Kentucky $167.3 million Powerball jackpot winner arrested again
GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The Kentucky lottery winner who scooped a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot last year has been arrested again, adding yet another charge to his already extensive criminal track record. $167.3 million Powerball jackpot winner James Farthing has been jailed a second time since his win when a...
57 new homes coming to Lexington near a historically Black neighborhood
Over a year after the Lexington Urban County Council shot down a plan to expand a mobile home park next to the St. Martins Village neighborhood, a new plan for single-family homes on the same property has been approved. But if and how those homes will connect to the historically Black neighborhood is still up in the...
Lexington doesn’t need another tourism tax. It needs answers | COMMENTARY
VisitLex wants more of your money. The publicly funded tourism bureau is asking the Urban County Council to approve a new Tourism Improvement District — a 2% assessment on hotel rooms that would funnel an estimated $2.1 million per year into marketing, consultants, and destination branding. Before the Council votes,...
Former University of Kentucky student sues college after grand jury drops rape case
A former student at the University of Kentucky filed a federal lawsuit after a grand jury dismissed criminal charges against her two alleged rapists.
Who has access to the Lexington Police Department’s Flock surveillance cameras?
In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. The Lexington Police Department says its system of Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras are an integral investigative tool, aiding...
Mission trip to Panama leaves impact on all generations of Central Baptist team
WINCHESTER, Ky. (KT) – In January, Central Baptist Church sent 13 members to Jaqué, Panama, to partner with indigenous church leaders and serve the community with the love of God. They returned home deeply changed by what they experienced. The group ranged in age from 13 to 82,...
UK Pray aims to cover every person on campus – all 61,958 of them...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – Alec Rudy firmly believes in the power of prayer. How else, he says, could he be leading an effort to pray over every individual on the University of Kentucky campus — all 61,958 of them?. Rudy is the student leader for UK Pray, a...
Kentucky Homeland Security warns of synthetic drug more potent than fentanyl detected in central...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security is warning the public about a synthetic drug detected in central Kentucky called cychlorphine, which the agency says is 10 times more potent than fentanyl. First responders and healthcare workers are asked to use extreme caution when encountering any...
Frankfort gym owner seeks community support ahead of 450-mile charity run across Kentucky
Undisputed Fitness in downtown Frankfort might seem small, but its owner, Peter Gall, is planning something big.
Crafting HB 500 is just beginning, state legislators say
The bill in current form would cause many state employees to pay much more for health insurance, says Personnel Cabinet. In Frankfort and around the state, HB 500 has received a lot of attention in the past week, much of it coming after a letter from the state Personnel Cabinet secretary that warned of great losses...
