# LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY — Local News, Weather, Sports > Lexington, KY local news, weather, sports, and live video updates. (iPhone/iPad app by E.W. Scripps Company.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lex-18-news-lexington-ky/id1468163690 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [E.W. Scripps Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/405974803) - Category: News, Weather - Price: Free - Rating: 2.90/5 from 77 App Store ratings · 21 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 90 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2019-07-15 - Data updated: 2026-08-17 - Monetization: ad-supported - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lex-18-news-lexington-ky/id1468163690/reviews.md ## What is LEX 18 News? LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY gives you up-to-the-minute local news, breaking news alerts, 24/7 live streaming video, accurate weather forecasts, severe weather updates, and in-depth investigations from the local news station you know and trust. Connect to your community through our local news app. We're celebrating what makes our community great, giving you context to understand local issues and sharing solutions to help you solve problems. LOCAL NEWS: • Get up-to-the-minute breaking news alerts and stories. • Tap 'Top News' to read the most important news of the day as curated by our local news teams. • Tap 'Most Recent' to read the news stories published most recently. • Get full support for Dark Mode and Light Mode based on your device preference. LOCAL VIDEO: • Watch our 24/7 live streaming news channel. • Watch video on demand clips from recent newscasts. • You're in control over what you want to watch and when. LOCAL WEATHER: • Get daily video weather updates from your trusted local weather team. • Stay up to date with hourly and daily weather forecasts. • View interactive weather radar to help you track rain, snow and storms. • Get weather conditions and forecasts for your location. We're committed to continually improving your experience in our app. Please let us know how we're doing by leaving a review in the App Store. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. ## Key features - Breaking news alerts - 24/7 live streaming news - Accurate weather forecasts - Interactive weather radar - In-depth investigations - Video on demand clips - Dark/Light Mode support ## Chart rankings - #197 in Top Free · News (US App Store) ## Recent user reviews (10 of 21) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lex-18-news-lexington-ky/id1468163690/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Getting worse everyday *2026-06-04, version 7.15* I cannot even open this app anymore without an ad very first thing! Want to see the hourly? Another ad! Want to see the map? Another ad!!! Back to Home Screen? Yep, you got it! ANOTHER AD!! What’s worse, is that the ads are now getting stuck so that you have to exit the app and start all over again! I think I’ll be deleting this one and looking for one more accurate, less ads! That’s the other thing, the hourly forecast almost never matches up with what the daily forecast temp says! This used to be the best weather app and most accurate! I don’t know what’s happened to it (them), but they need to go back to the way they were! I HATE this app now!!! ### 2/5 — M *2025-09-02, version 7.11* Page keeps flipping upward at early hours in the morning when scrolling through the headlines. Later in the day it works fine. Please fix as it’s vey annoying and unreadable at 4:00 am ### 4/5 — Good App! *2025-01-24, version 7.8* Not sure why this news app has such a low rating. I had the channel 27 app and could not stand it due to fullscreen ads that you could not close, a separate Weather app so you couldn’t get Weather information from inside the app, etc. While this app is not fancy and all glitchy, it provides great News information and Weather information and if you have push notifications active, they don’t blow you up all day with push notifications for a snowflake that fell like channel 27 does. Definitely prefer channel 18’s app over channel 27 any day. Nice job channel 18! ### 1/5 — The worst *2025-01-05, version 7.7* I get notifications from the app and as soon as you try to open the app the logo comes up then goes right back to your Home Screen. The app will not open. I’ve even went to the App Store and tried opening it from there and it does the same thing. Why have an app that won’t open. Whoever is over there I.T. Department needs fired. I’m deleting the app from my phone and suggest no one to down load it till they can get someone else in charge of it. Oh and by the way it’s not something that just started happening. It’s been like that for a very long time. ### 1/5 — Does Not Update *2024-07-04, version 7.5* Doesn’t update news or weather throughout the day or even from day-to-day. Very annoying. Radar also doesn’t work very often. Usually I use the app for our local ABC station to get updated news and the Weater Channel. ### 1/5 — Fake news… *2024-06-28, version 7.5* Stop telling lies to appeal to your political party and more people can trust your ability to report the news. ### 1/5 — Freeze Up *2024-03-04* This app repeatedly freezes up; impossible to see more than a couple of minutes of newscast on iphone. **Developer response:** Hello! We are sorry to hear you are having some trouble. If you have a moment, can you please reach out to our Support Team by going to the app Tools > Contact Support so we can look into this further for you? Thank you for your patience! ### 1/5 — False news *2023-03-23, version 6.43* If you want race baiting news with no research before they do a story then this is your app. Worst news source possible! This is literally the epitome of fake news! I wish I could give “0” stars. ### 1/5 — Not good *2022-10-22, version 6.43* Poorly designed and pretty much useless, compared to other TV station apps doesn’t even deserve a one star. ### 1/5 — Leaning a little *2021-02-20, version 6.35* To the left ## Frequently asked questions about LEX 18 News ### What kind of news does this app provide? This app provides up-to-the-minute local news, breaking news alerts, and in-depth investigations specific to Lexington, KY. It also features curated 'Top News' and the most recently published stories. ### Can I watch live news or video on demand? Yes, the app offers a 24/7 live streaming news channel and allows you to watch video on demand clips from recent newscasts, giving you control over your viewing experience. ### How does the weather feature work? You can get daily video weather updates, hourly and daily forecasts, and view an interactive weather radar to track rain, snow, and storms. It also provides weather conditions and forecasts for your specific location. ### Is this app free to use? The app is free to download and use. However, it does display advertisements as part of its monetization model. ### What devices is this app compatible with? The app is designed for mobile devices and supports both Dark Mode and Light Mode based on your device's preferences. Continued use of GPS in the background may affect battery life. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 7.17 — 2026-07-01 This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism! ### 7.15 — 2026-05-06 This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism! ### 7.13 — 2026-02-03 This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism! ### 7.11 — 2025-07-08 This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism! ### 7.10.1 — 2025-06-02 This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism! ## Apps similar to LEX 18 News | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [WHAS11 News Louisville](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whas11-news-louisville/id1453184391) | 4.8 (12,496) | Free | News | | [WYMT News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wymt-news/id420983557) | 3.4 (287) | Free | News | | [FOX 56 News - Lexington](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-56-news-lexington/id1557731078) | 4.6 (16) | Free | News | | [WKYT News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wkyt-news/id420010189) | 2.8 (507) | Free | News | | [WLKY News - Louisville](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlky-news-louisville/id505982816) | 4.7 (4,401) | Free | News | | [Lexington Herald-Leader \| News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lexington-herald-leader-news/id389701575) | 4.4 (2,618) | Free | News | ## More apps by E.W. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-17.*