Richmond, KY

Hyden, KY

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Lexington, KY

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - A Montgomery County-native will be back for a fifth year in blue and white. Brennan Canada announced on Instagram Thursday that he will return to play one more season for Kentucky. Canada played in five games this past season, sinking a three-pointer against South Carolina State...

Brennan Canada to return for 2023-24 season

Rockcastle County, KY

Mount Vernon, KY

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky State Police Post 11 is conducting a death investigation stemming from a domestic dispute in Rockcastle County. Police say Michael Collinsworth, 47, of Mount Vernon, shot and killed his wife, Tonya Collinsworth, 45, also of Mount Vernon. After shooting his wife, Collinsworth shot and...

KSP investigating deaths in Rockcastle County

Elizabethtown, KY

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WYMT) - A Kentucky State Police detective working in Eastern Kentucky was honored Tuesday night at a state law enforcement conference. Detective Scott Caudill, who is based at Post 13 in Hazard was honored with the Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year award for the Kentucky River region at the 2023 Kentucky Crisis Intervention Team conference.

EKY State Police detective honored

Somerset, KY

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Wednesday evening around 5:30, firefighters responded to a fire at the Best Western Hotel on Jefferson Drive near Lowe’s in Somerset. In pictures provided to WYMT, flames could be seen shooting out of the roof and there was likely major damage. We are...

Fire breaks out at Best Western hotel in Somerset

Corbin, KY

CORBIN, Ky. (WYMT) - A fire started in the ventilation system of CTA Acoustics in Corbin Tuesday afternoon. Crews with the Corbin Fire Department were called to the scene just before 5 p.m. Officials with the department said the fire started in the ventilation system which is connected to an...

Firefighters fight flames at CTA Acoustics

Pineville, KY

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Zackary Mills is an ARH Mountain Student Achiever. Zackary is a senior at Pineville High School with a 3.97 GPA. He is the class president, Beta Club president, competed at the world tournament for Odyssey of the Mind and received a public speaking award from the Southeast Community and Technical College.

ARH Mountain Student Achiever Zackary Mills

Pikeville, KY

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - If you are hunting for an egg-citing Easter event, the City of Pikeville is offering a few different options this year. The first egg hunt is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2, with the University of Pikeville giving everyone an invite to the city park for an all ages day of fun.

Pikeville hopping toward holiday egg-citement

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - The lineup has been announced for Lexington’s Railbird Festival this June and several Eastern Kentuckians will be performing. The two most notable faces will be Tyler Childers and Ricky Skaggs. They will both perform on Sunday, June 4th at The Infield at Red Mile. You...

Several EKY artists among those performing at Railbird Festival in June

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington Police said officers received a call about a robbery in downtown Lexington. Police say it happened around 11:30 Monday night on Algonquin Street, right across from Rupp Arena. When they arrived, they found three suspects in the area, and the scene extended beyond Algonquin. They...

Three people arrested after robbery, gunfire damages Rupp Arena

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - A conversation about cleaning and child custody ended in a stabbing Tuesday night. Pikeville Police responded to a call at the Scholar House around 5 p.m., when Heather Hinkle told officers she had been stabbed by her daughter, Katie Hurley. “I found Heather Hinkle standing in...

Police: Pikeville woman stabs mother, flees, leaving children behind

London, KY

LONDON, Ky. (WYMT) - The London Police Department arrested Dorothy Coleman, 43, of Elkhorn City, for driving under the influence and careless driving. Police say Coleman was driving recklessly along the Hal Rogers Parkway, leading to her arrest. Police also said some people on the parkway flagged them down as she had nearly caused multiple crashes.

London PD arrests woman for DUI, careless driving

Middlesboro, KY

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (WYMT) - An investigation is underway after a student is accused of sending threatening messages to several members of the staff at one community college campus. Police were called to the Middlesboro campus of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) Tuesday morning. Amy Simpson, the Director of...

Police investigating incident that led to evacuation of college campus

Frankfort, KY

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - The Nation recognized National Vietnam War Veteran’s Day on Wednesday. This is also the 50th anniversary of the last combat troops to leave South Vietnam. More than 1,100 Kentuckians died in the war. Wednesday afternoon, local civic leaders in Frankfort held a ceremony in their...

Memorial for Vietnam veterans held in Frankfort

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - April is Autism Awareness Month and one police department is taking part in the movement in a big way. In a post on Facebook, officials with the Pikeville Police Department say they will add custom temporary patches to their cruisers starting April 1st. The department is...

One EKY police department teaming up with local organization for Autism Awareness Month

Laurel County, KY

Ligon, KY

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Saturday, March 25, Laurel County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Cyruss McVey and London City Police Officer Joey Robinson arrested John Philip Duff, 57, of Ligon, KY. The arrest took place at a home off Riverside Loop in Laurel County. Officers were called to the...

Floyd Co. man arrested for assault, resisting arrest

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A new study at the University of Kentucky is looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in a significant spike in overdose deaths in Kentucky. Experts at UK call the influx of illicit fentanyl combined with the COVID-19 shutdown a perfect storm resulting in a 49% spike in the number of drug overdose deaths in Kentucky compared to the same period in 2019.

UK study looks at how COVID played a role in spike in overdose deaths in Kentucky

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Leslie County girls falls to Covington Holy Cross in All “A” first round

RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - The ball didn’t bounce the Lady Eagles’ way in Richmond. Leslie County fell...

Leslie County girls falls to Covington Holy Cross in All “A” first round

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