From bourbon glaze to donut buns: Lexington Burger Week is back
The cookout-related celebrations don’t stop in Lexington when the Fourth of July ends. Lexington Burger Week returns July 7-13, featuring $7 burgers from more than 45 participating local restaurants. Customers can expect a menu that varies from bourbon burgers to cheeseburger shots, and two dessert burgers, according...
Misty Noel guilty plea could be set aside after she said she didn’t ‘knowingly’...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A judge could set aside last week's guilty plea by the wife of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel as a result of remarks she made in a recent television interview. Special Judge Larry Medlock ruled Monday that Misty Noel's comments in television news interviews last...
Escapee located in Nelson County
An Elizabethtown man who escaped police custody in Richmond is back behind bars, this time in Nelson County. According to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, on July 2 deputies responded to a tip regarding the location of Jarod Barnes. Kentucky State Police Post Seven says Barnes, who is serving a sentence for...
Join LexPD for the PAL Community Day!
The Lexington Police Activities League (PAL) is turning 40!. To celebrate, join the Lexington Police Department on Saturday, July 26, 2025, for the PAL Community Day. The entire community and PAL participants from the past 40 years are invited to come out to Charles Young Park from noon to 5 pm to celebrate 40 years...
Lexington man steps up to help families affected by devastating Texas flood
Some parents of children who were attending Camp Mystic in Texas are suffering great loss, but a Texas native, now a Lexington resident, is making it his mission to send love from Kentucky.
Lexington fire officials: Carbon monoxide detectors can save lives, prevent ‘silent killer’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Fire officials in Lexington are reminding the public about the dangers of carbon monoxide after a recent poisoning incident sent more than a dozen people to the hospital. ABC 36 News Now spoke with Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Derek Roberts at the scene,...
1 arrested in armed robbery on Laramie Drive in Lexington; man at large
A criminal complaint claimed that two men turned a gun on two women and forced their way in through the bedroom window.
Legendary KY newspaper reporter retires after 40 years
PERRY COUNTY., Ky. (WYMT) - On Monday July 7, former Lexington Herald Leader reporter Bill Estep discussed his award-winning career on WYMT’s Issues and Answers. Estep retired from the Herald Leader on June 30. He says he has written more than 6,500 stories at the paper. From snake handlers...
MCO Cuts Impacting Kentucky Recovery Centers
Treatment providers across Kentucky are trying to adapt following cuts from managed care organizations. These are big insurance companies the state contracts with to manage Medicaid.
With four new cases, total number of measles cases in Kentucky rise to 11
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports that, with four new confirmed cases in Fayette County, the total count of measles cases in Kentucky for 2025 has risen to 11.
