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Lawmakers receive housing trust fund update September 23, 2025 Rep. Steve Bratcher, R-Elizabethtown, speaks during Monday’s meeting of the Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — Legislators on the Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025 on Monday received an update from advocates of modernizing the Affordable Housing Trust…

The Lexington Police Department is partnering with Grace Baptist Church and GreenHouse 17 to participate in the National Faith and Blue Weekend by hosting an event on October 12, 2025. Come out to Grace Baptist Church (811 Bryan Avenue) on October 12, 2025, from noon to 2:00 p.m. for the department’s third annual Faith and Blue…

A tip received by Bluegrass Crime Stoppers led to the arrest of a wanted individual.  On August 20, 2025, around 4:50 pm, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2000 block of Altamont Court for a burglary. The suspect reportedly broke into the residence with a firearm. During the investigation, detectives identified Ra’mone…

The North Limestone overnight closure between Rosemary Avenue and New Circle Road is extended to Sept. 30. That section of the road will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday – Thursday to facilitate sanitary sewer construction.  Drivers coming from New Circle can use North Broadway and Withers Avenue to detour around…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two Lexington residents admitted in federal court Monday to stealing more than 150 cellphones from the mail and reselling them in a scheme that cost a shipping company more than $50,000. According to court records, John Travis Howard and his wife, Trina R. Howard, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force met for the fourth time on Wednesday, Sept. 16, continuing with its focus on nutrition. Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer (LRC photo) “For this period of time, from June to December, we’re going to make nutrition our number one priority,” Co-chair Sen.…

Frankfort, Kentucky (September 22, 2025) – Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) exists for one purpose: to educate children. According to Representative Matt Lockett, whose district includes part of Fayette County, under the failed leadership of FCPS Board Chair Tyler Murphy and Superintendent Demetrus Liggins, that purpose has been abandoned. On Monday, September 22, Lockett called on…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2025) — University of Kentucky faculty work with students not only in the classroom but in the lab, in the field and in the community to train them for their futures. The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will host the Research Alumni Career Panel 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in…

Podcast produced by UK Research Communications. To view captions, push play and click on the CC icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. If using a mobile device, click on the gear icon in the same area. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2025) — Breakthroughs in neuroscience are happening at the University of Kentucky’s Spinal…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2025) — Spotting dogs in training around the University of Kentucky campus has become a familiar and heartwarming sight. But behind each wagging tail is a student handler helping prepare a future service dog for a life-changing role. Through UK’s branch of 4 Paws for Ability — a nonprofit organization based…