Kenwick neighborhood wakes up to white supremacist flyers Sunday
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who distributed flyers promoting a white supremacy group in a local neighborhood. Residents of the Kenwick...
KY Rep. Pushes to Fast-Track Federal Prison Project, Despite Local Opposition
An earlier attempt to build a $500 million federal prison in Letcher County was defeated in 2019 because of strong local opposition by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service A...
Questionable Planning or Progress? Lawsuit challenges Lexington Council’s boundary decision
LEXINGTON, Ky. – In the heartland of Kentucky, an escalating battle over land use planning is unfolding between the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council and the Fayette Alliance, a non-profit...
Lawmakers discuss automating criminal record expungement process
by LRC Public Information Office FRANKFORT — State law allows Kentuckians with low-level, non-violent convictions to have their criminal record expunged after meeting a few requirements, but it isn’t...
Major DEA drug bust in Lexington leads to indictment of four; cocaine and cash seized
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A major drug bust in Lexington, Kentucky, on Tuesday led to the arrest of three individuals, including a man from San Diego, California, who was allegedly...
Eleven-Defendant Drug Money Laundering Case Sees First Major Sentence: Kentucky Man Gets 24 Years
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Georgetown, Kentucky man, Demarkus Nemetz, 24, was sentenced on Monday to 294 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to launder drug...
U.S. judge reinstates Kentucky’s ban on gender affirming medical care for transgender minors
by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern A federal judge on Friday stayed a temporary block on part of a new Kentucky law that banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. ...
LPD officer suspended after second formal complaint related to his driving
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Officer Jonathan Coyle of the Lexington Police Department (LPD) faces disciplinary actions including a suspension following a driving incident, according to details shared at Thursday’s Lexington-Fayette...
Five new police misconduct complaints made public in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Police Department’s Public Integrity Unit recently made the existence of several new formal complaints against its officers public. These internal complaints concern various violations...
Legislative committee issues report on juvenile justice
by LRC Public Information Office FRANKFORT — The Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee has approved more than two dozen recommendations to help stabilize Kentucky’s troubled juvenile justice system following...