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By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern · May 13, 2026 U.S. Rep. Andy Barr sits with a group of local Republican officials and party leaders at a stop in Glasgow. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley) GLASGOW — When President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Andy Barr to become the next senator from Kentucky the day…

By Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern · May 13, 2026 Democrats hoping to become Kentucky’s next U.S. senator participate in a KET debate. From left to right, they are Charles Booker, Amy McGrath and Dale Romans. (Screenshot via KET feed) A Democrat hasn’t come close to winning a U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky in more…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced overnight lane closures beginning Wednesday on Interstate 64 westbound in Scott County as part of a $14 million rehabilitation project spanning Fayette, Scott and Woodford counties. Starting Wednesday, May 14, traffic on I-64 westbound at mile point 67.5 near the Cane Run Road overpass will be shifted into…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced overnight lane closures on Interstate 64 westbound in Scott County beginning Thursday as part of a $14 million rehabilitation project spanning Fayette, Scott and Woodford counties. Beginning Thursday, May 14, traffic on I-64 westbound at mile point 67.5 near the Cane Run Road overpass will shift into the…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close Kentucky Route 169 (Keene Road) in Jessamine County on Thursday, May 14, for scheduled maintenance work, according to a press release from KYTC District 7. The closure will take place at mile point 13.7 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting. Crews will repair shoulders and ditch…

LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Lexington man, Kevin Sanders, 48, was convicted on Friday by a federal jury in Lexington for four counts of distributing fentanyl, three counts of distributing methamphetamine, three counts of possessing with intent to distribute 600 grams or more of fentanyl, 500 grams or more of cocaine, and 50 grams or more of…

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Detroit, Michigan, man, Anderson L. George, Jr., 33, was sentenced on Monday to 180 months by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove for possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl.  According to his plea agreement, on November 8, 2023, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of George’s…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Opera House is marking 14 decades of performances with a week-long celebration that opened Sunday with a concert by Broadway star Bernadette Peters, according to WUKY 91.3 FM. The “BRAVOH!” anniversary campaign kicked off with Peters’ performance, bringing the acclaimed actress and singer to the downtown Lexington venue as…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams on Tuesday ceremonially signed two pro-Second Amendment bills into law during an event that drew constitutional rights advocates and state lawmakers. House Bill 312, sponsored by State Representative Savannah Maddox of Dry Ridge, creates a provisional concealed carry license for adults ages 18 to 20,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is scheduled to discuss more than a dozen new business items during a work session Tuesday, including authorizations for a new fire apparatus and a partnership with the University of Kentucky for a police training academy relocation. According to the council’s May 12 work session agenda,…