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FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, March 7, in honor of trailblazing civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who died Feb. 17 at the age of 84. “A leader of strength and commitment…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington’s Planning Commission got its first look Thursday at a sweeping zoning ordinance rewrite designed to ensure the development standards laid out in the city’s Urban Growth Master Plan survive the shift to ministerial review under state law, while also receiving updates on a newly signed growth management ordinance, proposed floodplain…

Comprehensive bill on elections advances from House committee February 19, 2026 Cutline: Rep. DJ Johnson, R-Owensboro, explains his comprehensive elections bill, House Bill 534, during Thursday’s House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee meeting. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee approved a…

Community members are invited to a free screening of the documentary Microplastic Madness, an optimistic take on the plastic pollution crisis as told through the eyes of a group of school children. Common Threads LEX, a new sustainability-focused partnership between the City of Lexington, the University of Kentucky and Fayette County Public Schools, is hosting the…

Senate advances bill related to secondary voter IDs at the polls February 20, 2026 Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield, speaks on Senate Bill 154, which limits what counts as acceptable secondary ID at the polls, on the Senate floor. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — Legislation that would remove Social Security cards and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington’s Board of Architectural Review on Wednesday approved construction of a new free-standing residence on a vacant lot at 493 West Fifth Street in the Fayette Park historic district, overriding staff objections to the home’s attached garage in a decision the board called a model for future urban infill projects. The…

A juvenile has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred earlier this week on Maywick Drive On February 18, 2026, around 5:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Maywick Drive for a shooting. When they arrived, they located a 15-year-old juvenile victim who had been shot. The victim was…

Tourism bureau now requesting 60 business days to produce credit card records, pushing disclosure past public hearings on proposed hotel assessment LEXINGTON, Ky. — VisitLex, the publicly funded tourism bureau for the Bluegrass region, is asking for 60 business days to hand over two years of credit card statements and expense reports — a…

One person has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred in last year on Mt. Rushmore Way.  On September 20, 2025, around 2:15 am, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of Mt Rushmore Way for a shooting with a victim. When they arrived, they located a male victim…