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Shawn Gayheart escaped from the Floyd County Detention Center but was quickly found.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 10:57 AM EDT
|By Grace Finerman
A petition to remove a Confederate statue at the Anderson County Courthouse in Lawrenceburg is picking up steam, it now has over 700 signatures.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The indoor face mask requirement takes effect Tuesday, July 7 at 12 a.m.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 12:01 PM EDT
|By Victor Puente
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has reported about 30 new COVID-19 cases a day over the last few weeks.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 10:23 AM EDT
It happened at a home on Lambert Lane in the Clearfield community.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2020 at 12:09 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Around the state, Fourth of July festivities looked different this year.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 12:41 PM EDT
|By Adam Burniston
The weather looks great for spending the holiday weekend on the lake.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 12:33 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
There were more bear sightings in the Lexington area Friday morning.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Lexington’s Fourth of July parade may be canceled this year, but for the city of Wilmore, the show will go on.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:10 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
A kitten was found dead outside the Powell County Animal Shelter Friday morning.
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Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 10:07 AM EDT
Eight volunteers were needed to drape the flag over the SkyBridge.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 9:59 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Garrett Wymer
More than 100 COVID-19 cases have been reported in connection with Stanford Care and Rehab Center in Lincoln County.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 3:57 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
It happened just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2 in the Sloan’s Valley area of the county.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 9:13 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear announced changes to a previously issued official order that temporarily granted a 90-day extension for select driver and motor vehicle documentation that expired while local and state government issuance officers were closed due to COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 2:13 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Small towns like Midway attract big crowds on the Fourth of July, but that won’t happen this year, so how are businesses adapting?
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 1:23 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Bill Thomason, the president and CEO of Keeneland, is retiring at the end of this year.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 11:11 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
For July 4, 2020, firework watchers can ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ from the comfort of their vehicles, or even from home.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By Brandon Robinson
Police say at this point, they do not suspect foul play in the case. The investigation is ongoing.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 5:59 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
State Representative Derek Lewis previously pleaded not guilty in the case.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 10:52 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Shelby Lofton
Fayette County Public Schools is looking at welcoming students back to school the week of August 24 with a new model of on-campus, face-to-face instruction.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 4:01 PM EDT
Authorities say one person died and another is being treated as a result of flash flooding in Washington County, Ky.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 2:44 PM EDT
|By Natalia Martinez
The sick calls follow a series of issues the rank-and-file officers have tried to bring to light...
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 1:09 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Scott County Sheriff says two people have died in a crash involving multiple vehicles.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 11:11 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton and WKYT News Staff
Election officials are watching the results of Kentucky’s primary.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 10:46 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Scott County Sheriff’s Department says a man has been arrested and charged in connection to a deadly crash on I-64 near the Scott/Fayette County lines.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Alex Walker
Starting today, high touch outdoor sports like football and soccer may resume team and group practices with 50 people or less.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The sheriff’s office says around 1 p.m., 911 got a call from a driver that her vehicle had malfunctioned and she was now speeding with no way to stop her vehicle.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 3:44 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Scott County Sheriff says two people have died in a crash involving multiple vehicles.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 3:22 PM EDT
|By Grace Finerman
Between June 1 and June 9, Fayette County only had one death due to COVID-19. Since June 9, there have been thirteen deaths, bringing the county’s death toll to 27.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 1:32 PM EDT
|By Sarah Jackson
Lanes on the Clark Memorial Bridge are being shut down due to protesters on the bridge.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:22 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The ripple effects of a national blood shortage are being felt in Kentucky.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2020 at 4:14 PM EDT
The two should be considered dangerous.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2020 at 2:51 PM EDT
|By Olivia Russell
Numbers show the Hispanic community has been hit hard by COVID-19 recently. In fact, they make up almost 30 percent of new cases in Lexington, but only about seven percent of the city’s population.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2020 at 12:01 PM EDT
The suspect accused of forcibly taking a 10-month-old was captured in Mississippi.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 10:55 PM EDT
|By Shelby Lofton
Kentucky bar owners and customers are looking forward to their reopening on Monday.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 6:07 PM EDT
|By Grace Finerman
On Friday tests are taking place at Cardinal Valley Elementary School until 8:00 p.m.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 4:52 PM EDT
A federal grand jury indicted the Assistant Chief of Cumberland Police Kenny Ray Raleigh on one count of unreasonable force by a police officer and one count of obstruction of justice.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 4:51 PM EDT
Staff at the nursing home say nearly all reported cases are asymptomatic at this time and that all family, residents and staff were notified immediately.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 3:21 PM EDT
|By Chelsea Jones
Employees at Scott County Parks and Recreation say a big part of keeping people safe is limiting the number of people in the pool at one time.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivers remarks in Morehead on the CARES Act and its impact on the commonwealth.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Diocese officials say they have worked to provide a safe worship experience, but people must still be vigilant as COVID-19 continues to spread.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 8:59 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The organization’s goal is to uncover the places where Lexington’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer history happened.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Shelby Lofton
The visitation for Emanuel Prewitt was held Thursday. Prewitt drowned after going swimming at Herrington Lake with friends.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 1:06 PM EDT
|By John P. Wise
An LMPD spokesman said the boy was reported missing from the 6800 block of James Madison at about 8 a.m.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 11:40 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Breonna Taylor died after a no-knock warrant was served at her Louisville apartment.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 11:24 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Diane Miller with the local health department says there are now 43 people at the nursing home that have tested positive, 32 of those are residents.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 6:44 AM EDT
16-year-old Ashton Cannon has been missing since Wednesday, June 17.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 2:58 AM EDT
|By Brandon Robinson
The teen was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black and white t-shirt and black shoes.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 9:37 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Lexington Police Department has made arrest in connection to the death of a Lexington woman who was intentionally run over by a vehicle.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 2:32 PM EDT
Daniel Boone National Forest will reopen the Twin Knobs and Zilpo swimming beaches on Cave Run Lake on June 29.