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LEXINGTON, Ky. – An automotive management company, Jeff Wyler Automotive Family, Inc., agreed to pay $2,106,927 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, a federal law that prohibits the submission of false or fraudulent claims. Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide emergency financial assistance to small American businesses struggling…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Board of Education honored Rhonda Logsdon with the 2026 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education at its April 9 meeting, recognizing her work as executive director of Kentucky Special Involvement Network. Logsdon, who leads KY-SPIN, was selected for the award, which honors individuals making significant contributions…

Bundled projects will ensure safe crossings, remove weight restrictions along critical route in Eastern Kentucky FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 9, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Team Kentucky secured more than $13.6 million in federal grant funding to replace eight state-owned bridges along nine miles of U.S. Highway 60 in eastern Bath County.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has been awarded $13.6 million in federal funding to replace eight bridges along U.S. 60 in Bath County, according to the Office of the Governor. The bundled bridge replacement projects will ensure safe crossings and remove weight restrictions along the critical eastern Kentucky route, officials said. The work is expected…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky students brought together nearly 50 small businesses in Georgetown on Saturday as part of the fourth annual United We Shop vendor fair, a partnership between the College of Communication and Information’s Department of Integrated Strategic Communication and United Events. The event ran from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers approved substantial sales tax subsidies for the state’s horse racing industry in the final hours of the legislative session, allowing Churchill Downs and Keeneland to retain 100% of state sales taxes collected during race meets, according to analysis by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. The tax breaks were…

LONDON, Ky. – A Harold, Ky., man, Michael Childers, 47, was sentenced on Wednesday to 17 months by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for falsification of records. Childers was a Lieutenant at United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, located in Inez, Ky. According to his plea agreement, on April 13, 2021, Childers was in the lieutenants’…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close a section of KY 37 in Boyle County on Monday, April 13, for cross drain replacement work, according to a KYTC District 7 press release. KY 37 (Forkland Road) will be closed between mile points 0.0 and 1.7 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather…

Senate Bills 57 and 157   FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 8, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bills 57 and 157 to potentially lower utility costs through a nuclear energy development pilot program and to make homes more affordable for Kentuckians by lowering mortgage rates. “Decisions at the federal level are causing costs…