Kentucky boy’s killer, Ronald Exantus, admits to early release violation
VERSAILLES, Ky. — Ronald Exantus, a man who confessed to killing six-year-old Logan Tipton in Versailles, Kentucky, admitted to violating his early release according to a spokeswoman for Kentucky's Justice & Public Safety Cabinet. "No final revocation hearing will be held. The parole board will conduct a file review...
Ky. woman used dead woman’s identity, credit cards, citation says
A Lexington woman is under arrest after police say she used a dead woman’s identity and credit cards.
Owner charged after dog returned to humane society in ‘starving condition’
A Winchester woman faces a misdemeanor charge of second-degree Cruelty to Animals after animal care and control officers say she returned her adopted pit bull mix in a severely malnourished condition.
1 hurt after food trailer catches fire outside Lexington nursing home
The Lexington Fire Department responded to a call on Friday of a vehicle fire.
LG&E lineman killed on the job in Kentucky remembered as father, husband
The colleagues of an LG&E lineman killed on the job in Kentucky gathered for a final call tribute.
Lexington Islamic school evacuated, road briefly closed after threat
A private, Islamic school in Lexington was evacuated, and part of busy, nearby road was briefly closed on Friday after a reported bomb threat. Police were dispatched around 9:45 a.m. Friday to Lexington Universal Academy, in the 4500 block of Nicholasville Road. Police did not find any evidence of a bomb, and the...
Man in Jessamine County indicted on assault, DUI charges after July 4 crash
A Jessamine County man has been indicted on multiple charges including first-degree assault and operating under the influence following a July 4 crash that seriously injured a juvenile passenger.
Morning Briefing: Community Resource Center helping people affected by UPS crash, Kentucky woman fighting...
Good morning, Kentucky. Here's what you need to know today. A warm front will be lifting through the region, and this could help to produce an isolated shower or two. Otherwise, expect a relatively mild day with temperatures reaching the 60s and 70s in the afternoon. The latter is more likely west of I-65.
Fayette County Schools lobbying contract ends early amid disputes
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -Fayette County Public Schools will end its lobbying partnership with the Piper Smith agency on December 31, cutting short a contract that was set to run through June 2026. The Piper Smith agency invoked a termination clause in the lobbying services contract on October 24, according to...
What it takes to keep Black-led farms alive
What it takes to keep Black-led farms alive Near the eastern edge of Fayette County, Kentucky, sits the Coleman Crest Farm in the rural Black hamlet of Uttingertown. That’s where Jim Coleman works the land his great-grandfather tilled as an enslaved person — until he secured his freedom by fighting in the Civil War...
