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Kentucky legislature passes sweeping KSU overhaul to strengthen HBCU
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 185, a comprehensive restructuring of Kentucky State University designed to stabilize the institution while maintaining its historic mission as the commonwealth’s only public Historically Black College and University. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Christian McDaniel, R-Ryland Heights, proposes shifting KSU toward a workforce-focused, polytechnic…
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Kentucky legislature passes $6.2B biennial budget, sends to governor
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly approved the state’s spending plan for the next two fiscal years Wednesday, with House Bill 500 passing the Senate 38-0 and the House 73-21, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. The executive branch budget prioritizes what lawmakers described as “disciplined fiscal management” while making key investments…
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26-ORD-141 – Bobby Gumm/Pulaski County Detention Center
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-141 Date Issued: 4/1/2026 Parties: Bobby Gumm/Pulaski County Detention Center Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 1, 2026 In re: Bobby Gumm/Pulaski County Detention Center Summary: The Pulaski County Detention Center (“the Center”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it denied a request as ambiguous and overly broad and did…
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26-ORD-140 – Melanie Barker/Kentucky State Police
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-140 Date Issued: 4/1/2026 Parties: Melanie Barker/Kentucky State Police Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 1, 2026 In re: Melanie Barker/Kentucky State Police Summary: The Kentucky State Police (“KSP”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it denied a request under KRS 61.872(2)(a) from a requester who provided a statement of…
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26-ORD-142 – Crazy Dave Media/Clinton County Sheriff’s Office
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-142 Date Issued: 4/1/2026 Parties: Crazy Dave Media/Clinton County Sheriff’s Office Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 1, 2026 In re: Crazy Dave Media/Clinton County Sheriff’s Office Summary: The Office cannot find that the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office (“the Sheriff’s Office”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) because the Office is…
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., man, Ronald Jerome Woolfolk, Jr., 27, was sentenced on Tuesday to 34 months by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Woolfolk was employed as a licensed mortician apprentice at a funeral home in Fayette County. In his position, Woolfolk had access to…
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Video contradicts official account of Central High arrest
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting analysis reveals significant discrepancies between what Jefferson County Public Schools officials initially reported and what body camera footage shows from the arrest of a man at Central High School in March. WDRB reporter Adi Schanie’s investigation found that school administrators’ account of the March 4…
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UK companion animal studies program explores the human-animal bond
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 31, 2026) — An undergraduate program at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) invites students from all majors to explore the symbiotic connection between humans and animals. The Higgins-Neyland Companion Animal Studies(CAS) program is a pillar of The Bill Gatton Foundation gift and aligns with Gatton’s appreciation…
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Applications open for Launch Blue and Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp Summer 2026 UAccel cohort
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 31, 2026) — Applications are now open for the Summer 2026 UAccel: AgTech I-Corps program, a collaboration between Launch Blue and Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp (BADC). Launch Blue is a University of Kentucky–based innovation and entrepreneurship initiative, with a mission to support promising technology startup founders and university innovators in Kentucky beyond. BADC was launched…
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UK researcher addresses water sustainability challenges through workforce-focused engineering solutions
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 31, 2026) — Access to safe drinking water depends not only on infrastructure, but on the people who operate and maintain it. At the University of Kentucky, Diana Byrne, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is addressing long-standing challenges facing small water…