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Mayor, Councilmember Curtis tout home modification program
Mayor Linda Gorton and 4th District Councilmember Emma Curtis highlighted the city’s Home Modification Program, which helps older adults age safely in place, during a news conference at a Lexington residence on June 25.
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Liggins Deadline Looms; Community Reacts to School Dispute
Residents debate Superintendent Liggins’ legal threat to reveal confidential district information; the community celebrates progress on a pedestrian tunnel for the Legacy Trail; and frustration mounts over roadside littering.
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Public universities face escalating involvement from state lawmakers
The University of Kentucky is one of several schools nationwide that abolished its university senate.
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4 years after Dobbs, advocates clash over how far to take fight for later abortion access
Kate Dineen assumed she would always have access to reproductive healthcare because of where she lived. It came as a shock when she was denied an abortion in 2021 because of gestational limits to the procedure in Massachusetts law. Dineen was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, the third trimester, when a routine ultrasound detected…
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Speaking of big anniversaries … Kentuckians and the Battle of Little Bighorn
On June 26, 1876, U.S. Seventh Cavalry trooper Michael P. Madden of Louisville gulped brandy before a surgeon amputated his right leg under fire during the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The sawbones gave the Irish-born Kentucky enlistee another snort afterwards. Supposedly, Madden was so appreciative of the second drink that he invited the…
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UK’s Oweh drafted by Heat, traded to Thunder in second round
Former Kentucky guard Otega Oweh was selected 41st overall by the Miami Heat in the 2026 NBA Draft and traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he will join two other former Wildcats.
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FCPS board defends handling of superintendent suspension
The attorney for suspended Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins has demanded his reinstatement by 5 p.m. Wednesday or threatened to release internal district information. The school board denies violating Kentucky’s open meetings law.
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Commerce Lexington leaders head to Des Moines for annual study trip
Commerce Lexington is leading its annual Leadership Visit to Des Moines from June 10-12, bringing Central Kentucky’s top leaders to study economic development strategies in a comparable Midwest metropolitan area.
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Paul backs Iran deal as Senate blocks military action
The U.S. Senate approved its first-ever war powers resolution blocking military action against Iran, with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul calling sanctions relief in exchange for Iranian nuclear restrictions a sound diplomatic strategy.
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KYTC to close McCracken Pike for drainage repair
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close KY 1659 (McCracken Pike) in Woodford County on June 30 from 4 p.m. to midnight for cross drain repairs. Motorists should seek alternate routes.