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Kentucky voters will get the chance to weigh in on a slate of state, federal, and local offices in elections held this year. That includes the May 19th primary, where several candidates are challenging incumbent Linda Gorton in a race for Lexington’s next Mayor. However, for local elections to run smoothly, Fayette County needs…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2026) —The University of Kentucky’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducted 37 new members into the prestigious academic honor society March 24, and 12 new members in December 2025. This year’s induction ceremony in the Lewis Honors College Scholars Lounge featured a keynote address from Ana Franco-Watkins, Ph.D., dean of UK’s…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2026) — Twelve University of Kentucky students have been selected as the newest Gaines Fellows, representing nine colleges across campus and marking a record number of applications for the highly competitive program. The Gaines Fellowship in the Humanities is a distinctive, two-year program designed to enrich undergraduate education through interdisciplinary coursework,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2026) — There’s a virus within a bacterium within a parasite, and University of Kentucky researchers are figuring out how to make them kill each other. Brian Stevenson, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics and the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food…

House committee weighs death penalty-related bill March 26, 2026 Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris, testifies on Senate Bill 251 during Thursday’s House State Government Committee meeting. The bill would change how the state Department of Corrections can prescribe and implement execution protocols. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — — The House State Government…

Due to an equipment failure, the Lexington Recycle Center will be shut down on Friday, March 27 and Monday, March 30. The piece needed to repair the equipment is expected to be delivered and installed in time for recycling collection on Tuesday, March 31. If you have Friday or Monday curbside waste collection, please…

Where does water go after it rains? Lexington is seeking artists to explore this idea for Art by Nature: From Concrete to Creek. This year’s theme focuses on ways to manage stormwater in urban areas. The locations chosen focus on how to slow down rainwater, filter pollutants and allow water to sink back into…

House bill advances limiting civil actions against gun makers March 26, 2026 Rep. T.J. Roberts, R-Burlington, testifies on House Bill 78 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — Legislation insulating gun manufacturers and sellers from qualified civil liability actions advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office ruled that the Lexington Police Department violated the state’s Open Records Act when it denied a records request by demanding proof of residency beyond what the law allows — a decision that arrives as state lawmakers consider legislation that would impose new identification requirements on public…