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Council to review relocation options for leaking Mint Lane pump station
During its April 14th Work Session, Urban County Councilmembers will review a study assessing options for relocating the Mint Lane pump station, including one alternative that would place it outside of Lexington’s Urban Service Area. Pump stations move water and sewage from homes and businesses to water treatment plants, and if the stations are…
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Lexington For Everyone turns up pressure on housing as FY27 budget season opens
This article has been updated to clarify that Raquel Carter is no longer a board member of Lexington for Everyone. She resigned before she announced her candidacy for mayor. A Lexington housing advocacy nonprofit is calling on city councilmembers to fund a new city position it says could help cut bureaucratic delays slowing down housing…
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Kentucky Senate signals it will defy Supreme Court, proceed with Lexington judge’s impeachment trial Thursday
FRANKFORT — Four days from now, the Kentucky Senate is scheduled to open an impeachment trial against a Lexington judge. There is only one problem: the state’s highest court has already ordered it to stop. The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-1 on April 6 that the General Assembly’s impeachment of Fayette Circuit Judge Julie…
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George Rogers Clark honored with parade after first boys-girls state title sweep since 1928
WINCHESTER — George Rogers Clark High School celebrated a feat nearly a century in the making Sunday, as hundreds lined the streets for a parade honoring the Cardinals boys and girls basketball teams — the first Kentucky school since Ashland in 1928 to win both state titles in the same year. The double championship…
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26-ORD-163 – Robert Perkins/Jefferson County Board of Education
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-163 Date Issued: 4/13/2026 Parties: Robert Perkins/Jefferson County Board of Education Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 13, 2026 In re: Robert Perkins/Jefferson County Board of Education Summary: The Jefferson County Board of Education (“the Board”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it sought clarification of a request…
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KYTC Schedules Lane Closure on KY 713 in Montgomery County
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists of a scheduled lane closure on KY 713 (Spencer Road) in Montgomery County on Tuesday, April 14, according to KYTC District 7. The closure will occur near mile point 7.6 beginning around 9 a.m., weather permitting. Work is expected to be completed within approximately…
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26-ORD-162 – Kenneth Cooke/University of Kentucky
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-162 Date Issued: 4/13/2026 Parties: Kenneth Cooke/University of Kentucky Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 13, 2026 In re: Kenneth Cooke/University of Kentucky Summary: The University of Kentucky (“the University”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not provide materials that are not “public records” within the…
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KYTC Plans Pavement Marking Work in Boyle, Mercer Counties
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct scheduled pavement marking work at intersections in Boyle and Mercer counties from Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17, weather permitting, according to a KYTC District 7 press release. Contractors will update pavement arrows and lane markings at the affected intersections using thermoplastic application. Work…
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26-ORD-161 – Travon Byers/Kentucky State University
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-161 Date Issued: 4/13/2026 Parties: Travon Byers/Kentucky State University Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 13, 2026 In re: Travon Byers/Kentucky State University Summary: Kentucky State University (“the University”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it failed to give a sufficiently detailed explanation of how an exception to the Act…
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Explosion sparks major investigation at Orlean Circle home
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A house fire caused by an explosion displaced residents and brought federal investigators to Lexington on Sunday morning, according to a report from the city government. The Lexington Fire Department was dispatched around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday to reports of a structure fire at a Lexington home on the 700 block…