Undercover agents, cryptocurrency, and drug money: feds charge man in $23M Lexington money laundering case
Lexington, Ky. – A California man, Anthony Scott Cossu, is facing federal charges in Kentucky after being accused of aiding in the laundering of $23 million in drug money....
ACLU and NCLR File Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Medical Care for Trans Youth in Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.–The ACLU of Kentucky, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP filed a lawsuit seeking to block the portion of...
Lexington police take Council questions on camera technologies
WEKU | By Stu Johnson Members of a Lexington City Council committee got briefed on police technologies Tuesday. The review focused on license reading cameras and the use of existing...
Lexington PD releases documents, but not body camera footage in case of Flock camera mistaken identity arrest
Lexington, Ky.–The Lexington Police Department has denied a Lexington Times open records request for body camera footage related to the arrest of Javier Manriquez Ramos, who was mistakenly apprehended...
“Inhumane, barbaric, and cruel.” – Barry Saturday sues Fayette County Public Schools for not letting daughter skip a grade
Lexington, Ky.–A Lexington man, Barry Saturday, has filed a lawsuit against Fayette County Public Schools, accusing the district of wrongfully denying his young daughter’s eligibility for grade-skipping. The lawsuit...
LPD releases a map of Flock camera locations
UPDATE: View the locations of the cameras on the official LPD website here or below. By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex The Social Services & Public Safety (SSPS) Committee will meet again...
Judge amends murder charge to manslaughter in March shooting incident that left two dead
Lexington, Ky.–Fayette District Judge Denotra Spruill Gunther dropped a murder charge against Corry Jackson on Monday morning. Jackson, the suspect in a deadly shooting that occurred on Chestnut Street...
DOJ challenges Tennessee anti-trans law, Kentucky’s SB 150 could be next
The U.S. Justice Department has taken legal action against Tennessee’s recently passed law that prohibits transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming medical care. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, challenges the...
With summer coming, some question whether Lexington is doing enough to curb gun violence
The tranquility of Castlewood Park in Lexington was shattered on Saturday night as gunshots rang out, leaving residents in a state of unease. Startled by the sound, a group...
First Lady Beshear warns of uptick in human trafficking during KY Derby festivities
Frankfort, Ky.–First Lady Britainy Beshear, together with human trafficking prevention advocates, gathered at the Team Kentucky Update Thursday to shed light on the issue of human trafficking in the...