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Tony looks at spring dryness as a prelude to a parched year if things don't turn around before summer arrives.
Tony said there's no rain in sight for this week.
Kentucky freshman big man Malachi Moreno will enter the NBA Draft process while maintaining his college eligibility.
Morehead Rowan County E9-1-1 is launching a new "Adopt a Dispatcher" program to recognize the crucial work of emergency dispatchers.
Two months after Wayne’s Mayor Danny Grace lifted his “Do Not Consume” order on the water, he said things are “back to normal.”
Two former Madison County Detention Center jail guards are no longer employed after security camera footage showed one of them punching an inmate multiple times in a cell.
A few acres can burn fast in Kentucky, where five wildfires are currently burning in Eastern Kentucky alongside dozens of controlled fires across the state.
After multiple attempts to serve the indictment warrant, Clark said Slusher tried to flee to a small town in Ohio.
Monday marks the White House Easter Egg Roll where an estimated 50,000 children and their families are celebrating on the South Lawn.
"This is going to run some people broke, truly,” said one driver we spoke with.
Kentucky State Police say an investigation is underway after human remains were found in Madison County on Saturday.
The county will be receiving $3.3 million to fix roads damaged from heavy rains in April 2025
Bone dry week ahead. Tony shares the pitfalls and advantages.
Less than a week ago, Kentucky officials announced the state’s budget will continue to match local contributions for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
FRANKFORT — The chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party is calling for an investigation into the financial dealings between a political nonprofit called Kentucky Strong Inc. and its president state Sen. Julie Raque Adams. Democratic Party chair Colmon Elridge called on the state attorney general and the Legislative Ethics Commission to launch investigations in response [...]
A record-setting 32 undergraduate students are interning in Frankfort, assisting with different tasks that help bills become Kentucky law.
The Department of Homeland Security and Lexington Police executed several search warrants at multiple locations on Tuesday, March 31, sparking questions from the community.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Kentucky junior forward Mouhamed Dioubate announced that he intends to enter the transfer portal when it opens Monday afternoon. Dioubate played just one season for the Wildcats after spending his first two seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide. During the 2025–26 season, Dioubate averaged 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game...
Danville - Ephraim McDowell Health is sponsoring a free health screening at Green River Pentecostal Church in Hustonville on Saturday, April 25. The screenings will be offered from 9 a.m. [...]
It will be remembered as a high-stakes, daring plan, next to impossible to accomplish--the rescue of the injured airman who ejected from an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over mountainous [...]
PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A hearing in the Amber Spradlin murder case that had been set for last Friday was abruptly canceled that morning. Now, we know why the hearing was canceled and when it will take place instead. In an order filed in the case on Monday, Special Judge Eddy Coleman said he was forced to cancel the hearing after being injured in a fall. He added that injury will require surgery, which
RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A severe wind event blew the roof off a recycling building in Russell County Saturday night, damaging vehicles parked across the street. Recovery efforts are beginning as crews work to return the facility to normal operations. Officials are asking for patience and understanding during the cleanup process. Russell County has experienced four...
The Kentucky Supreme Court is ordering lawmakers to drop impeachment proceedings against a circuit judge in Lexington. In a 5-1 opinion issued Monday afternoon, the state’s high court said that the legislature’s impeachment of Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman “encroaches upon the inherent powers of the Judicial Branch” and violates the separation of powers among [...]
LOUISA, Ky. -- A Lawrence County woman has been arrested after police say she rented a truck and refused to take it back. Ironton, Ohio, Police Department contacted Louisa Police on Friday about the theft. They said they had received a report from U-Haul that Amber Lynn Mitchell, 39, of Louisa, had rented a truck from the company on March 21 and had not returned it. When the company contacted Mitc
by ASHLEY CRAIGNavy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – U.S. Navy sailors from across the fleet are headed to Kentucky for Lexington Navy Week, April 7 to 12, to volunteer in the community and discuss why the Navy matters to the Bluegrass State. While many of the sailors are from all over the country, this Navy Week will carry special meaning for visiting sailors from the area, includ
RICHMOND, Ky. (KT) - Kentucky State Police (KSP) at the Richmond Post are conducting a death investigation, following the discovery of human remains in a rural part of Madison County, [...]
FRANKFORT - Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that leading up to the May 19 primary election 9,839 new voters were added to the rolls, the biggest surge since [...]
