Six indicted in Eastern Kentucky meth and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy
LEXINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted six people on charges alleging a wide-ranging methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking operation that stretched across multiple Central and Eastern Kentucky counties and involved repeated drug sales, firearms, and plans to forfeit cash, vehicles and real estate tied to...
Neighbors of more than four decades get engaged at Gatton Park
Neighbors of more than four decades, Art and Marilyn, got engaged at Gatton Park on the Town Branch’s Winter Village.
Thousands of people across Kentucky without power
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Thousands of people are without power after a night with high wind and heavy rain, according to Kentucky Power. Eastern Kentucky counties, such as Letcher and Floyd counties, are still without electricity. Downtown Lexington has also been impacted, with around 600 people being without power,...
Lexington’s St. Paul AME Church recognized for Underground Railroad history
Built in 1826, Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Lexington is rich in history, with nearly every corner holding stories long kept in the shadows.
Lexington barn burns to the ground overnight
A barn between Georgetown Road and Iron Works Pike burned to the ground, according to the Lexington Fire Department.
Lexington crews investigating early morning barn fire
Crews with the Lexington Fire Department sprang into action early Thursday morning in response to reports of a barn fire on the northern outskirts of town.
Lexington shelters expand capacity as winter weather plan activates
Lexington officials have activated the city's Emergency Winter Weather Plan as freezing temperatures are expected to hit the area, providing shelter capacity for people experiencing homelessness.
Plans for new Nicholasville subdivisions stir debate at commission meeting
Members of the Nicholasville Planning and Zoning Commission met with residents on Tuesday night to discuss plans for a proposed new subdivision near Keene Road.
UK plans to raze a 1908 campus building. Preservationists say it would be a...
A Lexington preservation group is pushing back against a plan by the University of Kentucky to raze a former agricultural building to make way to expand the business school. In a Facebook post, Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation said the state’s flagship university plans to demolish the C.W. Mathews building...
Closure of Zim’s Café and The Thirsty Fox Raises Concerns for Historic Courthouse
Zim’s Café and The Thirsty Fox, popular restaurants in Lexington’s historic Fayette County Courthouse, will permanently close on December 31, 2025. Their closure raises urgent questions about the courthouse’s financial health, especially given its recent $33 million renovation. The loss may lead to diminished...
