Jane Davenport

Lexington

Reporter at Good Morning Kentucky

Morning Reporter at WTVQ-TV (Lexington, KY)

Anchor on Good Morning Kentucky & reporter for @abc36news // Texas Tech Alum

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River restaurant reopens today after devastating flooding

1 week ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

WINCHESTER, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Right on the river sits Hall’s on the River. It’s a restaurant aptly named for its location and a popular spot for many people in Central Kentucky. Owner Karl Crase says they’re no stranger to floods. “Part of what you have to do when you’re on the river, is work with the river,” he said. This time around, looked a little different than past floods.
How new coal-related executive orders will impact Kentucky

1 week ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at limiting restrictions on coal mining production. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers says this will benefit Kentucky’s economy. “There will be pools of money. Instead of going to the renewables, [it] will be going to the carbon-based, coal-fired generating plants to help upgrade them, make them more efficient, more environmentally friendly,” he said.
Buffalo Trace Distillery resumes distribution today, bottling tomorrow

1 week ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Hundreds of people are working all hours of the day at Buffalo Trace Distillery to clean mud-filled buildings and prepare for production to ramp back up. Master distiller Harlen Wheatley announcing that they have resumed shipping today and expect to resume bottling tomorrow. “Our distribution and main bottling center did not take on flood waters and, thus, distribution began today,” he said.
Local nonprofit sends Easter packages to servivce members overseas

2 weeks ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Around 2,800 United States servicemembers across the world are receiving a special package this Easter. This is part of Military Missions Operation SEND. Every Indpendence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, this nonprofit organizations sends packages to give overseas servicemembers what they call a taste of home. Mark Roland with Military Missions says for the past 20 years, the organization has sent these packages.
Organizations team up to bring relief to flood victims in Frankfort

2 weeks ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — At 231 East Main Street in Frankfort, victims of the recent floods can walk in and find hallways lined with shoes, rooms full of clothes and a lower floor dedicated to cleaning supplies, toys and hygiene products. As the recovery process begins, a group of organizations is standing by ready to help families get back on their feet.
Campground under water after devastating floods

2 weeks ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kenny Embry has owned Camp Nelson RV Park for 20 years. “When you walk across the bridge and see everything you’ve worked for 20 years, and you can’t see any of it, it’s really rough,” Embry said. “We’ve had floods before, but not to this extreme, not this fast.” On Friday, it was a race against the floods for people to move their RV’s and campers off the grounds, but Embry said some had to leave all their belongings behind.
'The water came up really quick': Frankfort residents react to historic flooding

2 weeks ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Niehgborhoods, communties and businesses in Frankfort are working to recover after being hit by devastating flooding. Officials say it’s now a waiting game as to when flood waters recede and the cleanup process begins. James Cornish’s family lives in the Bellepoint neighborhood. He says he hasn’t seen flooding like this since 1978. “It just happened, I mean, it just came up so quick,” Cornish said about the flood waters.
Frankfort Water Treatment Plant asking residents to conserve water

2 weeks ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Frankfort Plant Board Water Treatment Plant announced the water levels have risen to a level that can impact the electrical equipment used to pump water from the river. Officials say they’ve turned off the equipment at this time and are asking all customers to ration their water usage. According to the plant, the water storage tanks are currently full. Officials say turning the equipment back on will depend on how high the river crests.
Several roads closed due to high water in Mt. Sterling

2 weeks ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

MT. STERLING, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — People around Mt. Sterling say they’re used to flooding, and while the high waters can be an inconvenience, this isn’t the worst storm they’ve had to deal with. “Here in Montgomery County, we’ve actually been lucky enough not to have to deal with a storm other than the usual tree down, power line down, things like that,” Jeffrey Jackson, Battalion Chief of the Montgomery County Fire Department said.
Business prepares for severe weather after recovering from floods

3 weeks ago | wtvq.com | Jane Davenport

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — High flood waters in February forced Garrett’s Golf Garage to shut down for nearly a month while they rebuilt what the water destroyed. “We had just made it out in time, and rode out the water,” owner Garrett Hamilton said. “As it receded, we got to the real work and started squeegeeing the floors and pressure washing and getting everything cleaned back up.”Hamilton has owned the golf garage for a year.

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