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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear signed three healthcare-focused bills into law this week, advancing state initiatives to support Alzheimer’s disease patients, strengthen organ donation safeguards and expand prosthetics coverage for Kentuckians. The governor signed House Bills 393 and 510 and Senate Bill 97 as part of his broader healthcare agenda. “Health care is…

House Bills 393, 510 and Senate Bill 97   FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bills 393 and 510 and Senate Bill 97 to support health care relating to Alzheimer’s disease, organ donation and health-care coverage for prosthetics and orthotics. “Health care is a basic human right, and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The city is now accepting applications for its Community Environmental Academy, a program designed to connect residents with local environmental issues and city operations. The academy connects participants to topics including water quality, urban forestry and waste management through facility tours, educational talks, online training and hands-on experiences. The program runs…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A University of Kentucky physician offers insights into understanding the difference between ultra-processed and minimally processed foods, as recent research underscores growing health concerns about highly processed products dominating American diets. Dr. Michael Hall, a primary care physician with UK Family & Community Medicine-Georgetown, explains that not all food processing is…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Five school districts in Eastern Kentucky gathered to develop strategies for combating chronic absenteeism during a workshop held March 27 at the Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative office in London, according to Kentucky Teacher. The Kentucky Department of Education and REL Appalachia hosted the kickoff session, the first of two workshops and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities will host artist and educator Kimberly English as the 2026 Thomas D. Clark Lecturer in the Humanities, according to University of Kentucky News. English’s lecture, “The Shape of What’s Gone: Craft, Labor, and the American South,” will be held at 4 p.m.…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, April 11, in honor of a Kentucky airman who died while supporting Operation Epic Fury. According to the U.S. Department of War, Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday, April 11, honoring a Bardstown airman who died while supporting military operations in Iraq. Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, was killed March 12 when the KC-135 aerial refueling tanker she was…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Paris, Ky., man, Timothy Ray Dale, 64, was sentenced on Tuesday to 360 months by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for the production of child pornography.  According to his plea agreement, on October 30, 2023, a witness reported to law enforcement that there were explicit images of minors located on Dale’s…

LEXINGTON, KY – April 7, 2026 LFCHD Confirms Rabid Bat in the Seven Parks/Elizabeth Street Area (40503) of Lexington. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) is alerting the public that a bat found in the Seven Parks/Elizabeth Street area (zip code 40503) has tested positive for rabies. The bat was discovered in the basement…