Source: Lane Report (KY Business)

A survey of 1,000 Americans found that 36% canceled at least one streaming subscription in the past year, with rising costs cited by 43% of those who quit. Despite widespread cancellations, streaming remains deeply embedded in American viewing habits.

Long John Silver’s is bringing back its annual Talk Like a Pirate Day promotion on September 19, offering free fish or chicken to customers who adopt a pirate accent and a larger meal to those in full costume.

Western Kentucky University received a $4.2 million gift from the Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation, establishing scholarships for Warren County students and golf student-athletes. The gift brings total support from the foundation to more than $7.5 million and has earned the foundation WKU’s 2026 Philanthropist of the Year award.

Kentucky’s General Fund revenue is running 13.8% ahead of forecast through August despite a monthly decline, boosted by strong sales and business tax collections that offset reduced income tax receipts from the state’s recent tax cut. The Road Fund, however, is struggling with an early 7% decline.

The Urban County Planning Commission is scheduled to reconsider the 594-unit White Farm residential development and several waiver requests at its September 10 subdivision hearing.

Ford Motor Co. announced a $1 billion investment in a new paint shop at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, part of a broader $5 billion commitment to Kentucky manufacturing that includes investments in electric vehicle production and battery energy storage.

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.