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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Update: According to the Nicholasville Police Department, Brannon Road is clear after being blocked by a stalled train. The road was blocked for less than an hour. A train has stalled in Jessamine County. The Nicholasville Police Department said that the train is currently blocking a...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man convicted of killing a University of Kentucky student and injuring two others in a 2021 car crash was sentenced to 25 years in prison. However, the judge probated the sentence to 180 days in jail with probation. Friends and loved ones of the victims...

According to a news release, studentsattending Booker T. Washington, Coventry Oak, Meadowthorpe, and Sandersville are most likely to be affected by the rezoning. The changes are part of a plan to route students into Helen Caise Wade Elementary, which is expected to open its doors in fall of '27. The...

Indie folk artist Phoebe Bridgers will play a pop-up show at The Burl in Lexington on Friday night, according to information posted at the venue on Friday morning. Bridgers has been playing a series of shows that are not announced until the day of the show. Lexington is the latest, with tickets being sold beginning at

Justin McBride could be a very underrated addition for the Kentucky Wildcats.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Floyd County woman has received a minimum sentence for a federal conspiracy charge after she was found with nearly half a pound of meth. Stephanie Hall, 33, of Maytown, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of meth. That...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Security guards who worked for a Lexington company say they’re owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, with some facing eviction or repossession. Federated Global Ventures is a security company headquartered in Lexington. The company provides security for private and public projects, includin

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - One person is dead and another is in custody after an active scene in Georgetown on Friday. Assistant Chief John Nash of the Georgetown Police Department told WKYT that the incident started around 5:30 p.m. in the Hudson Drive area and has since been contained. One...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Both directions of Bowman Mill Road are shut down after an injury collision involving a single vehicle, according to the LexWrecks X account. The collision happened near Mill Ridge Farm. WKYT has reached out to the Lexington Police Department for more information.