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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The General Government and Planning Committee approved three recommendations Tuesday from Lexington’s first Civic Assembly, advancing proposals on council compensation, accountability and charter review that could appear on the November ballot if the full council supports placing them before voters. The Civic Assembly, organized by CivicLex, a local nonprofit focused on…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council voted 10-5 Tuesday to authorize an overhaul of the Mint Lane pump station at its existing location behind Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, rejecting a more expensive proposal to relocate the facility to Mill Ridge Farm near Bowman Mill Road. The authorization included cost projections of $19.6…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Henry Clay High School senior is gaining real-world work experience through a transition-to-work program that pairs students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with paid and unpaid internships at major employers. Pushpa Pokharel, a participant in Project SEARCH at the University of Kentucky, is currently working in UK Facilities Management’s Custodial…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a decisive bipartisan vote Thursday, Louisville Metro Council rejected a proposal to make public the locations of the city’s license plate reader cameras, choosing instead to shield the records from residents despite ongoing debate over surveillance and privacy. The council voted 20-4 to defeat an ordinance that would have required…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will activate a traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 60 (Winchester Road) and Commerce Avenue/realigned Hume Road on Thursday, April 30, at 9 a.m., according to a KYTC District 7 press release. The signal is currently in flash mode and will transition to full operation at…

LONDON, Ky. – Clinton Everett Hahn, 52, was sentenced on Monday to 45 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier for being a felon in possession of firearms.  Hahn, a resident of Missouri, was required to register as a sex offender based on a Statutory Rape, Second Degree, conviction.  He absconded from…

A health column from the University of Kentucky offers guidance on when persistent throat clearing may signal an underlying medical condition requiring professional evaluation. The column, written by Dr. Rachel Jonas, an ear, nose and throat specialist at UK HealthCare, was published by Kentucky Health News. While occasional throat clearing is normal, chronic throat…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission awarded nearly $34 million in grants to more than 100 organizations Thursday, marking the largest single disbursement in the state’s effort to combat the ongoing drug crisis. The money comes from settlements with pharmaceutical companies involved in the opioid epidemic, with Attorney General Russell Coleman announcing…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has received $94.4 million in its 2026 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement payment, bringing the state’s total haul from the historic 1998 settlement with cigarette manufacturers to nearly $3 billion, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced last week. The settlement, reached in 1998 between Kentucky and 51 other states and territories with…