BANNER, Ky. -- A Floyd County man is facing a felony assault charge, after his mother reported that he beat her. Sheriff's deputies and state troopers responded after 911 received an open-line call just after 2 a.m. Sunday, during which dispatchers could hear a man screaming that he was going to kill his mother and then himself. A state trooper and EMTs found the victim, who was described as havin
by RODERICK MULLINS A report released by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen identifies 10 Virginia hospitals at risk of closure, including two in southwestern Virginia, following recent federal funding adjustments. The report links the financial strain to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a legislative package supported by Republican Reps. John McGuire (5th District), Ben Cline (6th District
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- A Tennessee man is in custody facing attempted murder and other charges after authorities say he shot his girlfriend, assaulted her mother, and evaded police for days in Madison County. A complaint warrant reads that 38-year-old Christopher Morphis of Lenoir City, Tennessee, surrendered to authorities April 3 near Giovanni's Pizza in...
Russell Coleman is the Kentucky Attorney General. The AG's Office has launched lawsuits against Roblox, TikTok, Meta and other social media platforms to keep Kentucky kids safe online. For more [...]
Recently, Derek Robinette, Senior Pastor of Crestwood United Methodist Church, voiced his opposition to HB 829, which would allow parents to opt their children into religious instruction in public school. [...]
The Kentucky State House passed a bill restricting social media use for kids 15 and younger on March 9. The bill is now stalled in the State Senate. Perhaps a [...]
From Team Kentucky and Improving US 460 Salyersville, KY (April 6, 2026) – Two public meetings this week will introduce a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) project that is expected to improve regional mobility and safety along US 460 between Salyersville and Paintsville. Additional passing and turning lanes will improve traffic flow and safety and [...]
A Latino civil rights group plans to appeal a recent federal court ruling that barred Kentucky from granting in-state tuition rates to people without permanent legal status. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) sought to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration last year challenging a state policy. Last week, [...]
Horse racing has always been built on a simple principle: the people who invest their time, money, and livelihoods into the sport deserve to share in its success. Owners, trainers, [...]
FRANKFORT — Since January 2023 an obscure political organization named Kentucky Strong Inc. has paid its executive director — state Sen. Julie Raque Adams — $80,500. In fact, 12 payments to Adams totaling $80,500 were the only expenses reported by Kentucky Strong in the three-year period ending January 2026. Over roughly the same period Kentucky [...]
It may be a surprise to learn that Kentucky was once known as “the Black Bear State.” Biologists suggest that in the early 1800s, Eastern Kentucky’s rich forests likely supported the largest black bear population in North America. When it was settled later that century by Daniel Boone and other market hunters and trappers, the [...]
The 15th region was loaded with talent this year in both girls' and boys' basketball, and their achievements did not go unnoticed around the state. The Lexington Herald-Leader just released their All-State basketball teams from this past season, and the 15th region was well represented. Over 100 coaches around the state were asked to send in their top 10 players from both girls' and boys’ high sch
Jim Calhoun was a sophomore starter on the great 1956 State champion Carr Creek Indians team. They finished with a 33-3 mark and the big trophy. For the next two years Jim Calhoun remained a Carr Creek Indian as they would finish 25-8 in 1957 and 26-4 in 1958. In 1957 Calhoun was selected as an All State 3rd Team member.. He also was selected to the All State 3rd Team as a senior at Carr Creek in
LONDON, Ky. -- A former guard at the Martin County federal prison has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to abuse inmates. Terry Melvin, 60, pleaded guilty in January 2025 to conspiracy against rights and deprivation of civil rights.On Thursday, he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment. The charges stemmed from Melvin's time as a lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy. In his plea
Organizers hope this group is just the beginning, with more Appalachian Kentucky businesses expected to participate in future Accelerate 606 programs.
SALYERSVILLE – A Salyersville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for incest (victim under 18) and sexual abuse charges. Dwayne Hunt, 59, of Salyersville, appeared in court on January 13, 2026, withdrawing his not guilty plea and entering a plea of guilty via a plea agreement between himself, represented by Neil Borders, and [...]
LAKEVILLE – The Magoffin County Sheriff Department executed a search warrant at a home on Rose Branch Spur in the Lakeville community, yielding the confiscation of substantial quantities of drugs, firearms and other drug trafficking-related items, making an arrest in the case the next day. On Sunday, March 29, the Magoffin County Sheriff Department searched [...]
