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HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - You will need your rain gear this morning, but you should be able to put it away by the afternoon. It will be a tale of two skies today. Chances for showers and storms will plague us for the first half of the day, so keep that rain gear handy. Skies will start to clear this afternoon and highs should make it into the mid-70s.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - This morning’s showers and storms are long gone around the mountains and a rather calm and pleasant pattern is settling in t kick off this work week...but buckle up, because we’ve got changes on the way later this week. Tonight through Tomorrow Night. Quiet...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. — A southeastern Kentucky soldier was laid to rest in his hometown of Whitesburg after fighting in the Korean War. Army Corporal Donald L. Menken went unaccounted for nearly 70 years. The family went through mixed emotions over the years, but they now have closure. “I’m...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible as we close out the weekend. Some could be heavy at times and produce gusty winds. Good news! The Storm Prediction Center trimmed back the Level 1 Marginal Risk. Now, only our far western border is included. The chance for severe storms tonight is very low; however scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible. Some of the showers could be heavy at times and produce gusty winds. Our highest rain chance will come late tonight and early Monday morning. Low temperatures bottom out in the upper-50s and lower-60s.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - It is feeling more like Summer across the mountains with warm temperatures and pop-up showers. This weather pattern will continue into Sunday, with a few stronger storms possible by Sunday night. Tonight through Sunday night. Scattered showers will stick around into tonight. Will it rain all...

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Hunters of all ages came to the Mountain Arts Center on Saturday in hopes of securing one of only 594 Kentucky elk hunting tags. Donald Thomas, President of the non-profit Kentucky Elk Guide Association (KEGA), said it is the hunt of the lifetime. “It’s the hunter’s...

PRESTONSBURG, KY (WOWK) — Due to a “long time, successful relationship” with the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, the Prestonsburg Police Department is giving away child safety seats. Police say the seats will be given away on a first-come-first-serve basis and is no-questions-asked. They say if you or someone you know needs a child safety […]

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - In honor of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, one Whitesburg woman wanted to share her Japanese heritage with Eastern Kentucky in a fun and engaging way. Development Director for Appalshop, Kathleen Byrn, coordinated the first Japanese Bon Odori Festival which took place in Whitesburg at...

Attorney General Daniel Cameron on May 13 urged Kentuckians to report suspected election law violations during the 2022 primary election to the Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline by calling, 1-800-328-VOTE. “Kentuckians play a vital role in identifying suspected election violations, and we urge anyone who witnesses a violation to...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Dozens of runners and those wanting to support a good cause gathered bright and early Saturday morning for the fifth annual Grey Matters 5K/10K in Whitesburg. Even the gloomy weather could not stop nearly 200 people from coming out to participate, including Owsley County native and...

STINNETT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Nearly two dozen guns, drugs, cash and a convicted felon were seized after deputies executed a search warrant at the convict’s home on Glady Branch Road in the Stinnett community of Leslie County on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. The search warrant...

Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 14th. The lowered flags will honor a Kentucky soldier killed in the Korean War, but whose remains were only recently identified in February. Twenty-one-year-old Army Cpl. Donald L. Menken,...

Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 14, in honor of a Kentucky soldier who was killed in the Korean War but whose remains were only identified in February. Army Cpl. Donald L. Menken, 21,...

LESLIE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Friday, officials with the Leslie County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a home in the Stinnett community. The warrant was in relation to a reported sale of meth and heroin. Early Friday morning, deputies arrived at the house where they said...

KENTUCKY (WYMT) - Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags at all state buildings to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 14, in honor of an Eastern Kentucky soldier. Army Cpl. Donald L. Menken was killed in the Korean War, but his remains were only identified in February.

Gary Wayne “Jay” Carroll, age 68 of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg, Kentucky. He was born October 17, 1953 in Floyd County, Kentucky to the late Tom & Lizzie Carroll. Visitation will begin Monday, May 16, 2022...

Tammy Johnson, age 61 of Amburgey, Kentucky, went to be with our Lord on Saturday May 14, 2022, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Kentucky. She was born on January 12, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan to the late Paul Darrel and Mary Lou Johnson. Tammy...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A Kentucky soldier who was killed in the Korean, War but whose remains were only identified in February, will be laid to rest on Saturday at Green Acres Cemetery in Ermine, Kentucky. U.S. Army Cpl. Donald L. Menken, 21, of Whitesburg, Kentucky, died during combat...