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LEXINGTON — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved a package of bond financing, zoning changes and routine budget and personnel measures Thursday night, moving forward with infrastructure projects and administrative adjustments while drawing little public debate. The most consequential action was council’s approval on second reading of an ordinance authorizing up to $18.04 million…

LEXINGTON — Lexington’s Planning Commission on Thursday received wide-ranging updates on how the city is managing growth, transportation safety and long-range planning priorities, including a preview of an ordinance that could fundamentally reshape how future urban expansion decisions are made. Much of the work session focused on the proposed Lexington Preservation and Growth Management…

This Week at the State Capitol January 23, 2026 Bills on concealed carry, education, health care and human trafficking all made headway during the third week of the 2026 legislative session in Frankfort. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — Though short, the third week of the 2026 legislative session had all…

Lexington’s Division of Water Quality is preparing to undertake another sanitary sewer project in the Tates Creek Road and Gainesway area. The Merrick trunk project will replace 7,200 feet of sanitary sewer pipe along Tates Creek Road from Armstrong Mill to Dove Run Road.  “This project will start at the greenspace near Armstrong Mill…

Mayor Linda Gorton today declared a State of Emergency ahead of a significant winter storm, allowing the City to mobilize personnel and resources as potentially hazardous weather moves into the Bluegrass.  “This emergency declaration will allow us to take the necessary steps to help our residents handle the weather we are expecting,” Gorton said. Gorton…

House bill seeks to add more sexual assault nurses to hospitals January 22, 2026 Rep. Rebecca Raymer, R-Morgantown, told the House Health Services Committee on Thursday that House Bill 134 seeks to ensure every Kentucky hospital has a sexual assault nurse examiner on staff while Kentucky nurse Melissa Gilpin looks on. A high-res version…

Governor activates emergency response, price gouging laws to protect Kentuckians FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 23, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of a severe winter storm system set to affect much of the commonwealth. The storm, expected to begin overnight Friday, may contain heavy snow with significant accumulations, sleet,…

Mayor Linda Gorton today outlined the city’s preparations for a winter storm forecasters say will pile up snow in Lexington this weekend, while also encouraging residents to help the city by planning ahead.  “If the forecast is accurate, this is a significant weather event, and we will need the assistance of every resident,” Gorton…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 23, 2026) — The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment and UK College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to characterize past seismic activity and evaluate future seismic hazard…

UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is more than 10,000 dedicated health care professionals committed to providing advanced subspecialty care for the most critically injured and ill patients from the Commonwealth and beyond. It also is the home of the state’s…