Lexington KY

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Hopkins County Health Department says there have been a growing number of whooping cough cases in the area. Officials say in the past two months, eight children have tested positive for whooping cough. They say seven of the children were not vaccinated. Department leaders say...

Officers with the Nicholasville Police Department (NPD) are reportedly trying to communicate with someone involved in a Thursday morning domestic dispute.

One Lexington woman was arrested after KSP said she used her daughter as a means to help with smuggling drugs to an inmate while at the federal prison in Martin County.

A local resident recently reported an unusual encounter with two men claiming to represent a "new utility company". The individuals, dressed as contractors in neon vests, were going door-to-door to speak with homeowners in Fayette county. The resident found their behavior suspicious, as they deliberately stood away...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky families can expect to see a full deposit of SNAP benefits as early as Saturday morning. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday afternoon that his administration received permission to fully fund SNAP after the 43-day federal government shutdown temporarily paused the program. He said his...

Piper-Smith founder Abby Piper wrote that the team had been supplied with inaccurate information to present to lawmakers, requesting open records that had already been obtained by members of the press and people living outside the county.

The email described the initiative as "a hub and governance framework" that coordinates the technologies across UK's colleges, libraries, research centers and institutes and academic health care system. Capilouto says UK must lead what he calls a "21st-century land-grant movement in AI.”. The initiative will provide...

Lexington's new winter weather shelter is set to open Friday at noon on Versailles Road, providing meals and overnight accommodations for people experiencing homelessness through April 1.

PARIS, KENTUCKY — A Bourbon County man is behind bars after a violent domestic incident in which he allegedly threatened his mother with a knife, barricaded himself in a basement, set a fire, and swung a sword at police officers who responded to the scene. According to an arrest...

Ten months after Lexington created a street safety task force, the group has released its first round of recommendations focusing on making the city's roads safer.