Lexington KY

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two Lexington residents admitted in federal court Monday to stealing more than 150 cellphones from the mail and reselling them in a scheme that cost a shipping company more than $50,000. According to court records, John Travis Howard and his wife, Trina R. Howard, pleaded guilty...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Months of tough conversations about money and trust are coming to a head. The Fayette County Board of Education is now presenting a new multi-million dollar working budget for the 2025-26 school year after challenges. Finances and accountability were on the agenda at a public meeting...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) will host a live auction to sell surplus items and confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on October 6. Officials say registration opens at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and the auction of surplus property and confiscated items will...

A Kentucky fire district is mourning its former chief, who died Sunday. Mercer County Fire District Chief Glenn Phillips had also worked for the Lexington Fire Department for 21 years, beginning in 1987. “(Phillips) answered his last call and passed away a short while ago,” the district posted on social media around...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Someone was stabbed on Cross Keys Road in Lexington Sunday night. Officers say they got to the scene around 10:30 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital. They are expected to be OK. Police say everyone involved has been identified. No one has been arrested.

"The district has become a case study in dysfunction, controversy, and collapsing confidence."

LOUISVILLE — Planned Parenthood’s leadership has “no plans” to close its two Kentucky locations following a judge’s ruling that the government can block Medicaid funding to the organization for a year. Rebecca Gibron, the CEO of Planned Parenthood’s largest geographic affiliate of health centers that includes...

A Lexington restaurant was briefly closed Sunday by the health department. Texas Roadhouse, at 3030 Lakecrest Centre Circle, in Beaumont, was closed Sunday for a “plumbing overflow” issue, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. The restaurant will be re-inspected Monday, Sept. 22, and is...

Folks got the chance to take a ride in the various vehicles on Saturday, including driving some of them.

ATLANTA – Kentucky State built an early cushion behind explosive plays from its offense and a momentum-swinging pick-six, and the Thorobreds never looked back in a 35-17 win over Morehouse on Saturday. Kentucky State showcased depth at quarterback as Torrence Bardell threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns on...