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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close a portion of Kentucky Route 29 in Jessamine County on Thursday to install a cross drain, according to a traffic advisory issued by KYTC District 7. The closure on KY 29, known as High Bridge Road, which connects the communities of High Bridge, Wilmore and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close a section of KY 749 (Beaver Lake Road) in Anderson County for three days next week to replace a cross drain, the state agency announced Monday. The road will be closed between mile points 0.0 and 1.2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced her resignation Monday, stepping down from her Cabinet position following a monthlong investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct including inappropriate relationships with subordinates, misuse of government funds, and allegations against her husband. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung announced the departure on social media, stating that…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — American businesses began filing claims Monday for $166 billion in refunds from President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February as unconstitutional. Kentucky businesses could recover nearly $3 billion in illegal import duties, according to preliminary estimates. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A landmark study of more than 11,000 American youth has found that teenagers who begin using cannabis show slower gains in thinking and memory skills as they grow, adding to growing concerns about cannabis use among young people in Kentucky. The research, reported by Kentucky Health News, was published Monday in…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear signed legislation releasing more than $52 million to improve water systems across rural Kentucky, with nearly half the funding earmarked for Martin County, a region long plagued by water infrastructure challenges. The allocation represents a major investment in communities struggling with aging and failing water infrastructure. Martin County,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two of the top Republican candidates for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat declined to participate in a Kentucky Educational Television debate Monday, with U.S. Rep. Andy Barr citing the broadcaster’s affiliation with PBS as his reason for staying away. The race to replace retiring seven-term Senator Mitch McConnell represents the first…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Dr. Gretta Hylton, associate commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Early Learning, has been honored with the Glenn I. Latham Annual Excellence Award by Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), according to a report from Kentucky Teacher. Hylton has served in various roles…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Linda Blackford, a veteran journalist with nearly 30 years of experience at the Lexington Herald-Leader, has been named editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Lantern, taking over leadership of the nonprofit news organization from founding editor Jamie Lucke. Blackford, who started in her new role Monday, replaces Lucke, whose final day is Friday,…