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Man Arrested After Fleeing Police, Dragging Officer During Traffic Stop
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A man has been charged with assault on a police officer and several other felonies after a traffic stop near a local gas station left a Lexington Police officer seriously injured Tuesday night. According to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Naqeeb Mufallah, 31, was arrested and charged with Assault 1st Degree…
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KSU Board Chair Outlines Academic Overhaul Plan Following Law Signing
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky State University’s governing board must recommend which academic programs will survive a major institutional restructuring after Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed legislation Monday that declares a state of financial exigency at the nation’s only public historically Black university in Kentucky. Senate Bill 185 gives the Board of Regents until June…
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Lexington Police Officer Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington Police officer was arrested Monday in Scott County on a domestic violence charge, according to a statement from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Officer Chad Wilson was arrested April 14 by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of Assault 4th Degree – Domestic Violence (Minor Injury) and…
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GOP plan to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years amid DHS shutdown
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Senate Republicans are moving ahead with a strategy to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol for three years using a budget process that bypasses Democrats, according to reporting from the Kentucky Lantern. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday he plans to use the reconciliation process to…
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Michigan argues Trump DOJ seeks voter data for ‘improper purposes’
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Michigan’s top election official is accusing the Trump administration’s Justice Department of using a stated goal of maintaining clean voter rolls as cover for an unlawful effort to compile a nationwide voter database, according to arguments filed Monday in federal appeals court. The dispute centers on the Justice Department’s demand for…
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Senate pauses Goodman impeachment pending judicial review
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate signaled an indefinite pause Tuesday in impeachment proceedings against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman, deferring to the Judicial Conduct Commission to investigate allegations of misconduct. The Senate Impeachment Committee voted unanimously Wednesday morning to table further proceedings, with the full Senate expected to vote on the resolution…
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GOP Supermajority Overrides Most of Beshear’s Vetoes
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Republican-controlled Kentucky General Assembly voted Tuesday to override nearly all of Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes, including those on the judicial branch budget and the two-year state spending plan, in the closing hours of the 2026 legislative session. The Republican supermajority overrode nearly all of the 32 vetoes Beshear issued over…
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Ohio Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Production of Child Pornography
ASHLAND, Ky. – A South Point, Ohio, man, Michael Merrick, 26, was sentenced on Tuesday by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 360 months for the production of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, in September 2024, a minor victim reported that she had been sexually assaulted by Merrick, and he had taken…
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Tourism Finance Authority to Meet April 15
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority will meet Wednesday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, according to an announcement from the state Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet. The authority meets monthly to review incentive applications for tourism development projects across Kentucky. The meetings typically occur on the third Wednesday of each…
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Budget keeps sights set on successful future
Mayor Gorton’s FY 2027 budget address Mayor’s proposed FY 2027 budget Mayor’s proposed FY 2027 budget summary book Mayor’s proposed FY 2027 budget fact sheet