Lexington KY

On the evening of July 31, 2024, Franklin County resident Christen Johnson watched in shock as Kentucky State Trooper Myron Jackson handcuffed and dragged her across her gravel driveway—while her three young children watched from inside—simply for filming a traffic stop involving her mother, the lawsuit says.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The city of Lexington has released new aerial video showcasing Gatton Park, a ten-acre public park set to open downtown next month. City officials shared the footage Thursday, showing the progress of the park, which is being built on what was formerly a parking lot behind Rupp Arena.

A Kentucky woman is $50,000 richer — all thanks to a surprising source: her daughter’s fortune cookie. Kathy Bailey of Lexington won the prize while playing the Kentucky Lottery’s Golden Snake Triple Play game with a $5 wager, according to an official lottery release. The lucky moment came after Bailey and her family...

A community is in shock after 7‑year‑old Santino Montreal Yancey‑Hardwick of Lexington drowned Monday at Paradise Cove Aquatic Center. According to Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelison, Santino was found unresponsive in the pool and later pronounced dead at the hospital.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - New Circle Road is back open after a four-vehicle crash. Lexington Police say the right lane of the outer loop of New Circle Road between Alumni Drive and Richmond Road was blocked due to a four-vehicle crash. Police say one person was transported to a nearby...

Marites Buenafe went missing in Juneau, Alaska, after leaving her cruise ship to go on a hike Alaska State Troopers The body of a Kentucky physician who vanished after leaving a cruise ship to go hiking has been found, authorities say. Dr. Marites Buenafe’s body was located just before midday Thursday by an Alaska...

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has confirmed 10 cases of salmonella in central Kentucky.

A woman is competing in the national Miss All American pageant in August. Boyles is the first Latina Miss Lexington All American; she was adopted at 6 months old from Guatemala City, Guatemala.

RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — An attorney representing the family of 7-year-old Santino Yancey-Hardwick, who died after a drowning incident at Richmond’s Paradise Cove Aquatic Center, says they have concerns about how the situation was handled. Santino died Monday at a hospital following the incident at the...

John Cruz, the New York man who made headlines for selling counterfeit Xanax on the dark web, has pleaded guilty to continuing his illegal operations while on bond. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Cruz, a 31-year-old from Rochester, admitted to one count of conspiracy to misbrand, introduce misbranded...