FAR MIDDLE FORK – A Floyd County man was arrested on Far Middle Fork after law enforcement conducted a traffic stop that yielded a quantity of methamphetamine and several drug trafficking-related items. According to the arrest citation, Magoffin County Sheriff Department Deputies W. Lafferty and N. Watson were patrolling KY Rt. 378 on Tuesday, March [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the charge of procure or promote use of minor by electronic means (Class C felony). Cory Slusher, 29, of Half Mountain Road, in Salyersville, changed his plea to guilty in January via a plea agreement between himself, represented by Jeff Lovely, [...]
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation has turned the old Whitesburg High School into a transitional living facility with 22 fully furnished apartments.
The 14th annual Appalachian Seed Swap will be held at Pike Central High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 4. This is a buy-sale-trade style event for heirloom seeds and plants — many of which are considered unique to the Appalachian mountain region.
Vocational school students in Letcher County are working at more than 10 agencies and businesses across the county, and 95 percent of them are expected to graduate “post-secondary ready,” Area Technology Center Principal Casey Breeding said. Addressing the Letcher County Board of Education at its regular monthly meeting, Breeding said the state set a goal of 75 percent of students [...] The post V
A long-delayed project to replace hundreds of sewage grinder pumps in Fleming-Neon will be rebid after officials determined unnecessary federal requirements were included in the original bid documents. The project involves replacing more than 350 grinder pumps damaged in the July 2022 flood. The pumps are used to move sewage from homes and businesses into the city’s sewer system, particularly [...
A Jenkins man accused of having his girlfriend smuggle contraband to a now-former jail guard has been indicted again — this time for allegedly threatening the girlfriend over a monitored jail telephone line. Gavin Polly, 27, of 7759 Hwy. 119 N, Jenkins, is charged with two counts of intimidating a participant in the legal process, third-degree terroristic threatening, and second-degree [...] The p
When Jake Feldhaus of Madison Central was named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball, it came as no surprise to his father, Deron Feldhaus, a former University of Kentucky player. “I was pretty confident. I studied the other players,” said Deron Feldhaus, who was one of “The Unforgettables” under Rick Pitino at UK. “(Madison Central coach) Allen (Feldhaus) does a great job of [...] The post How Jake Feldhaus
I’ve heard all kinds of sayings about fishing — the best times to go, moon phases, weather, water levels and just about everything else. Some of those sayings seem to hold true, while others are just old advice that’s been passed around for years. But one saying I’ve always believed is this: when the dogwood trees bloom, it’s time to [...] The post Spring crappie run comes with need to let some gr
Struttin’ Time readers, I often get asked a question: “Steve, what do you do when you’re not hunting or fishing?” I usually just pass over that question. But after this weekend, I’ve decided to tell all of you exactly what I do. Listen closely — I spend my extra time with friends, just like you. I’m going to use this [...] The post What keeps me busy when I’m not on a hunting trip first appeared o
Pictured above are some of the 30 people turned out for the No Kings III protest in Whitesburg on Saturday. The event drew an estimated 8 million people in towns and cities across the country. The protest is intended to voice displeasure with President Donald Trump and the billionaire class. According to estimates, at least 8 million attended one of [...] The post 30 people turn out for ‘No Kings’
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath said rising costs for health care, energy and everyday goods are the top concerns she is hearing from voters across Eastern Kentucky. During a campaign stop in Whitesburg last week, McGrath said affordability — particularly insurance premiums — is driving frustration among residents. “I’m hearing the same thing everywhere — prices,” she said. “How [...]
Conspiracies most often break down under the weight of the lies it takes to sustain them.
With five days remaining in the 2026 Regular Session, several bills have made their way through the process to become law, while others await the governor’s consideration. Kentucky governors have ten days, not including Sundays and holidays, to consider each bill or resolution. A
A Pike County man has been arrested on drug trafficking charges after, court documents said, Kentucky State Police responded to a complaint at Marrowbone.
All state and some local government offices will observe the Good Friday holiday, April 3, by closing for a half day. However, Good Friday is not a federal holiday.
Asa Chasteen, 30, was last seen in the Martin community walking toward City Hall. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Lamb was 52 years old when he was last seen on March 25, 2022, in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Three different federal judges have ordered four more immigrants picked up in January’s ICE raids released on constitutional grounds The post More ICE detainees ordered released by West Virginia judges: ‘A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all’ appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .