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UK finds Antarctica’s toughest insect is already eating microplastics
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) — A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has found that Antarctica’s only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, even in one of the planet’s most remote regions. The study, published in the journal Science of the…
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Lexington man to plead guilty in Hamburg hotel drug, gun case after failed evidence challenge
A Lexington man accused of moving fentanyl and cocaine around Central Kentucky has agreed to plead guilty in federal court after losing his bid to throw out evidence from a June arrest at a Hamburg-area hotel, where agents say they found a kilo of cocaine, nearly a pound of fentanyl and a loaded Glock…
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25-OMD-399 – Gay Adelmann/Education Professional Standards Board
Opinion Number: 25-OMD-399 Date Issued: 12/11/2025 Parties: Gay Adelmann/Education Professional Standards Board Download Full PDF Opinion Content: December 11, 2025 In re: Gay Adelmann/Education Professional Standards Board Summary: The Office of the Attorney General (“the Office”) lacks jurisdiction to consider a complaint alleging that the Education Professional Standards Board (“the Board”) violated the Open…
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Board receives Medicaid fraud, abuse update
Board receives Medicaid fraud, abuse update December 11, 2025 Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, speaks during Wednesday’s meeting of the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board members on Wednesday received a Medicaid fraud and abuse control update – along with a chance…
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25-ORD-398 – Victor Lawless/Lebanon Police Department
Opinion Number: 25-ORD-398 Date Issued: 12/11/2025 Parties: Victor Lawless/Lebanon Police Department Download Full PDF Opinion Content: December 11, 2025 In re: Victor Lawless/Lebanon Police Department Summary: The Lebanon Police Department (“the Department”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it denied a request that failed to contain the name of the…
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25-ORD-397 – Daniel Woodie/Bellevue Police Department
Opinion Number: 25-ORD-397 Date Issued: 12/10/2025 Parties: Daniel Woodie/Bellevue Police Department Download Full PDF Opinion Content: December 10, 2025 In re: Daniel Woodie/Bellevue Police Department Summary: The Bellevue Police Department (“the Department”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it denied the Appellant’s request on the basis of residency. Open Records…
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Legislative proposal seeks to better align college credits for transfer students
Legislative proposal seeks to better align college credits for transfer students December 10, 2025 Rep. Vanessa Grossl, R-Georgetown, speaks Tuesday during a meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Education. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The Interim Joint Committee on Education heard testimony Tuesday about a proposal that could make…
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Gov Beshear: Kentucky State Police, Graves County, Mayfield First Responders Strengthen Interagency Communication
New emergency radio system enhances public and officer safety MAYFIELD, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear was joined by the Kentucky State Police (KSP), Mayfield Mayor Kathy O’Nan, the Graves County Sheriff’s Office, Mayfield Police Department and Mayfield Fire and EMS to launch a new radio system ensuring reliable communications between…
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Gov. Beshear Joins Toyota Boshoku America for Grand Opening of New $225 Million Facility in Hopkinsville Creating 157 Jobs
Industry-leading automotive interior systems manufacturer announced project in 2023 HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials and leadership at Toyota Boshoku America (TBA) to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s new, state-of-the-art $225 million facility in Hopkinsville creating 157 full-time Kentucky jobs. “The future has never…
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Gov. Beshear: Foxconn Technology USA Corp. To Invest $173 Million for New Manufacturing Operation in Louisville, Creating 180 Jobs
Project will be Taiwan-based company’s first U.S. manufacturing operation FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced even more job creation within the state’s advanced manufacturing sector as Foxconn Technology USA Corp. (FTC USA), the American subsidiary of Taiwan-listed Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd., will locate its first U.S. manufacturing operation…