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Appeals to Kentucky Attorney General challenge tourism bureau’s handling of records on credit card spending, lobbying operations, and executive compensation LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington blogger has filed three formal appeals with the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, accusing VisitLex — the publicly funded tourism bureau that promotes the Bluegrass region — of systematically obstructing…

Evergreen Capital promises 10% returns backed by residential real estate loans, but the venture arrives amid rising concerns about investor-driven housing costs in Central Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. — The founders of one of Central Kentucky’s most prolific home-buying operations are making a play for Wall Street-style capital — this time asking accredited investors to…

A candidate for Lexington’s 9th District Urban County Council seat was arrested Friday on a charge of second-degree assault, a Class C felony, according to Fayette County jail records. Matt Eugene Miniard, 69, was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center on Friday evening after Lexington Metro Police officers arrested him in the 100…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council on Thursday approved three employee discipline cases — two from the police department and one from the fire department — including a one-day suspension for a police officer cited for repeated failures to communicate professionally with the public. Officer Caleb Crony received the most severe punishment of the three,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a 55-lot single-family subdivision on Price Road while directing residents of the adjacent historic St. Martins Village to take their fight over street connectivity to the Urban County Council. In a separate and more contentious vote, the commission approved a 45-unit affordable senior…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Members of the Mayor’s Task Force to End Homelessness on Wednesday heard a presentation from a Nashville organization that shelters 800 people a night on a $15 million privately funded budget, and grappled with how to design solutions that serve not just the chronically homeless but also families, the elderly and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Police and Fire Pension Fund has surpassed $1 billion in total assets and closed 2025 with a 12.5% annual return, investment consultants told the retirement board Wednesday during its quarterly meeting. The fund’s value stood at roughly $1.099 billion as of Monday, Treasurer Chad reported, up…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton acknowledged in a radio interview Thursday that Lexington’s winter weather plan is inadequate for the ice storms that have battered the city two years running and said the city will develop a new severe-weather strategy by studying how peer cities in the Midwest handle ice and extreme cold.…

A Lexington woman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to wire fraud after prosecutors said she spent nearly seven years charging hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses to a horse farm’s business credit card, including airline tickets, designer clothing and a country club membership. Christina Lynch admitted in U.S. District Court for…