National Weather Service: Flash flood watch in effect from this evening through tomorrow morning
Our break from the rain is going to be short-lived. With today being the summer solstice, we will get to enjoy it a little longer today than any other day of the year. Sunrise this morning was at 6:16 am and sunset this evening will be a 9:02, giving us about 15 hours of daylight […]
Furry Fridays: Zena
Interested in adopting a pet? Check out this website: forpawsunleashed.com or call them at (859) 893-3647. Meet Zena! She is a very friendly with people and other animals. Very affectionate and can be playful. In addition, she is also potty trained and doesn’t chew on things! We believe she’s a German Shepherd mix. She absolutely […]
Tomorrow is the first official day of summer
The area has been absolutely covered up by one line of rain and storms after another. We are seeing several creeks filling up their banks with rushing water. In the last 24 hours alone, there have been between an inch and a half to almost 2 inches in many areas. These are prime conditions for […]
Deadline Approaching in Kentucky for SBA Working Capital Loans for Summer 2018 floods
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 23 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Kentucky as a result of the continuous rainfall, excessive moisture and flash flooding from Aug. 30 through Sept. 27, […]
Heavy rainfall halts work on US 421
Work has stopped on the bridge at the foot of Big Hill on US 421 due to heavy rainfall. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials, the road closed down earlier this week for construction. The work progress will be delayed due to the heavy rainfall and the road will remain closed for a longer […]
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Daycare worker alerts police to alleged abuse, abandonment of child
A Richmond man was recently arrested for child abandonment and abuse of a 4-year-old child. Reports state that an employee at the daycare that the child attends to noticed a red raised knot on the right side of the child’s forehead. There was reportedly also a visible full handprint on the child’s stomach. Police contacted […]
Heavy rain, strong wind and possibly hail will be a threat tonight
Today highs in the low 80’s, but it is going to feel warmer as the humidity is really kicking up between the continuous rounds of rain that has plagued us for a week now. Tonight, stay weather alert as locally heavy rain, strong wind and possibly hail will be a threat. Lows will drop into […]
$1,000 reward for the arrest of an ‘armed and dangerous’ Danville man
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a dangerous criminal on the loose. Christopher Lee Harlan has multiple warrants active for his arrest, which includes contempt of court, tampering with evidence, fentanyl/carfentanil trafficking, and trafficking heroin. The Harrodsburg Police Department as well as the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office have charges pending against him. Harlan […]
Prescription Drug Take-Back program, remove unneeded medications from your home
The Berea Police Department is reminding the community about their Prescription Drug Take-Back program. This program provides an environmentally safe alternative to disposing of medications in the landfill or sewer systems which may later negatively affect the environment. In addition, it also encourages citizens to remove their unneeded medications from their homes, which reduces access […]
Chance for severe weather coming in tomorrow night
This trend has been hanging in there for several days and will continue for the rest of the week. Today, it started out with some locally heavy rain throughout the Bluegrass followed by cloudy skies with daytime highs around 80 degrees. Tonight, temps will drop down into the mid 60’s with some very strong rain […]
Pawty for your pups this summer! Bow Wow Luau by For Paws Unleashed
For Paws Unleashed is kicking off the summer with their annual dog party, Bow Wow Luau! The event will take place on Wednesday, June 19. Anyone can participate at a cost, you don’t have to be a previous client. There will be all sorts of activities available for your dog: pools, tunnels, ball pits, etc. […]
Lots of rain this week!
The entire work week is going to be a repeat of what we saw this weekend. Lots of rain, Lots of storms with some intermittent sun tossed in here and there. It will also be considerably more humid than what we have seen so far this month. Today, highs in the mid 80’s with more […]
Grandmother and 5-year-old granddaughter killed in Pulaski County crash
An early morning wreck in Pulaski County leaves two people dead Monday. The incident occurred around 6:30 A.M. on US 27 South in downtown Burnside. Our news partner LEX18 reports that a 5-year-old and her grandmother died at the hospital following a head-on collision. There is no word on the condition of the occupants in […]
Two knocking on doors, arrested on criminal trespassing charges in Laurel County
Two people were arrested this weekend on a criminal trespassing charges in Laurel County. The incident occurred on Dean Hundley Road at around 7 P.M. where police were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle complaint. Two subjects, identified as 35-year-old Victoria Woollums and 36-year-old James Smith, were allegedly knocking on people’s doors along the Dean Hundley […]
Father’s Day weekend forecast
Highs today will top out in the mid 70’s. Tonight, temperatures will drop down into the mid 50’s for overnight lows. Tomorrow, another nice day, but starting to see that warm up toward more seasonable temps. Highs for Saturday in the low 80’s. A round or two of showers move through Saturday night with the […]
Death investigation underway after call came in of body on fire in Laurel County
Detectives from the Laurel County Sheriff’s office are conducting a death investigation which occurred on York Shire Estates Road in London. Officers were dispatched to a complaint of a body on fire. Police state that they found a burned body who was deceased in the driveway of a residence Friday morning. An investigation is underway […]
Closure scheduled for Battlefield Memorial Highway/US 421 in Madison County
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a temporary closure scheduled for a portion of Battlefield Memorial Highway/US 421 in Madison County. The closure is necessary for the existing bridge to be replaced with a precast culvert. Monday, June 17 through Monday, July 1 – 7 a.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Monday (times are […]
No rain in the forecast tomorrow!
Opportunity for a few scattered showers and storms into the afternoon and overnight. Highs today in the mid to upper 60’s with overnight lows getting very cool, dropping down into the mid 40’s. Tomorrow is looking really nice too. Highs for Friday will top out around 70 degrees and it looks it’s going to be […]
Some rain and storms tonight
Highs today is in the low 70’s. Overnight, we will see some storms with lows dropping into the upper 50’s. Tomorrow, a very unseasonable day with highs only reaching into the mid 60’s. We are running a good 10 to 15 degrees below average for mid-June. Friday is looking dry with more cool temps and […]
Man flees from police, racks up seven charges against him
The Madison County Sheriff’s Department recently arrested a man for being reckless and evading the police. Police conducted a stop on a white Mitsubishi belonging to 46-year-old Dallas Clifford. While the officer was in his unit checking the driver through NCIC, Clifford allegedly started the vehicle and took off. Reports state that Clifford was being […]
Rain returns tomorrow
Highs in the low to mid 70’s, very unusual for mid-June, average temps are generally a good 10 to 15 degrees warmer this time of the year. Lots of sunny skies and for tonight, the temps will drop down into the mid 50’s for another cool overnight. Tomorrow, the rain returns with showers moving back […]
Free HIV testing in Richmond
The Madison County Health Department announced on their Facebook page that they’ll be doing a free HIV testing today. The free test is available today at their Syringe Exchange Program site in Richmond from 3-7 P.M. Results are out on the same day.
Woman turns herself in after being accused of slashing tires in Laurel County
A woman turned herself in Monday afternoon after being accused of slashing tires. An investigation conducted last week revealed that two tires were slashed on a vehicle parked at Pitstop parking lot, one miles west of London. Video surveillance photos were posted on the Laurel County Sheriff’s Facebook page of the female suspect and the […]
Torsteinson in the hands of immigration officials
(LEX18)- The man accused of sending inappropriate messages to minors in Estill County is no longer in local custody. According to our news partner LEX18, immigration officials came around 9 A.M. Monday to pick 35-year-old Torstein Torsteinson up. Back in April 2019, Torstienson was accused of contacting four minor females through the internet for sex. […]
