft by unlawful taking or disposition involving more than $10,000 but less than $1 million. According to the indictment,…
Former Bourbon County MS wrestling coach now facing federal charges in child sex abuse case
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — A former Bourbon County Middle School wrestling coach who was already facing state charges is now the subject of a federal criminal complaint alleging she sexually abused a 14-year-old boy and transported him across…
Cyclist airlifted with life-threatening injuries after collision with truck in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Florence cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday evening after a collision with a truck towing a boat on Limaburg Road in Boone County, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office. The crash…
Kentucky Blood Center seeking donors as critical shortage impacts hospitals' fulfill requests
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Kentucky's primary blood donation organization is experiencing a severe shortage that has left it unable to completely fulfill requests from area hospitals, creating potential risks for patients across the region. The Kentucky…
Cyclosporiasis cases surge in Kentucky, as health department confirms a total of 735 cases
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Kentucky Department for Public Health released an update regarding the total statewide reported cases of cyclosporiasis as of early August. According to the research, Jefferson, Fayette, and Madison counties are the…
Richmond man charged with kidnapping, assault in domestic violence investigation
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Richmond man is facing multiple felony charges after police said a woman reported being assaulted, restrained and threatened during a domestic violence incident. According to a citation filed by the Richmond Police…
Russian drone strike near Kyiv kills 37 after warehouse explosions
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that may have been illegally storing munitions in a residential area, according to Ukrainian officials, sparking explosions and fires that damaged dozens of nearby homes…
Search for survivors intensifies after deadly Nepal-China flash floods
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Most arrive with nothing except the clothes they are wearing. As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities continued…
Iran’s president says US memorandum is best path out of stalled war
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended a recent memorandum of understanding as the best way for the country to move beyond what he described as a situation of “neither war nor peace.” “There is not…
As US-Canada trade talks collapse, consumers brace for higher costs
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada said it would retaliate beginning Sept. 8 after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in…
Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country's health minister said. The 16,250 doses arrived at the N’djili International Airport in the…
Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas' leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump 's son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Israel's…
Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday
MILAN (AP) — Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros from the regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily while crowds gathered across town for the traditional Assumption holiday celebrations, cultural officials and Italian…
Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year,…
US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization said Friday. Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of US officials," SIM International said in a…
Rescue teams race the clock to find survivors of Colombia's devastating earthquake
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Rescuers reported apparent signs of life under the rubble in two of the Colombian cities hit hardest by a massive earthquake, rekindling hopes Friday that more people could be found alive. Search and rescue…
European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent
PARIS (AP) — Firefighters across Europe struggled against multiple fires Friday as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent, their task further complicated by exceptionally parched landscapes. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are…
2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East
(AP) -- The United Arab Emirates blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday that the attacks were acts of piracy. The attacks caused…
Wall Street holds near its record following the latest weak update on the US economy
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their record heights Friday following the latest report on the economy to come in surprisingly weak, this time about how much shoppers are spending at retailers. Such data could keep interest rates low, which is something Wall Street…
Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - A Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday, marking the first time in decades that…
An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Moscow's full-scale invasion over four years…
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over…
Russian attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least nine civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old…
Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with many trapped under the debris. Mayors and governors from Cali, Pereira, Choco and Manizalez…
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
NEW YORK (AP) — The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade…
Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news
(AP) — Israel on Sunday rejected a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump for Gaza. Details emerged on the potential deal between Iran and Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran suggested that vessels linked to “hostile countries” would be barred from the key…
