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AI task force advances recommendations for legislative session November 13, 2025 Sen. Gex Williams, R-Verona, speaks Thursday during a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025 on Thursday advanced recommendations for the Kentucky General Assembly to consider during…

Project will ease traffic congestion, increase safety and reduce commute times FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $50 million investment to upgrade Interstate 71 – one of Louisville’s most critical travel corridors. The two-year project will increase capacity for the corridor from four lanes to six lanes, easing traffic congestion, increasing…

Tania Walker has been named Program Coordinator of the One Lexington program, which is part of the Mayor’s Office. “Tania has extensive experience designing and leading powerful programs, both in her longstanding corporate career and through her most recent work directly empowering youth and families in underserved communities. She has also directed programs for…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Kentucky is known worldwide for its bourbon distilleries and thoroughbred racehorses. Now one community has a unique plan to protect one of the region’s greatest assets that unites Kentucky’s signature industries: limestone water. Glenns Creek, which winds through Franklin and Woodford counties, is at the heart of bourbon and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Like thousands of Kentuckians, a team from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is on the lookout for deer. But once caught by researchers, these deer are allowed to return to their Western Kentucky…

Lexington, KY – Updated April 14, 2026 The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) has confirmed 38 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in Fayette County since October 3, 2025, with one new case reported since March 24, 2026. Thirty-three of the cases involve school-age children, two cases are 4-year-old children, and three…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2025) — After serving 20 years in the U.S Marine Corps, Nick Lanier is now pursuing his degree in the Community and Leadership Development (CLD) program at the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Throughout his time in the military, Lanier has built an impressive resume of accomplishments, service and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2025) — The University of Kentucky’s Department of Arts Administration will host its 8th annual Fish Tank: Emerging Entrepreneurs in the Arts. The experiential learning event that celebrates student innovation, creativity and leadership in the arts will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Awesome Inc, 348 E. Main St.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2025) — To encourage servant leadership, Tony Colella, instructor and director of admissions and recruitment for the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College, dedicated class time for first- and second-year Singletary Scholars students to write thank-you notes and assemble 75 goody bags for residents of Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore,…