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This story was originally published by KFF Health News. A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congress created to save rural care. Afterward, though, use of Sturgis Hospital’s emergency department fell, according to data collected at the state level. In June,…

University of Kentucky gymnastics earned a top-five academic honor from the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association for the 2025-26 academic year, posting a team GPA of 3.8326 with nine perfect 4.0s among its roster.

U.S. 27 in Bourbon County has reopened after a semi-truck hauling batteries crashed, causing a hazmat situation and forced closure of both lanes near Paris. Minor injuries were reported, and cleanup operations continue.

A semi-truck carrying batteries crashed on U.S. 27 in Bourbon County, causing both directions of the road to close overnight. The hazmat situation has been stabilized with minor injuries reported.

Multiple injury collisions on Interstate 64 westbound near the Fayette-Scott County line forced a temporary closure Wednesday afternoon, with traffic diverted to I-75 North. All lanes reopened by mid-afternoon after emergency responders cleared the scene.

Multiple collisions involving injuries temporarily closed all westbound lanes of I-64 near the Fayette-Scott County line on August 26, forcing traffic diversions. All lanes have since reopened.

Zachary Kilgore, 50, turned himself in after more than a year as a fugitive, facing charges in a major sex abuse case involving multiple alleged victims and two former Louisville football coaches. His arrest follows the July indictment of himself, Donnie Stoner, and Ronnie Stoner on 52 combined criminal counts.

Kentucky’s 24th of 48 licensed dispensaries opens Friday in Lebanon. Lexington was one of only two counties the state allowed two dispensaries — and 20 months after the lottery, the second Fayette license is still dark. State records show it is held by DHK KY LLC, whose principal office is the Ann Arbor headquarters…

Lexington police ran 266,183 Flock license plate searches between July 2024 and June 2026. Every audit of that searching was conducted by the police department itself, the independent review samples 60 entries a quarter, and ten of the 27 audits the city publishes — the program’s entire first two years — do not download.

Kentucky Democratic lawmakers are organizing a four-city listening tour to hear from Medicaid beneficiaries about federal changes that will impose work requirements, more frequent eligibility reviews, and stricter immigration rules. The Lexington stop is scheduled for September 10.