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The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s Technical Review Committee is scheduled to consider 16 development and subdivision proposals during a meeting set for Wednesday, May 27, according to the committee’s agenda. The Technical Review Committee brings together members of various governmental agencies and utility providers to discuss technical issues related to proposed development plans and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Planning Commission is scheduled to consider two development plans at its meeting Thursday, including a revised apartment project amendment and a proposed mixed-use building with 155 residential units, according to the agenda for the May 14 subdivision hearing. The commission will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Council…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky has released a mobile application designed to help woodland owners assess their forests and develop management plans for white oak regeneration, addressing a critical conservation challenge affecting Kentucky’s economy and ecosystem. The My White Oak app, developed through a partnership between UK’s Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food…

By Kevin Hardy, Jonathan Shorman, Kentucky Lantern · May 12, 2026 (Illustration by Alex Cochran) Editor’s note: This is the second article in The 50 vs. The One, an occasional series examining the current fraught moment and what evolving — and often deteriorating — state-federal ties mean for the country. Read the first article…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mass deportations could trigger significant labor shortages and economic disruption across Kentucky, particularly in the restaurant and agriculture sectors, according to a new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. The analysis, reported by WUKY 91.3 FM, indicates that removing a significant portion of the state’s undocumented workforce would shrink…

Editor’s note: This story is about Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, not Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg spent $95,000 in taxpayer money to host a select group of prominent sports and entertainment executives during this year’s Kentucky Derby, according to an investigation by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky students showcased their cinematic talents at the 2026 UKY Student Film Festival, an annual celebration of emerging filmmakers held April 30 at The Kentucky Theatre. The blue carpet event featured 17 student-produced films spanning narrative, documentary, experimental and animated genres, drawing hundreds of guests to the historic downtown…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s work session Tuesday includes a slate of new business items ranging from a $1.3 million custom fire apparatus to a memorandum of understanding with the University of Kentucky for a new police training facility. Among the proposals scheduled for discussion are authorizations to enter a purchase…

Secretary of State Michael Adams signed House Bill 1 on Tuesday, officially positioning Kentucky to participate in a federal scholarship program that will allow state residents to receive dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits for donations funding K-12 education. The measure was enacted after the legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto on March 17. The Education…

Voters in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District head into the final stretch of a hotly contested primary race this week, with early voting beginning Thursday ahead of the May 19 primary, according to WUKY 91.3 FM. The race to represent the district, which encompasses much of central Kentucky including parts of the Lexington area, has…