Lexington KY

Attorneys for the parent accused of the fatal Kentucky State University shooting argues that pulling the trigger was "completely justified."

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Police are investigating a vandalism case after several vehicles were spray-painted in a Lexington neighborhood. According to police, officers were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. on December 22 to the 100 block of Lakeshore Drive for a report of criminal mischief. When officers arrived, they...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A three-judge Kentucky Court of Appeals panel has unanimously reversed a Fayette Circuit Court judge’s decision dismissing a murder charge and ordered the charge to be reinstated. The Attorney General’s office led the appeal of the Fayette Circuit Court’s order that dismissed the indictment...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Christmas is just two days away and some people are still out doing some last minute shopping for friends and loved ones. “It was a last minute decision. But I do have a couple of things I wanted to get,” said Suzanne Ackers.

A Harrodsburg factory employee has been accused of abusing a newborn.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Crews responded Tuesday morning to a deadly crash at mile marker 60 on I-64 Westbound. According to Kentucky State Police, one person died, and one commercial vehicle was involved in the crash. No other details are available at this time. The right lane was closed in...

A substitute teacher in the Jessamine County School District was charged with harassment last week after a sixth-grade student told officers the teacher pulled him by the hood of his sweater. According to the Dec. 2 criminal complaint, obtained Monday by the Herald-Leader through the Kentucky Open Records Act, the...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A new subpoena has been filed in the case of a former University of Kentucky student athlete charged in her baby’s death. Laken Snelling is accused of hiding the birth and putting the baby’s body in a closet. On Dec. 10, a subpoena was...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - New Circle Road is closed in both directions between Leestown Road and Georgetown Road due to downed power lines on both sides of the roadway, according to Lexwrecks. The outer loop is shut down at Georgetown Road and the inner loop is shut down at Leestown...

University of Kentucky fans gathered at the Historic Memorial Coliseum on Sunday to cheer on the Cats volleyball team as they tried to take home the win.