Lexington, Ky.–A homeless woman has filed a lawsuit against the Lexington Police Department, CHI Saint Joseph Health and others, after her arrest while at Saint Joseph East’s emergency department. During a March 2022 hospital stay, police were called and Trapp was dismissed and urged to leave the hospital multiple times. Trapp eventually left the…
Update: LPD has released the following statement on the case: “April 20, 2023: On April 10, 2023, at around 9:02 p.m., officers responded to the 3700 block of Camelot Drive for a report of shots fired. They located shell casings in the roadway and were given a description of the suspect vehicle. Using Flock LPRs…
Lexington, Ky.–Efforts are underway to preserve and highlight the historical significance of Fayette County’s Black rural hamlets, including the only remaining Rosenwald school in the area. The wooden, one-room building was constructed in 1923 and ceased being a school in 1943. Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist and retail giant, built 158 Black schools and other…
Lexington, Ky.–Traffic safety officers in Lexington are requesting a pay increase. During a public comment to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, Kenny Isaacs, a Second District resident and Traffic Safety Officer, highlighted the key duties and responsibilities of the traffic safety officers and their invaluable contributions to the city. Isaacs quoted Theodore Roosevelt, stating…
Altogether 26 legislators attended Council on State Governments conference Dec. 7-10 in Honolulu by Jack Brammer, Kentucky Lantern Seven lame-duck lawmakers were among 26 members of the Kentucky General Assembly who attended a conference last December in Hawaii. The trip cost taxpayers more than $86,000. The conference of the Council of State Governments in Honolulu,…
Lexington, Ky.–The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council heard a police disciplinary recommendation at their Thursday meeting. The Chief of Police, Lawrence Weathers, presented the case of Officer Wesley Watkins, who had violated the General Order 197302k Disciplinary Procedures Appendix B Operational Rule 1.40 on Preventable Collisions. According to the investigation, Officer Watkins was involved in…
Lexington, Ky.–Dutch Bros Coffee’s attempt to expand into the Fayette County market has hit another roadblock. The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission voted against a zone change from a professional office zone to a business zone for a proposed drive-thru location on South Broadway and Virginia Avenue. This is the second time in two…
Lexington, Ky.–Lexington’s affordable housing fund could see a significant increase in funding. The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee voted 8-1 Tuesday in favor of setting aside 1% of the city’s revenues for the program, as well as allocating $750,000 for homelessness. The fund, which has either preserved or created…
Lexington, Ky.–The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will consider a request for authorization to accept a donation of land and property for Parks & Recreation. The land, located at 2490 Paris Pike, has been gifted to the LFUCG by the estate of Morris B. Floyd. The property, which is approximately 30 acres, requires future use…
Frankfort, Ky.–A former Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Member recently voted to concur on Senate Bill 150, an anti-trans bill, in the Kentucky legislature. Amanda Mays Bledsoe, R-Lexington, voted in favor of passing the bill, which imposes new anti-LGBTQ restrictions on public schools. SB 150 has been criticized by Democrats, civil rights organizations, and LGBTQ…