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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky’s Active Girls Healthy Women program is hosting a free online discussion Thursday on proper hydration, nutrition and safety for active women during warm weather months, according to a University of Kentucky announcement. The Coffee Talk session begins at 11 a.m. on Zoom and is open to the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that Kentuckians leaving incarceration will now receive one year of Medicaid coverage through a federal waiver program, along with a one-month supply of any medications prescribed while in state custody. The 1115 Reentry Program waiver, approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in July…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Seren Cadwell was diagnosed with cancer on her 11th birthday, her parents expected fear and sadness. Instead, they found their daughter transforming her treatment into something unexpected: an adventure filled with joy and laughter. According to a University of Kentucky News story, Seren was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare liver…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Education is accepting nominations for the 2026 Teresa Perry Compassion Award, which honors exceptional KDE employees who demonstrate the same qualities of service and compassion that defined the late Teresa Perry’s 33-year career in education. The award is given annually in June to a KDE employee who…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ella Ferris remembers the day a nurse made her feel like a person instead of a diagnosis. It was during her battle with a brain tumor at 14, and the compassion she received would reshape her entire future. Now, as a University of Kentucky nursing student and member of DanceBlue’s Family…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky State Parks has announced the completion of preservation and enhancement efforts at eight historic sites across the state, according to the Kentucky Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet. The improvements were funded through $75,000 in grant funding administered through the America250KY initiative, which supports physical preservation of historic properties in Kentucky.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — According to a report from CivicLex, the city is taking aggressive steps to improve transportation access for disabled residents who have struggled with unreliable paratransit service and long distances to bus stops. Lextran’s Wheels paratransit service, which provides door-to-door transportation for disabled riders, has long faced performance problems. Monthly on-time performance…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly has made what environmental advocates are calling a significant investment in the state’s conservation future by tripling funding for the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund in its just-passed 2026-2028 budget, according to a report from the Kentucky Lantern. The fund received a $2 million appropriation in 2024,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is pointing to a new campaign finance law as potentially advantageous to Republican Senate President Robert Stivers if the Manchester lawmaker decides to seek the governor’s office, though Stivers said Wednesday he did not request the provision. House Bill 139, an omnibus elections measure that passed over…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers ended the 2026 legislative session Wednesday without reaching agreement on major bills aimed at addressing the state’s critical housing shortage and protecting ratepayers from bearing the costs of supplying electricity to data centers, according to reporting by the Kentucky Lantern. The legislature’s failure to pass Senate Bill 9, an…