Lexington KY

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The 65th annual Bluegrass Fair opens Thursday at 5 p.m. This year’s fair will feature 40 rides, including fan favorites and new attractions. Pharaoh’s Fury is returning, along with classic rides for small children and adults. New rides include Swamp Splash. The fair will...

Katie Eddington is a force to be reckoned with. The teen recently won two state titles for ambulatory adaptive athletes in discus and shot put, breaking records in both events.

Wes Henderson, owner of The Kentucky Castle and founder of True Story bourbon, said that plans to build a distillery are on hold indefinitely, but the Versailles landmark and the spirits brand associated with it are not in jeopardy while his companies face lawsuits. Henderson spoke with the Herald-Leader a day after ne

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Police are warning of traffic delays in downtown Lexington as multiple Fayette County Public Schools are set to hold graduation ceremonies Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5. Frederick Douglass High School, Henry Clay High School and Lafayette High School are holding ceremonies Thursday, with

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - There is a large police presence at the 400 block of Greenwood Drive in Lexington. WKYT’s crew at the scene said they have seen over 15 police units and that the road is blocked off on the right side of Georgetown Street starting at Price Road.

A Fayette County judge declared a mistrial in a Lexington murder case Tuesday because prosecutors failed to get ahold of a key witness — even though their suspect’s lawyer had no trouble contacting the same person. William Parker “Bill” Brown, 56, was found guilty last year of the murder of 62-year-old Ava Creech, who

A Lexington woman who shot and killed a man in 2025 pleads guilty to amended charges.

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - The Kindred Roots program is closing after the Kentucky state budget eliminated all funding for the program reportedly with no advance notice. Kindred Roots, launched in 2022, is a program geared toward “providing trauma-informed family reunification support, supervised visitation, parenting education

Wednesday marked the last day of class for the 2025-2026 school year at Fayette County Public Schools.

Cecil Bowling's world shattered on July 25, 2020, when his 20-year-old son Nate was killed in what police say was a drunk driving crash.