Lexington KY

While large-scale distilleries continue to deal with the issues of doing business within the framework of retaliatory tariffs, a local Lexington distiller is experiencing a more positive impact.

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) – After days of searching, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department captured Christopher Morphis Friday afternoon near a restaurant just off of I-75 in Berea. The sheriff’s department says Morphis is the suspect in a shooting and assault that occurred on March 27.

Two hikers rescued in Jessamine Co., prompts safety reminders.

A Kentucky woman who became ill last summer after eating salmonella-tainted food from Missy’s Pie Shop in Lexington is suing the business and the restaurant where she ate the pie. It’s the first of what is likely to be multiple lawsuits against Missy’s and Ramsey’s Diner after at least...

Looking to add a furry friend to your family? The Scott County Humane Society in Georgetown, KY has some wonderful cats waiting for their forever homes. Each one has a unique personality and plenty of love to give.

Here we have an “ultra-basic” Amish home in the Swartzentruber community at Cynthiana, Kentucky (Harrison County). It’s a small, very plain Amish community of under 100 people, and it looks like one of the families here is selling their home and moving away. As in a lot...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - One year after the Kentucky River reached its second highest crest in the city’s history, residents gathered on Paul Sawyier Drive to mark the anniversary of the flood that damaged homes, businesses and government offices. The river jumped from eight feet to nearly 50 feet...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington Police say they assisted the Department of Homeland Security with a local investigation this week. WKYT reached out to Lexington Police to ask about a possible investigation at a business on Dennis Drive in Lexington. In response to our questions, police said they “assisted DHS...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — With approval in the state House of Representatives, the General Assembly has passed legislation aimed at resetting and reimagining the future of Kentucky State University (KSU), advancing a collaborative plan to support the commonwealth’s only historically Black university and position it for...

FRANKFORT , Ky. (WKYT) - A year has passed since the Kentucky River flooded Kentucky’s capital city, impacting homes, businesses and government buildings. Buffalo Trace Distillery, one of Kentucky’s and the nation’s most historic bourbon distilleries, was among the facilities that scrambled to recover quickly. The...