Mike Berk

Kentucky

News Anchor and Reporter at WLEX-TV (Lexington, KY)

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Cancer Survivorship Day: UK Markey Center welcomes patients for celebration

1 day ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The UK Markey Cancer Center has become one of the nation’s best at treating patients, but the event they held on Friday had nothing to do with direct medical treatments, but it’s one of the more important things the patients are given. “When they’re coming to clinics it’s a lot of hustle and bustle and it’s overwhelming. An event like this gives them time to relax and connect with one another,” said Katie Brown, who leads the Social Workers division for Markey.
Fallen Officers Ceremony: Two more heroes added to memorial wall

2 days ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Commonwealth of Kentucky added two more names to its fallen officer monument on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University on Thursday morning. In September of 2024, Deputy Joshua C. Phipps of Russell County was killed in the line of duty, while End of Watch for Sergeant William Marty Jackson of the Winchester Police Department happened in April of last year.
Kloiber enters U.S. Congressional race

3 days ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The democratic primary field for Kentucky’s 6th district congressional seat just got a little more crowded as David Kloiber has entered the race. “I’m driven to ensure that every tomorrow shows more opportunities than every today,” Kloiber, the former Lexington mayoral candidate, said to a room full of supporters as he announced his intention to run.
Egg Day Donation: McDonald’s thanks God’s Pantry employees

4 days ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — It’s gotten to the point where we have a “national day” for almost everything. That includes a day for eggs, which was today. A McDonald’s franchise owner in Lexington decided to use that as an opportunity to give back to an organization that’s practically reinvented giving back to Kentuckians 365 days a year, by visiting the God’s Pantry Food Bank.
Tornado recovery: Latest disaster might not meet FEMA requirements

5 days ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — 72 hours after a deadly EF-2 tornado touched down in their community, the county’s emergency management director sounds relatively hopeful about the recovery effort. “I visited with them all Saturday, they’re cleaning up themselves, offering our assistance if they need anything. And they had a lot of people offering, and we've had a lot of organizations reaching out, offering help,” Kevin Devine said.
Graduation ceremonies begin for 6 Fayette County high schools

1 week ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Excitement filled the air, with an element of fear, as Frederick Douglass High School seniors kicked off two days of graduation ceremonies at Rupp Arena on Thursday morning in Lexington. “I’ll miss my friends. They helped me get through high school, and they cheered me up when I was down,” Liam Gutierrez said. Others learned what those who came before figured out on this day when it was their turn. “It went by really fast.
Bucket Brigade, insurance help: London’s Lowe’s helping city’s tornado victims

2 weeks ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LONDON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The cars began pulling into the Lowe’s parking lot shortly after 10 a.m., for today’s Bucket Brigade. “Today's going to be another 250 buckets with cleaning supplies, bags, water, gloves, things like that,” Chris Setter said. “Anything to help the community out if they need help with clean up,” the Lowe’s store manager in London added.
Lexington's Emergency Management office braces for Friday storms

3 weeks ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Inside Lexington’s Emergency Management Operations Center, the Chaos Coordinator is getting ready for the area’s next severe storm. “Four out of Five for sure,” the unit's Public Information Officer said Emily Fay said, matching her level of concern with the moderate risk rating Friday’s lines of storms were given.
Customers in Lexington react to tariff-related increases after Walmart raises prices

3 weeks ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The impact of President Trump’s tariff orders are about to be felt at one of America’s more consumer-friendly grocery chains, Walmart, as the CEO told investors that store prices are about to rise.
BSMS students throw soaked sponges at teachers to celebrate improved assessment scores

3 weeks ago | lex18.com | Mike Berk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Bryan Station middle schoolers were living the dream on Wednesday morning as they had the chance to fire wet sponges at their teachers in the school parking lot. “We want to promote student achievement; we want to promote student growth. We want to get kids excited about their learning and trying their best on assessments,” said Kate Decker, the school’s reading intervention teacher.