Beshear calls for constitutional amendment, as KY Supreme Court rules on gerrymandering
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s recently redrawn congressional and legislative districts will stand for future elections. In an opinion published Thursday morning, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed Franklin Circuit...
UK has $3 million grant to study impact of mothers’ opioid use on babies; Ky. 3rd in rate of babies with opioid-withdrawal syndrome
By Lindsay Travis, University of Kentucky/Kentucky Health News A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid-use disorder on mothers and babies....
Lexington’s Palestinian community renews its call for a City Council resolution supporting a ceasefire overseas
WEKU | By Stu Johnson Representatives of Lexington’s Palestinian-affiliated community made another plea before the Lexington City Council. Prior to public comment at the end of Tuesday’s Council meeting, Council...
Lexington task force discusses ways to reduce gun violence, put abandoned properties back into communities
WEKU | By Shepherd Snyder Members of Lexington’s Community Pillars Gun Violence Task Force discussed Thursday evening on how to reduce incidents by renovating abandoned properties or vacant lots across...
Kentucky Council of Churches chief not upset over removal of Bible from VA POW/MIA display
WEKU | By John McGary The executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches said she’s not upset over the removal of a Bible from a display at Lexington’s VA...
11 Kentucky nonprofits get grants to work on substance-use-disorder awareness and prevention in underserved communities
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News Eleven nonprofit organizations have been selected to receive as much as $50,000 each from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s Funding for Recovery Equity...
Lexington could soon have more homeless kids, as pandemic-era rental assistance program ends
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, KY — As the curtain falls on a pandemic-era federal rental assistance program, a grim forecast looms over Lexington, with advocates warning...
Lexington FOP president says city leaders not willing to discuss understaffing problems
WEKU | By John McGary The president of Lexington’s Fraternal Order of Police says city leaders aren’t serious about addressing understaffing issues in the department. Sergeant Jeremy Russell said they’re...
Lexington renters and landlords have their say about source of income discrimination
WEKU | By Stu Johnson Lexington City Hall has seen some rather lengthy public hearings in its time. Chalk one more up this week when the topic of housing was...
UK, other partners put digitized enslavement records online
WEKU | By John McGary With a few clicks, people can now access Lexington history from the 1780s to the 1870s. University of Kentucky students have digitized nearly 80-thousand deeds...