MOREHEAD, Ky.  (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A black bear was spotted inside Rodburn Hollow Park in Rowan County over the Fourth of July weekend. Officers said the bear did not pose an immediate threat. Morehead Police Department Captain Josh Ison said the sighting is not unusual for this time of year. “It’s very typical this time of year. Usually...

Adrianna Allen, a student at Rowan County High School senior, has won a national championship in the poetry category at the National Speech and Debate Championship.

ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A storm that moved through Rowan County into Clearfield left a trail of downed trees, blocked roads, and power outages early Thursday morning. Neighbors described intense conditions as the storm passed through. “Just the wind and rain, it was going this way and that way. It just seem like...

ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW)– The Rowan County Coroner’s Office reports that a 64-year-old man was killed after being ejected from an electric bicycle on Tuesday evening.   According to the coroner’s office, around 7:39 p.m. on Tuesday, Morehead 911 received a call from a person who discovered a bicycle accident near the 3100 block of McBrayer Road....

ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The old Rowan County school building on West Sun Street in Morehead will open its doors one final time on Saturday, June 20, giving community members a last chance to walk the halls. For alumni like Patty Brown and Lucy Moore, the building represents a lifetime of memories. Both women graduated from...

The air conditioning system at the Rowan County Detention Center in Morehead has family and friends of inmate's concern about living conditions inside the facility.