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Railroad crossing repairs LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 1, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a road closure in place. The temporary closure is necessary for railroad crossing repair operations. Wednesday, Oct. 1 through Friday, Oct. 10 – currently and until approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 South Main Street/KY 1268 (in Wilmore)…

Delays possible on Paris Pike Midnight – 5 a.m. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 1, 2025) – Construction for the I-75 widening project from Paris Pike (US 68) to the Southern Split in Lexington will require a temporary overnight closure of Paris Pike in both directions tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 1. Motorists should use I-75 as a detour…

Cross drain replacement operations LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 1, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a scheduled road closure. The temporary closure is necessary for cross drain installation operations. Tuesday, Oct. 7 – 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 – 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Ironworks Road/KY 15 a closure…

Cross drain replacement operations LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 1, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a scheduled closure for McCracken Pike/KY 1659. The temporary closure is necessary for cross drain installation operations. Tuesday, Oct. 7 – 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 – 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Ironworks Road/KY…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 1, 2025) — University of Kentucky scientists received $1.8 million through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment Health Research Program to conduct critical research into the long-term health effects of the 2023 disaster. The funding — from NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) — supports…

The Lexington Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred this evening on E Seventh Street. On September 30, 2025, around 8:15 pm, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 500 block of E Seventh Street for a reported shooting with a victim. When officers arrived, they located a victim who had been…

I-75 in Madison County High friction surface treatment LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of scheduled ramp closure. The closure is necessary for high friction surface treatment to be applied. High friction surface treatments (HFST) are pavement safety applications which assist to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities. The application…

Cross drain replacement operations LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a scheduled closure for North Middletown Road/US 460. The temporary closure is necessary for cross drain installation operations. Wednesday, Oct. 8 through Thursday, Oct. 9 – 10 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. on Thursday North Middletown Road/US…

UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is more than 10,000 dedicated health care professionals committed to providing advanced subspecialty care for the most critically injured and ill patients from the Commonwealth and beyond. It also is the home of the state’s…