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The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is soliciting public feedback on a draft ordinance that would explicitly prohibit stopping, standing or parking in the city’s bike lanes, with a survey open through May 15, 2026. The proposal stems from Recommendation 3.3A of the STREEET Safety Task Force, which convened throughout 2025 to identify short-term improvements…

This article has been updated to clarify that Raquel Carter is no longer a board member of Lexington for Everyone. She resigned before she announced her candidacy for mayor. A Lexington housing advocacy nonprofit is calling on city councilmembers to fund a new city position it says could help cut bureaucratic delays slowing down housing…

FRANKFORT — Four days from now, the Kentucky Senate is scheduled to open an impeachment trial against a Lexington judge. There is only one problem: the state’s highest court has already ordered it to stop. The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-1 on April 6 that the General Assembly’s impeachment of Fayette Circuit Judge Julie…

LEXINGTON — Lexington’s spring sports calendar is about to kick up some dust this weekend as one of rodeo’s biggest qualifying events comes to town. The American Rodeo East Regional Finals arrive at the Kentucky Horse Park this week, bringing top rodeo athletes from across North America to Alltech Arena for three days of…

FBI affidavit details hundreds of calls, explicit images sent to victim’s friends, break-in of her car, and a death threat sent via Instagram LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 24-year-old Lexington man is in federal custody this week after the FBI accused him of waging an escalating, months-long stalking campaign against an ex-girlfriend — one that…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly gave final passage Wednesday to a wide-ranging gaming bill that raises the legal age for sports betting, bans certain wagers on college athletes, creates a first-ever licensing framework for fantasy sports and expands consumer protections across nearly every sector of legal wagering in the commonwealth. House Bill…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office ruled that the Lexington Police Department violated the state’s Open Records Act when it denied a records request by demanding proof of residency beyond what the law allows — a decision that arrives as state lawmakers consider legislation that would impose new identification requirements on public…

Defendant created fake painting company after pandemic began, fabricated tax records to obtain federal disaster and payroll loans FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Lexington man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to wire fraud and money laundering after admitting he invented a painting company, fabricated its financial records and used the fictitious business to steal…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — High-speed internet is technically reachable at 99 percent of serviceable addresses in Fayette County. But when the city of Lexington asked residents whether they actually had reliable and affordable access at home, nearly four in 10 said no. That contradiction sits at the center of a sweeping draft plan the Lexington-Fayette…