I-75 on-ramp reopened after gravel truck overturned in Lexington
The on-ramp leading onto a busy Lexington highway has been shut down until further notice after a semi-truck hauling gravel flipped over.
Jessamine County man sentenced for armed meth trafficking
A Nicholasville man was recently sentenced for meth trafficking in September.
With new recommendations in hand, attention turns to Fayette County School Board as it...
With the board having shelved an unpopular tax increase option, the top suggestions by their budget workgroup would pull most or all of the $16 million from the district's contingency fund — which it keeps at higher levels than required by the state. Inching the fund down 2%, as...
Lexington has 67 city boards. New subcommittee to look at upping diversity
The Lexington council is starting a subcommittee to look at upping diversity and transparency of the city’s 67 boards. “The goal of this subcommittee is not only to make sure the makeup of our boards and commissions truly represents the people of Fayette County, but to also make them more efficient, accessible and...
Mitch Barnhart addresses why Kentucky remained a Nike school, did not flip to Adidas
On Aug. 8, the University of Kentucky announced it had signed a 10-year contract extension with Nike. Kentucky signed its previous deal with the apparel company in 2013. On Tuesday, Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart pulled back the curtain on the school’s decision to re-sign with Nike. “There was a couple...
Community members gather for 2-day event discussing future of downtown Lexington
Lexington is growing, and after six decades, a new blueprint for downtown is in the works.
Stage Set for Gatton Park Grand Opening
In Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi,” she sings: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” Now, thanks to years of planning and fundraising, Lexington is reversing that trend by transforming a former parking lot into a community greenspace. On August 23, city officials...
VIDEO: Powerball jackpot winner tackled, tased after kicking Florida deputy
Newly released video shows what happened as a new Powerball jackpot winner from Kentucky had a run-in with Florida deputies.
Kentucky woman claims she was attacked on walking trail, dragged to building to be...
She claimed that, around 7:30 a.m., she was on the walking path when a man put her in a chokehold from behind before dragging her off.
Coroner IDs pedestrian hit, killed by car on Liberty Road in Lexington
The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the man hit and killed by a car last week on Liberty Road in Lexington. Charles Bowen, 47, of Lexington, was pronounced dead from multiple blunt force injuries, according to the coroner’s office. Bowen’s funeral service is Thursday afternoon at First Corinthian...
