Source: University of Kentucky News

The University of Kentucky is recruiting Well-Being Champions to promote employee wellness across campus, with applications accepted through July 10. The volunteer positions require two to four hours monthly and involve implementing well-being initiatives at the departmental level.

The University of Kentucky has finalized a major partnership with Compass Group, a global foodservice and support services company, to manage dining, facilities and healthcare operations across its enterprise. The $275 million investment includes meal plan price reductions for students and guarantees job protections for current UK employees.

Governor Andy Beshear warned Kentuckians of dangerously high temperatures with heat indexes expected to exceed 100 degrees while continuing response to weekend flooding that killed four people and prompted over 60 rescues across central Kentucky.

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association has announced its 2026-27 board of officers, with Kelly Sullivan Holland taking over as president, joined by Quentin R. Tyler as president-elect, Chad D. Polk as treasurer and Jill H. Smith as secretary.

A century ago, in 1926, Kentucky lawmakers adopted “the native redbird, commonly known as the Kentucky cardinal… [as] the official state bird of Kentucky (KRS 2.080).” In doing so, Kentucky pioneered environmental stewardship, becoming the first US state to formally adopt a state bird.  While I write today to celebrate a century of the…

An investigation by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that YesCare, the now-bankrupt healthcare provider for Louisville’s jail, left medical staff without basic supplies and directed nurses to buy medications themselves while keeping it quiet. The company’s collapse prompted the jail to terminate its contract and seek a new provider.

Construction has begun on the Mayde Road extension project in Madison County, which will connect existing Mayde Road to Kentucky 1983. The project is expected to complete intersection work at KY 1983 next year.

Lexington officials are advancing a new data center policy while monitoring declining short-term rental numbers as the Urban County Council prepares for its July break, according to a civic policy discussion featured on WUKY 91.3 FM.

Lexington is developing a draft policy that would ban major data centers in Fayette County while allowing smaller operations under certain conditions.

As the National Weather Service warns of dangerous record-setting heat across the central and eastern U.S. this week, including Kentucky, it’s important to protect yourself from the extreme heat and to recognize the symptoms of heat…