Lexington KY

Currently, state employees get six weeks of paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, or foster care, which can only be utilized once every decade.

The Lexington Police Department is asking the community for help in finding a man wanted on several charges including drug trafficking and receiving stolen firearm charges.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT, Herald-Leader) - Lexington’s former home of the Big Boy burger may soon become the place to get big buds instead. According to the Herald-Leader, Arkansas entrepreneurial duo Casey Flippo and Sean Clarkson are transforming the Alysheba Way Frisch’s Big Boy location into a medical marijuana...

From where to eat + drink to their humble beginnings, we're sharing all there is to know about Lexington's Kenwick, Mentelle Park, and Warehouse Block neighborhoods.

Tommie Steven Robertson Joyner, a 45-year-old from Lexington, has been sentenced for fraudulently claiming nearly $100,000 in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joyner submitted false information regarding his employment and residence in multiple states, leading to significant discrepancies in his...

Louisville, Ky. – Lingering showers will taper off across Kentucky Monday night, but a new concern is brewing as wildfire smoke from central Canada drifts south, bringing hazy skies and reduced air quality to the region by Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Louisville, drier weather is...

‘You don’t get that chance very often’: Cardiac arrest survivors meet their heroes. It was an emotional reunion for some people Tuesday, after they met the first responders who saved them when their hearts stopped. Ky. Reptile Zoo owner back at work weeks after venomous snake bite. Updated:...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - We have a fairly strong early Summer cold front sweeping across the Commonwealth. This is bringing a line of booming thunderstorms along for the ride with some absolutely awesome weather coming in behind it. A broken line of showers and storms sweeps into the state this...

The man charged in connection with a case involving the death of two teens appeared in court.

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A Madison County man pleaded guilty to knowingly and intentionally possessing a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine. George Anthony Walker, of Richmond, entered a guilty plea to the charge of knowing and intentional possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a...