Source: Office of the Governor

Ford Motor Company announced Thursday a $1 billion investment in a new paint shop at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, the company’s largest U.S. manufacturing facility. The investment is the latest in nearly $5 billion in recent capital commitments across Ford’s Kentucky operations.

Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser, chair of the Kentucky House Health Services Committee, led discussions at the 2026 Women In Government Medicaid Policy Symposium in Washington, D.C., focusing on federal Medicaid changes and strategies to improve healthcare outcomes.

Lexington has launched a partnership with City Wise Software, a free housing platform designed to help residents find affordable and market-rate rental units while connecting them with local support services.

The University of Kentucky launched Kentucky Mobile, a new wireless phone service that allows customers to automatically support UK Athletics, scholarships or campus programs with each monthly bill payment, in partnership with Collegiate Mobile.

The Urban County Planning Commission considered a 594-unit White Farm residential development on Richmond Road that includes 480 apartments and 114 townhomes on a 30-acre property in Council District 7, with the Subdivision Committee recommending approval subject to 15 outstanding requirements being met.

The Urban County Council approved the Complete Streets Design Manual and expanded solar energy zoning regulations on second reading Thursday, alongside bond issuances and homelessness prevention initiatives.

Throughout his life, Kentucky writer Wendell Berry described death not as an end, but as a stage in a cycle of renewal. Those who die return in body to the earth and endure in the memory of those who loved them. In “Three Elegaic Poems,” dedicated to his dying grandfather, Berry says the old…

Bluegrass Community and Technical College won three honors in the 2026 Best of Lexington contest, including two Gold awards for its career-focused education and equine programming.

Transylvania University is encouraging prospective students to prioritize personal fit over rankings when choosing a college, while highlighting that financial aid and scholarships can make private institutions more affordable than published tuition prices suggest.

Residents mourn O’Charley’s nationwide closure, debate noisy neighbor tactics, weigh in on rising gas prices, and share local shopping tips for specialty ingredients.