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Kentucky State Police searching for missing 14-year-old girl from Owen County

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky State Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl. According to KSP, Isabella Demaria was last seen by her family July 21 around 10 p.m. Demaria is 5'1", 120 pounds and has black hair and green eyes. The...

Kentucky’s GED testing success higher than national pass rate

Published 11:07 am Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday that since waiving the GED testing fee in his first term, more Kentuckians without a high school diploma are earning their GED, with a success rate that is higher than...

UFL relocation rumors: What we know about possible franchise move to Louisville, Kentucky

Potential relocation cities include Louisville or Lexington, Boise, Columbus, and Orlando or Tampa Bay. The UFL may relocate four teams before the 2026 season. The United Football League is set to play its third season as a unified spring football...

Kentucky sues Temu over alleged nonconsensual data collection

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit against Temu, alleging the platform "can infect Kentuckians' devices with malware, steal their personal data and send it directly to the Chinese government." Full story

Frankfort man arrested for DWI after crashing stolen motorcycle

TOWN OF CHENANGO, N.Y (WBNG) -- A Frankfort man was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing into a fence on a stolen motorcycle. On Thursday, July 17, at approximately 10:49 p.m., Broome County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a...

Arkansas, Kentucky games provide opportunities for Tigers

After a difficult first half of its SEC season, Auburn begins the second half of the conference schedule with a trip to Arkansas and a home game against Kentucky. Those two games are expected to provide opportunities for the Tigers, as the...

Frankfort Fire Dept. to break ground on new Station 4: New facility promises faster response, safer community

Big things are heating up for Frankfort’s finest — but not in the way you might expect. The City of Frankfort Fire Department is breaking ground on a brand-new Fire Station 4, and the whole community is invited to celebrate. The ceremonial shovels...

Developer pulls petition that proposed Frankfort data center

A proposed data center project in Frankfort has been put on hold after the developer withdrew its rezoning request. The project, proposed by Logistix, would involve rezoning about 833 acres of agricultural and industrial land for a data center...

Renters burn lease violations as tenants union seeks to expand in Kentucky

Spiders, mold and broken air conditioning. These are some of the complaints that the newly formed union of tenants living in Maple Grove apartments in Brandenburg delivered to their leasing office this month. It’s a union the property owners have...

LIST: Back-to-school dates for Kentucky, Indiana districts

LIST: Back-to-school dates for Kentucky, Indiana districts School doors are opening soon, check out WLKY's list to see when your school is back in session. RULE WITHOUT A TRIAL. HEY, IT’S ALMOST TIME TO HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL. IN OUR AREA, WE’RE...

Kentucky Capitol getting a $300M makeover that will take years to complete

High above south Frankfort, two workers in orange, left of the flags, can be seen on scaffolding covering the Capitol dome. (Photo by Joe Bandy) FRANKFORT, Ky. — Lucas Deaton of Walton, a lawyer for the Kentucky Bar Association, brought his...

Wawa’s Kentucky opening marks sixth new state since 2022

Dive Brief: Wawa will open its first Kentucky store on Thursday in Louisville, according to a company announcement. This is the first of up to eight stores expected to open in that state through the end of the year. After the Kentucky opening,...

This Distillery Pit Texas Against Kentucky In A Bourbon Head To Head

Milam & Greene The AnswerMilam & Greene Milam & Greene is one of the more esoteric and fascinating bourbon companies on the market today. Based in Blanco, Texas, they’re an active distillery on home turf, though the team doesn’t keep production...

Kentucky Capitol is getting a $300 million make…

FRANKFORT — Lucas Deaton of Walton, a lawyer for the Kentucky Bar Association, brought his 5-year-old daughter, Audrey, to see Kentucky’s grandest building — the state Capitol — before it closes to the public for several years. A most lonely place...

SCRTC Marks 75 Years of Service, Growth, and Connection in South Central Kentucky

The first board consisted of A.W. Ross, Paul Young, J.J. Crouch, Roger Glass, and Robert Eaton. Photo | SCRTC By Nicole Randall Marketing and Sales What began as a visionary effort to connect rural homes to telephone service has grown into one of...

Goodwill Kentucky opens new Cardinal Valley location

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Goodwill Kentucky is celebrating the grand opening of its newest store in Lexington’s Cardinal Valley neighborhood. Leaders cut the ribbon on the new location Monday, officially opening the doors to shoppers and...

Heat advisory issued for several parts of Kentucky and Southern Indiana 

Kentucky 4-H camps help Kentuckians, communities flourish

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 22, 2025) — Each summer, thousands of Kentuckians attend a Kentucky 4-H camp, but to many it’s “more than just camp.” “It’s a place where children find friendship, growth and lifelong memories,” said Alyssa Canupp, a Harrison...

President approves assistance for victims of deadly spring storms in Kentucky

Congressman Andy Barr also took to social media to applaud the President's approval of $56 million for relief efforts. Seven people were killed in April's flooding that hit multiple counties in the state, and 20 Kentuckians died when tornadoes...