
Lexington is hosting a free watch party Monday at the Kentucky Theatre as Team USA faces Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 at Seattle Stadium, expanding the event following strong turnout at an earlier watch party.
Kentucky’s utility regulator has launched an investigation into concerns it has about “troubling” managerial and planning practices at investor-owned electric utility Kentucky Power. The Kentucky Public Service Commission wrote in a Thursday morning order that it was opening an investigation into the Eastern Kentucky utility following years of concerns the regulator and the Kentucky…
The Kentucky Democrat who is hoping to succeed Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says that Kentuckians “deserve a clear and honest answer about their senator’s condition.”
Four individual properties account for as much as $52,400 in unpaid fines.
At least 25 Kentuckians were killed by an intimate partner in 2025.

Horse Soldier Farms, a $200 million bourbon distillery founded by former Green Berets and featuring bottles molded from World Trade Center steel, opened in Somerset on Wednesday. The facility is expected to generate 50 jobs and $100 million in economic impact for the Lake Cumberland region.

Kentucky State University received a $2 million Appalachian Regional Commission grant to establish a Center of Excellence for workforce training and land restoration in Eastern Kentucky coal communities.

Governor Beshear provided a Team Kentucky update covering state response to recent flooding, economic development achievements totaling $27.8 billion in investments, and enhancements to state parks including a new mobile app.
After the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Andy Beshear should have appointment power over the State Fair Board, the board removed the leader of the organization that oversees the fair.

The Planning Commission’s Zoning Committee will consider a petition from Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 452 to rezone property for a trade union headquarters and training facility, as well as amendments governing solar energy systems, donation centers, and data centers.