Lexington KY

Lexington is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a weekend full of events! Several scheduled street closures will begin on Saturday, March 14, for the festivities. Street Closures: 6:00 – 10:30 a.m. Main St closed between Midland Ave and Mill St. Midland Ave closed between Main St and Third...

Councilmembers heard about a proposed development liaison position. Peer cities have tried something similar.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police are searching for a man wanted on a felony-level warrant. The man fled after a traffic stop at 9:05 a.m. Friday, March 13, near New Circle Road and Leestown Road, according to police. Officers later found the man’s vehicle abandoned in the Price Road...

Mark Pope didn’t sugarcoat Kentucky’s loss to Florida. A massive rebounding gap ended the SEC Tournament run and raises questions before March Madness.

WINCHESTER, Ky. (WKYT) - One person was taken to the hospital with “severe burns” after a house fire in Winchester, according to the Winchester Fire Department. Crews were dispatched to Melbourne Street around 5:08 a.m. Friday, March 13, where the department said they found heavy fire and smoke coming from a...

A third storm shelter is being added near the densely populated Sawyier Pointe Mobile Home Park which will more than double the number of people who can access emergency shelter in the area.

Kentucky 4-H Youth Development, part of the Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, honored more than 300 adult and teen volunteers during the 2026 Kentucky Volunteer Forum in Lexington recently.

A Russell Springs man was flown to a Lexington hospital following a car vs motorcycle collision yesterday afternoon. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office said the collision happened at around 2:10 yesterday near the intersection of Bernard Ridge and Half Acre Road. The sheriff’s office said 61-year-old Scottie...

LEXINGTON, KY (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has located relatives of a man who died last month, after a public outreach effort helped identify his next of kin. Thomas Stanley McManus, 66, died Feb. 24 in a pickup truck off Versailles Road. His death...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One of the richest people in the United States lives in Lexington, Kentucky. On Tuesday, Forbes released its 2026 World’s Billionaires List, ranking Tamara Gustavson No. 412 with a net worth of $8.5 billion, as of March 13. According to Forbes, the 64-year-old’s wealth comes...