Source: Office of the Governor

Governor Beshear announced appointments to several state boards and commissions, including medical professionals to the State Board of Medical Licensure and administrators to advisory councils overseeing health care and emergency response.

Gov. Andy Beshear said he was excluded from advance notification of a planned $100 billion data center investment in Paducah announced this week by Republican state officials, raising questions about the project’s coordination and state involvement.

Sharell Byrd and Ledarius Jackson purchased a home at 557 Shropshire Ave. with help from affordable housing programs as the city continues expanding homeownership opportunities through partnerships between the Housing Authority, REACH, Central Bank and the city.

Gov. Beshear announced that Archer Daniels Midland will invest $16 million to expand natural color production at its Northern Kentucky facility, creating over 40 full-time jobs to meet growing demand for clean-label food and beverage ingredients.

A traffic circle will be installed at Jesselin Drive and Heather Way in early August as part of Lexington’s Complete Streets initiative to improve safety and traffic flow.

The University of Kentucky men’s golf team announced its 2026-27 schedule featuring 10 regular season events, with the Cullan Brown Collegiate returning as a home tournament in October honoring a late Wildcat golfer.

Eastern Kentucky community health centers are establishing training and education programs to develop local healthcare workers and address persistent workforce shortages in the region.

Transylvania University announced it raised more than $8.65 million in its past giving year, the highest total in over a decade, with donations supporting scholarships and student programs.

I grew up in Bell County, which means I grew up hearing two promises. The first was jobs. The second was that whatever created those jobs would not hurt anybody. We got pretty good at believing the first one. The second one, not so much. So when hundreds of people packed the old courthouse…

Lexington Police have charged four individuals in three separate shootings that occurred July 25-27, 2026, as the city experienced six unrelated shootings over a four-day span.