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The University of Kentucky Alumni Association has announced its 2026-27 board of officers, with Kelly Sullivan Holland taking over as president, joined by Quentin R. Tyler as president-elect, Chad D. Polk as treasurer and Jill H. Smith as secretary.

A century ago, in 1926, Kentucky lawmakers adopted “the native redbird, commonly known as the Kentucky cardinal… [as] the official state bird of Kentucky (KRS 2.080).” In doing so, Kentucky pioneered environmental stewardship, becoming the first US state to formally adopt a state bird.  While I write today to celebrate a century of the…

An investigation by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that YesCare, the now-bankrupt healthcare provider for Louisville’s jail, left medical staff without basic supplies and directed nurses to buy medications themselves while keeping it quiet. The company’s collapse prompted the jail to terminate its contract and seek a new provider.

Construction has begun on the Mayde Road extension project in Madison County, which will connect existing Mayde Road to Kentucky 1983. The project is expected to complete intersection work at KY 1983 next year.

Lexington officials are advancing a new data center policy while monitoring declining short-term rental numbers as the Urban County Council prepares for its July break, according to a civic policy discussion featured on WUKY 91.3 FM.

Lexington is developing a draft policy that would ban major data centers in Fayette County while allowing smaller operations under certain conditions.

As the National Weather Service warns of dangerous record-setting heat across the central and eastern U.S. this week, including Kentucky, it’s important to protect yourself from the extreme heat and to recognize the symptoms of heat…

As cannabis use increases, “researchers are trying to understand what problematic use looks like and whether new habits and cultural norms could help prevent it,” Ariana Eunjung Cha reports for The Washington Post. Unlike alcohol, which Cha…

A coalition of consumer advocacy, environmental and renewable energy groups is calling on Kentucky’s utility regulator to study various aspects of utility affordability for ratepayers, including the potential costs of data centers and fossil fuels.  In a letter dated Sunday, the groups are asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to investigate “the drivers of…

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