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The city of Lexington did not refuse state help clearing its roads, Mayor Linda Gorton said today. “I would never instruct any employee to refuse any kind of help from the state, especially help with clearing our roads,” Gorton said. Gorton has spoken with the Governor, and said, after talking with city employees involved…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton acknowledged in a radio interview Thursday that Lexington’s winter weather plan is inadequate for the ice storms that have battered the city two years running and said the city will develop a new severe-weather strategy by studying how peer cities in the Midwest handle ice and extreme cold.…

Senate OKs trauma center bill after impassioned debate February 5, 2026 Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, speaks Thursday on Senate Bill 12 on the Senate floor. SB 12 relates to medical provider coverage in Level IV trauma centersA high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — A bill that would allow more Kentucky hospitals to…

Senate committee advances bill on school leaders’ salaries February 5, 2026 Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, testifies Thursday on Senate Bill 2 to the Senate Education Committee. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — A bill to ensure that classroom teachers aren’t left behind when school districts consider pay raises for administrators…

The quest to restrict Planned Parenthood’s funding has made headway. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 6, 2026) — Two University of Kentucky College of Medicine students, Carlie Arlinghaus and Riya Patel, have been chosen for the Health Disparities Research Training (HDRT) Fellowship. The Department of Behavioral Science created the fellowship, which is supported by its Council on Community, Engagement, Research and Training (CONCERT), to enhance medical students’ understanding of health and…

A Lexington woman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to wire fraud after prosecutors said she spent nearly seven years charging hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses to a horse farm’s business credit card, including airline tickets, designer clothing and a country club membership. Christina Lynch admitted in U.S. District Court for…

Two executives of a Lexington-based biopharmaceutical company have been indicted in federal court, accused of running a years-long scheme that prosecutors say misled investors about the prospects of a cancer drug that never received FDA approval. A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Kentucky on Wednesday charged W. Michael Putnam, the founder…

The Lexington Police Department is investigating a homicide after a fatal shooting that occurred late this afternoon.  On Thursday, February 5, 2026, around 4:05 pm, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Versailles Road for a shooting with a victim. When officers arrived, they located a male victim who had been shot in…

UPDATE: February 19, 2026: One person has been arrested in connection with the homicide death of Jonathan Hunt, 17.  On Thursday, February 5, 2026, around 4:05 pm, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Versailles Road for a shooting with a victim. When officers arrived, they located a male victim who had been shot…