Lexington KY

All inbound lanes of Oliver Lewis Way between West Main Street and Manchester Street are currently shut down as crews work to cleanup a hazmat spill.

A young couple with Scott County roots and a famous family connection has opened a new coffee shop and lounge in downtown Midway.

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The finishing touches are being put in at the Vine Amphitheater at Chenault Vineyards before its opening on Friday. The ribbon cutting and celebration will be free to the public. “Between the exhaustion and the excitement, we cannot wait for people...

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RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - The Virginia woman charged in an infant’s 1991 death is headed back to court next month. Jennifer Cummins, 55, was scheduled for a status hearing Thursday, but it was delayed until June 11 because the prosecuting attorney is out of town. Cummins was arrested in...

The program would be piloted in northwest Lexington with the goal of serving high-need populations with on-demand service.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - School librarians are facing the impacts of Fayette County Public Schools budget cuts. The district announced there had been financial mismanagement for years. FCPS leaders said more than 115 jobs in the district are being cut or reduced. Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins said certain staff wi

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington Fire Department was dispatched to the scene of a structure fire on Kentucky Avenue in Lexington on Wednesday night. Officials with the Lexington Fire Department told WKYT that crews responded to a small fire at 9:44 p.m. and quickly extinguished it. There were no...

A former Franklin County Detention Center guard is speaking out for the first time about the 2019 death of 21-year-old Dylan Stratton, saying he believes Stratton's death was preventable.