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Kentucky dream takes flight: UK joins NASA on Arctic space mission
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 13, 2025) — A team of students and faculty from the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering will make history in Norway, launching a UK-developed payload as part of NASA’s GHOST spaceflight mission. The team’s payload — known as the Kentucky Re-entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS) —…
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AI task force advances recommendations for legislative session
AI task force advances recommendations for legislative session November 13, 2025 Sen. Gex Williams, R-Verona, speaks Thursday during a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025 on Thursday advanced recommendations for the Kentucky General Assembly to consider during…
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Closure in effect for Grapevine Road/KY 1941 in Mercer County
Closure due to condition of a box culvert LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a current closure for Grapevine Road/KY 1941 in Mercer County. The route is being closed due to the condition of a box culvert. KYTC is actively working on options for addressing the issue.…
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Gov. Beshear Announces $50 Million Interstate 71 Widening and Improvement Project in Louisville
Project will ease traffic congestion, increase safety and reduce commute times FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $50 million investment to upgrade Interstate 71 – one of Louisville’s most critical travel corridors. The two-year project will increase capacity for the corridor from four lanes to six lanes, easing traffic congestion, increasing…
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Walker named One Lexington Program Coordinator
Tania Walker has been named Program Coordinator of the One Lexington program, which is part of the Mayor’s Office. “Tania has extensive experience designing and leading powerful programs, both in her longstanding corporate career and through her most recent work directly empowering youth and families in underserved communities. She has also directed programs for…
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Interactive plan aims to protect limestone water in horse and bourbon country
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Kentucky is known worldwide for its bourbon distilleries and thoroughbred racehorses. Now one community has a unique plan to protect one of the region’s greatest assets that unites Kentucky’s signature industries: limestone water. Glenns Creek, which winds through Franklin and Woodford counties, is at the heart of bourbon and…
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Preserving Kentucky’s deer: UK, Kentucky Fish & Wildlife study chronic wasting disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Like thousands of Kentuckians, a team from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is on the lookout for deer. But once caught by researchers, these deer are allowed to return to their Western Kentucky…
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KYTC District 7 personnel will patrol routes this evening
Low temperatures and snow flurries continue LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 10, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises that crews will work until 6 p.m. this evening. Personnel will treat and patrol routes for counties within the district. Wet roads present hazardous driving conditions. Motorists should remember that as temperatures drop this evening there is the…
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Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Reports Pertussis Cases in Fayette County – Updated 4-14-26
Lexington, KY – Updated April 14, 2026 The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) has confirmed 38 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in Fayette County since October 3, 2025, with one new case reported since March 24, 2026. Thirty-three of the cases involve school-age children, two cases are 4-year-old children, and three…
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From Marine to Wildcat — it is never too late to start again
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2025) — After serving 20 years in the U.S Marine Corps, Nick Lanier is now pursuing his degree in the Community and Leadership Development (CLD) program at the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Throughout his time in the military, Lanier has built an impressive resume of accomplishments, service and…