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26-ORD-190 – Travon Byers/City of Frankfort
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-190 Date Issued: 5/1/2026 Parties: Travon Byers/City of Frankfort Download Full PDF Opinion Content: May 1, 2026 In re: Travon Byers/City of Frankfort Summary: The City of Frankfort (“the City”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it adequately invoked KRS 61.878(1)(h) to withhold investigatory records. Open Records Decision…
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26-ORD-189 – Leslie Haun/Little Sandy Correctional Complex
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-189 Date Issued: 5/1/2026 Parties: Leslie Haun/Little Sandy Correctional Complex Download Full PDF Opinion Content: May 1, 2026 In re: Leslie Haun/Little Sandy Correctional Complex Summary: The Office cannot resolve the factual dispute regarding whether records provided by the Little Sandy Correctional Complex (“the Complex”) are, in fact, responsive to the Appellant’s…
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26-ORD-188 – Jennifer Simpson/Kentucky State Police
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-188 Date Issued: 5/1/2026 Parties: Jennifer Simpson/Kentucky State Police Download Full PDF Opinion Content: May 1, 2026 In re: Jennifer Simpson/Kentucky State Police Summary: The Kentucky State Police (“KSP”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not provided records it does not possess. The Office cannot resolve…
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26-OMD-187 – Henry County Local/Campbellsburg City Council
Opinion Number: 26-OMD-187 Date Issued: 5/1/2026 Parties: Henry County Local/Campbellsburg City Council Download Full PDF Opinion Content: May 1, 2026 In re: Henry County Local/Campbellsburg City Council Summary: The Campbellsburg City Council (“the Council”) violated the Open Meetings Act (“the Act”) when it failed to issue a written response to a complaint within three…
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26-ORD-186 – Chad Schmidt/City of Newport
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-186 Date Issued: 5/1/2026 Parties: Chad Schmidt/City of Newport Download Full PDF Opinion Content: May 1, 2026 In re: Chad Schmidt/City of Newport Summary: The City of Newport (“the City”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it refused to accept, as a statement of residency, the address of…
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KYTC announces shoulder closures on I-75, New Circle Road next week
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced scheduled shoulder closures for routine maintenance on Interstate 75 and Kentucky Route 4 in Fayette County next week, according to a traffic advisory released by KYTC District 7. Work is scheduled daily from Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8, between 9 a.m. and 3…
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Boone County Man Sentenced for Accessing Child Pornography Through the Dark Web
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Walton, Ky., man, Kameron Thomas, 35, was sentenced on Friday to 37 months by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for accessing child pornography with the intent to view it. According to court documents, in January 2025, Thomas’s roommate, Ronald Knox, distributed a depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct…
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Kenton County Man Sentenced for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Covington man, Trintin Peeno, 31, was sentenced on Thursday to 150 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to his plea agreement, law enforcement executed…
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UK Grad Transforms Career Path From Computer Science to Architecture
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kauner Shacklette discovered his passion for architecture through a simple choice: avoiding calculus. The May 2026 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Design and Lewis Honors College entered UK as a computer science major but quickly realized after struggling with introductory calculus that he needed a different path. During…
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State Budget Cuts Leave FCPS Facing Deep Shortfall
LEXINGTON, Ky. — While Fayette County Public Schools has drawn intense scrutiny for its budget management and proposed staffing cuts, the district’s fiscal crisis has roots extending far beyond Lexington, according to an analysis from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. A 25-year decline in state education funding, combined with surging inflation and the…