LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting to discuss Mayor Linda Gorton’s proposed budget of over $531,000,000. The public hearing over the proposed budget heard from those in the NAACP and the Fayette Alliance. “Surviving victims of gun violence, wear the hearts on their sleeves, and unfortunately, a lot of those hearts are bloody and with pain,” said Whit Whitaker, president of the Lexington-Fayette NAACP. Those in the urban county council hearing from members in the public on where they believe money should be invested on Thursday night. “We’ve identified g ..read more

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWSNOW) — With over $3 billion in Kentucky’s Budget Reserve Trust Fund, people have differing opinions on where it should go. People like Jason Bailey, the executive director for the Kentucy Center for Economic Policy, say the money is not being used correctly. “You don’t just stuff money in a mattress when you have such pressing needs,” he said. Needs which include housing, support for local communities and teacher pay raises. On the other hand, Senator David Givens says it’s important to keep the money in the rainy day fund for future needs. “As policy makers, we want ..read more

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Charles Eldon Richardson, 50, of Somerset, has been arrested following an indictment warrant issued by the Pulaski Grand Jury, for alleged child sexual abuse of a child under 12 years of age. Richardson was apprehended at his residence without incident during the early hours of Wednesday and served with the indictment warrant. The charges stem from an investigation led by Crimes Against Children Detective Jay Picard with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. According to a release, the investigation was initiated after the alleged victim, now an adult, ca ..read more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s been uploaded from outside its own platform in an attempt to combat misinformation. “AI enables incredible creative opportunities, but can confuse or mislead viewers if they don’t know content was AI-generated,” the company said in a prepared statement Thursday. “Labeling helps make that context clear—which is why we label AIGC made with TikTok AI effects, and have required creators to label realistic AIGC for over a year.” TikTok’s shift in policy is part of an broader a ..read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington police are actively searching for a shooting suspect following an incident Wednesday afternoon. According to Lexington Police, officers responded to a call regarding shots fired at the 1100 block of Kelsey Drive around 4:30 PM yesterday. When they arrived, they discovered a man with a gunshot wound. The injured man was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities urge anyone with information on the whereabouts of the suspect to contact the Lexington Police Department immediately Categories: Featured, Local News, News Ta ..read more

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of Dennis Ruiz-Trujillo Jr., 18, which happened on April 4th. Wilmer Romero, 18, has been apprehended and is currently behind bars at the Fayette County Detention Center on multiple charges, including murder, contempt of court, tampering with a prison monitoring device, trafficking a controlled substance, and trafficking marijuana. The Lexington Police Department started the investigation following the incident on Carlisle Avenue on April 4, where officers responded to reports of shots fired. When ..read more

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country, an analysis of FBI data by the gun safety group Everytown found. The rate of stolen guns from cars climbed nearly every year and spiked during the coronavirus pandemic along with a major surge in weapons purchases in the U.S., according to the report, which analyzes FBI data from 337 cities in 44 states and was provided to The Associated Press. The stolen weapons have, in ..read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy Thursday! We are tracking an end to the heavy rain through your morning hours. The heavier rain and storms will linger a bit longer into the mid-morning hours into far southern Kentucky before finally exiting. Southern Kentucky is going to end up with a widespread 2-4 inches of rain over the past two days, thankfully we haven’t received any flash flooding reports in far southern Kentucky. Creeks and streams will be running high through most of the first half of the day today, so be alert for that. There is an isolated chance of a few strong-to-severe s ..read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Earlier this week, Governor Andy Beshear, alongside the secretary of the Public Safety Cabinet of Kentucky awarded $750,000 in grant funding to several organizations. The organizations support victims of crime in rebuilding and taking back their lives. “We serve over 7500 children each year,” said Caroline Ruschell, the Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky. The Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky, receiving more than $270,000 of funding from the state. The money, part of the American Rescue Plan Act. “The award that we received wil ..read more