LEX18.com - Lexington, KY

Posted 9 minutes 36 seconds ago by Meteorologist Kristie Kubovic

We finally were treated to a dry Friday. That dry weather will linger through the weekend. Along with the dry conditions, we’ll be treated to abundant sunshine and a warm-up today. Highs will return to the mid to upper 60s. It will also be a little breezy today. Our clear skies will remain tonight, but it won’t be as cold as previous nights. Lows will drop int… Click to Read More

Posted 7 hours 50 minutes 50 seconds ago by Alan Cutler

John Wall was the read deal.

Forget that it was Clarion getting beat 117-52.

We won't know for sure about Wall until the Cats start playing North Carolina and Louisville. 

That 15 footer that he had all day to hit, he might not have that kind of time.  What's exciting is, you can't wait to see how he measures up with the big boys of colleges basketball.

What's just as exciting is, you know Wall can't wait.

Wall attacked on offense and defense.… Click to Read More

Tagged As: John Wall, Kentucky Basketball, John Calipari, On Wall

Posted 8 hours 37 minutes ago

John Wall proved to be worth the wait.
     
The heralded Kentucky freshman scored 27 points in his collegiate debut as the fourth-ranked Wildcats rolled past Clarion 117-52 on Friday night in an exhibition game.
     
"I asked him, 'Is that your 'A' game?"' Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "He was pretty good."
     
Maybe even better than advertised after Wall was forced to sit out … Click to Read More

Posted 8 hours 37 minutes 27 seconds ago

Henry Clay only had two losses all season and one of them was to city rival Lafayette.  Henry Clay evened the score Friday night as they got the win big over the Generals 47-10. Jerry Williams was the star of the show for the Blue Devils as he threw for 296 yards and 6 touchdowns. Williams also added 44 yards rushing on the ground and made it almost impossible for the General's defense to stop him.

Henry Clay will next take on Bryan Station on Friday night on the road. The Def… Click to Read More

Posted 8 hours 41 minutes 51 seconds ago

Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. After fruitlessly chasing the undefeated mare in three previous races, Life Is Sweet found the winner's circle.
     
Garrett Gomez guided her from last - more than 17 lengths behind - to a 2½-length victory in Friday's $2 million race at Santa Anita. Life Is Sweet was one of four longshots to win on the opening day of the 26th annual wor… Click to Read More

Tagged As: Breeders Cup

Posted 9 hours 33 minutes 40 seconds ago by Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck

We're looking at one of the best weekends weatherwise in a VERY LONG time.  It'll be a great time to get out and see the last of the fall colors as a decent south wind will be blowing the leaves around.  With an abundance of sunshine Saturday's highs will be in the mid 60's.

Posted 10 hours 7 minutes ago

A Golden Alert was cancelled Friday night in Lexington when a 69-year old woman was found safe in the area of Leestown Middle School.

Mary Elizabeth Harbert had been last seen by one of her brothers at about 5 a.m. Friday at her home on Dunkirk Drive.  Another brother arrived at the house to take her to a dentist appointment at 1 p.m. said she was not there.  Harbert is schizophrenic and has a history of wandering away from her home.

After an hours-long search by Lex… Click to Read More

Posted 11 hours 19 minutes 59 seconds ago by Alan Cutler

Basketball was FUN at Rupp.

Forget the final score of 117-52.

UK played much harder compared to their effort against Campbellsville.

It's normal not to have an idea how good UK is going to be based on playing Clarion.  But, it's obvious UK can be as special as most True Blue fans have already been thinking.

John Wall was amazing.  27 Points, when he could have had 40.  Throw in 10 of 14 from the field and 9 assists and 4 rebounds.

Big Cuz… Click to Read More

Tagged As: Kentucky Basketball, Kentucky crushes Clarion

Posted 11 hours 31 minutes 46 seconds ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday.
    
The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for
the Jackson family patriarch.

Michael Jackson's 2002 will, howeve… Click to Read More

Posted 11 hours 34 minutes ago

A guard at the Northpoint Training Center testified Friday, the inmates who rioted and set fire to buildings in August were upset by the food they were being served.
 
The corrections officer told a legislative panel, inmates complained they weren't being fed enough, and that the food they did get, was bad.

He also disputed reports that the inmates rioted because they had been put on lockdown after a gang incident.

16 people were injured in the august 2… Click to Read More

Posted 12 hours 14 minutes 57 seconds ago by Alan Cutler

Forget the score 58--22 at the half.

That means very little.

What you have to like about the first 20 minutes was not only the effort, and how much better it is with John Wall on the court.

Wall led the world with 17 on 6 for 9 shooting.  He could have had 25 if he wanted to.  Throw in 6 assists.  Many of his passes were smart.  They were setting up teammates to make it easier for their buckets.

