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Kentucky men’s golf adds Tyler Nickol as assistant coach after his stint at Bowling Green State University, where he helped both men’s and women’s teams finish third at the Mid-American Conference Championship.

UK senior offensive lineman Lance Heard, a transfer from Tennessee, has been named to the 2026 Outland Trophy preseason watch list recognizing the nation’s top interior lineman.

ONE Lexington’s survivor-led grant drew five applications and produced no award. The procurement file shows the solicitation went out over the city’s standard vendor list — reaching Tetra Tech, Grainger and out-of-state consultancies — and the contract required $1 million liability policies, workers’ compensation and uncapped indemnification before a dollar reached a family.

Gov. Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear announced $2.2 million in federal funding is available to Kentucky organizations supporting domestic violence survivors, with applications due Sept. 11. The grant targets law enforcement, prosecutors, victim services and courts across the state.

Lane’s End Farm in Versailles preserves the legacy of legendary stallion AP Indy, whose influence is expected to be evident in this year’s Breeders Cup Championships at Keeneland, according to WUKY’s Horse Capital series.

Lextran will temporarily suspend real-time tracking services in its MyStop app, Text-for-Next system, and website from 11 p.m. to midnight Wednesday for scheduled maintenance, though regular bus service will continue uninterrupted.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined a coalition of Democratic state officials in suing to block the Trump administration from getting access to sensitive data of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.  Filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., the lawsuit said that the Administration for Children and Families had issued a…

New research — which Kentucky participated in as a trial site — shows a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can help late-stage dementia patients feel less agitation.  Dr. Greg Jicha, the director of clinical trials at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, said this combination, given to patients all over…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Board of Adjustment will consider multiple zoning appeals on August 10, including residential variances and a church expansion project.

Residents debate banana milkshake preferences, discuss the July 30 data center hearing and ongoing regulatory moratorium, and dissect a critical FCPS financial audit revealing significant budget control failures.