Chad Hedrick
Reporter
Lexington, Ky.
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Chad Hedrick joined WKYT in February 2021.
Before coming to central Kentucky, he spent six years at WKYT’s sister station, WSAZ in Huntington, WV where he climbed the ranks from part-time weekend photographer to reporter and weekend anchor.
While at WSAZ, Chad’s primary focus was on eastern Kentucky, including his hometown in Boyd County.
Chad has enjoyed being able to cover his home state these last several years, seeing it as a way of giving back to his community. He is passionate about meeting people, telling their stories, and doing what he can to help them.
He is a Morehead State grad, and an avid Kentucky Wildcat fan.
Chad loves connecting with viewers on social media. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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After several years, and a strong push from lawmakers, patients, and advocates, medical marijuana has passed in Kentucky.
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Eli Hill was killed Monday night in a freak accident while playing basketball at his home in Kentucky.
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A Kentucky boy is dead after a freak accident.
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Legislation to legalize sports betting in Kentucky passed in the House and now moves to the Senate.
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A chapel service at a university has been happening for nearly a week.
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Kentucky families are together Thursday to celebrate the holidays and share memories, all while making new ones.
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Police say they received a call from a man who told them he just shot his wife at home.
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Last month, Big Blue Nation and the world, fell in love with an eastern Kentucky coal miner who went viral from a photo at Kentucky Basketball’s Blue-White game. Friday, Micheal McGuire and his family got the wildcat treatment at tonight’s game against Duquesne.
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A Kentucky man has gone viral after attending a basketball game with his family straight from work.
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A picture from this weekend’s University of Kentucky Blue-White Game in Pikeville is going viral.
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As recovery efforts continue, state leaders are calling out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after they said a “steady stream of reports” from eastern Kentuckians indicate they are being denied federal aid.
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More than 1,400 Kentuckians have been rescued by first responders. Those rescues are still going on in areas that have been challenging to get to.
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The woman is Mae Amburgey. She is 98 years old, and is from Letcher County. She was in her home with her son and grandson as the waters rose.
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A Lexington woman has fallen victim to a nationwide trend of car thefts stolen simply by using a USB cord.
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State police said officers went to execute a domestic violence order when Storz began firing a high-powered rifle at law enforcement in a shootout that lasted several hours.
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Jailer Jon Sallee says a deputy jailer had a diabetic emergency on Tuesday when his sugar bottomed out while driving four inmates back from working a litter cleanup program.
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A House committee moved forward with a bill to legalize medical marijuana.
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There is renewed debate Monday of legalizing sports betting in Kentucky after a series of related bills were filed in Frankfort.
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The inmate was one of roughly 100 people inside the candle factory as an EF-4 tornado collapsed the building on top of them.
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Following deadly tornadoes, one man has come all the way from California to help families reunite with their cats and dogs by using a drone with infrared technology.
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Many in Mayfield are still trying to process what happened in their community. Some said they are lucky to be alive.
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A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping the upcoming legislative session will be the year Kentucky finally passes sports betting in the commonwealth.
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Known as “Drinksgiving” or Blackout Wednesday,” the day before Thanksgiving has become associated with binge drinking.
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Thursday morning, UK announced it was suspending all activities for new members of all fraternities and sororities on campus.
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21-year-old Jacob Heil was charged with reckless homicide in 2018 following a crash that killed 4-year-old Marco Shemwell.
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Two years ago, Donna Parker was taking trash to a dumpster at her work when she came across something inside she knew just didn’t belong.
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A former marine who was injured in battle is opening up about Thursday’s bombing.
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