Out of the gate, DeMarcus Cousins took over wi… Click to Read More

Posted 13 hours 1 minute 51 seconds ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.

Two congressmen and a senator said they had been told the number of wounded had risen to 38, or eight more than had been publicly reported by the military. But a fourth lawmaker, who had been among those briefed, said the 38 figure included some that had been hospitalized for stress, and had not been s… Click to Read More

Posted 14 hours 33 minutes 39 seconds ago

Police say a Fort Campbell soldier was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide Friday afternoon.

The incident happened at about 2 p.m. At a home in Oak Grove. So far, police have not released the names of the victims or any other details about the incident.

LEX 18 will have more details as they become available.

Tagged As: Fort Campbell, murder, suicide, soldier

Posted 14 hours 44 minutes 46 seconds ago

Lexington Police have issued a Golden Alert for a schizophrenic 69-year-old Lexington woman who been missing since early Friday morning.

Mary Elizabeth Harbert was last seen by one of her brothers at about 5 a.m. at her home on Dunkirk Drive. Another brother arrived at the house to take her to a dentist appointment at 1 p.m. said she was not there.

Harbert, who has a history of wandering away from her home, is about 5-foot-2, 160 pounds. She may be wearing green pants, a… Click to Read More

Tagged As: missing woman, Lexington, search, Golden Alert

Posted 15 hours 30 minutes 5 seconds ago

A man who served federal time after admitting robbing more than a dozen banks in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana is now under arrest after allegedly robbing a Lexington bank Friday morning and leading police on a four-county chase.
   
The incident started at about 11:30 a.m. at the First Federal Bank on Sir Barton Way in Hamburg Pavilion. Police say Daniel Vincent, 28, of Aurora, Illinois told a teller he had a weapon and demanded cash. Police say Vincent jumped int… Click to Read More

Tagged As: bank robbery, Lexington, Hamburg, First Federal Bank, suspect

Posted 15 hours 35 minutes 22 seconds ago

A jockey crtically injured last week after a fall at Keeneland has been upgraded to serious condition at UK Hospital.

Julia Brimo was injured October 30 when mount Golden Stride clipped heels and fell during the first race, her third at the Keeneland fall meet.

The 33-year-old from Ontario rode 75 winners in 2003 and received the Sovereign Award as the top apprentice jockey in Canada.

Brimo began her riding career in 2001 with hunters and jumpers. She has 163 … Click to Read More

Tagged As: injured jockey, Keeneland, UK Hospital

Posted 15 hours 39 minutes 11 seconds ago

A Lexington man has been indicted after police say he took money from his own church.

Delbert Francis Ault, 51, faces theft charges stemming from his volunteer work at Centenary United Methodist Church on Tates Creek Road. Court records state he used the church's Speedway gas credit card to make inappropriate charges.

Records also show Ault got money from the Henry Clay High School girl's basketball team that was supposed to go to the church, but Ault allegedly never mad… Click to Read More

Tagged As: church volunteer, theft, gas credit card

Posted 15 hours 45 minutes 47 seconds ago

Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sundown on Nov. 10 in honor of the victims of Thursday's massacre at Fort Hood.

This order follows the proclamation from President Barack Obama earlier today ordering the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff at the White House and other federal buildings until sundown on Nov. 10.

“Yesterday’s occurrence at Fort Hood was an unprecedented and u… Click to Read More

Tagged As: Beshear, flags half-staff, Fort Hood, victims, tribute

Posted 15 hours 51 minutes 47 seconds ago

A former Madison County teacher's aide who plead guilty to sending sexually explicit text messages to a 13-year-old girl has been granted shock probation.

Earlier this year, 23-year-old Brandon Rousey entered a plea to an amended charge. He was sentenced to a year in prison but will be free on probation after serving less than two months.

Rousey will be on a curfew, is to have no contact with minors, will be monitored by an ankle bracelet and cannot use email, text mes… Click to Read More

Tagged As: teacher's aide, shock probation, explicit text messages

Posted 16 hours 1 minute 7 seconds ago

An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, neighbors said Friday.
     
One neighbor, Patricia Villa, said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came over to her apartment Wednesday and Thursday and offered her some items, including a new Quran, saying he was going to be deployed on Friday.
 &n… Click to Read More

Tagged As: Fort Hood, massacre, suspect

Posted 16 hours 11 minutes ago by Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck

We're looking at one of the best weekends weatherwise in a VERY LONG time.  It'll be a great time to get out and see the last of the fall colors as a decent south wind will be blowing the leaves around.  With an abundance of sunshine Saturday's highs will be in the mid 60's.