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New report finds most Americans don’t know how to protect brain health
( StatePoint ) Americans overwhelmingly say brain health matters deeply as they age, ranking it on par with — or even above — physical health. Yet despite this concern, most adults acknowledge they do not know how to protect or maintain…
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UK Finance Professor Jame Named 2026-27 University Research Professor
Russell Jame, Ashland Oil Professor of Finance at UK’s Gatton College, has been named a 2026-27 University Research Professor for his research on how information shapes financial markets.
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Solstice Selfies, Dorm Nostalgia, and a Tattoo Paradox on r/Lexington
Today on r/Lexington, residents shared summer solstice photos, compared university housing costs past and present, joked about adjacent tattoo and tattoo-removal billboards, found Japanese okonomiyaki at a local restaurant, and reacted with dark humor to a dangerous stunt.
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Eastern Kentucky job program receives $200K grant
An Eastern Kentucky job program connecting workers to local, remote and travel-based employment has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to expand its resources.
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6 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky
Six new immigration-detention habeas petitions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky between June 15 and June 18, 2026. The petitions seek federal judicial review of detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Kentucky State Police Search for Escaped Inmate from Blackburn Prison
Kentucky State Police are searching for Ronshaune Simmons, 41, who escaped from Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington on June 19. Simmons faces charges for drug trafficking offenses and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
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Who should pay for Lexington’s growth? Committee to consider new developer ‘privilege fees’
As Lexington’s Urban Service Area expands, how should it pay for new roads, sewers and other expensive infrastructure? A new “privilege fee” paid by the developers who benefit could help answer that question.
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How Kentucky’s rainy day fund showered nearly $2 billion on towns and counties
Kentucky lawmakers directed more than $1.7 billion from the state’s “rainy day fund,” to one-time spending projects across the state.
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SOAR’s Eastern Kentucky Talent Network Gets $200K Boost
The Eastern Kentucky Talent Network, operated by Shaping Our Appalachian Region, received a $200,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to expand workforce development services and strengthen job connections for Eastern Kentucky residents.
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KYTC schedules pothole repairs on New Circle Road, I-75
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close lanes on New Circle Road and I-75 in Fayette County from June 23-25 for routine pothole repairs on bridge decks, with daytime closures on New Circle Road and overnight work on I-75.