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by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom March 30, 2026 No, Kentucky is not set to quickly and quietly declare transgender people “mentally ill” this week.  And no, Kentucky’s GOP-dominated legislature is also not about to silently kick trans people out of teaching in the last seconds of the 2026 legislative…

Curbside recycling collection through Lexington’s Division of Waste Management will return to normal on Tuesday, March 31. Trash and yard waste cart collection is also on the normal schedule.  The tipping floor of the Lexington Recycle Center has been cleared to store recyclables. The center remains shut down, but is expected to be operational…

By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Kentucky judges and advocates issued a warning Thursday that, without more funding in the judicial branch budget, the state’s specialty courts could be closed. Kentucky’s Administrative Office of the Courts said the General Assembly’s two-year budget, as it now stands, would underfund court system operations by $33 million. Courts at…

Kentucky has one of the highest teen birth rates in the country, which Dr. Stephanie Stockburger, who leads the University of Kentucky’s Adolescent Medicine program, says comes from a patchwork approach to sexual education and health care, Alena Neves reports for ABC 36 News Now. “With higher teen birth rates, it’s less comprehensive,” Stockburger…

Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association recently gave seven hospitals and one health system its annual quality awards for their achievements in quality improvement. The awards were announced at the KHA Quality Conference in Louisville on March 23. The recipients of the award in each of the categories are: Mercy Health – Marcum…

Lexington’s first Civic Assembly came to a close Sunday, with the group proposing changes to Urban County Council compensation and how Lexington’s charter is reviewed. Local voters may get to weigh in on the group’s recommendations later this year – if Council agrees to place them on the ballot. Throughout the month, the randomly-selected…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2026) — For many students across Kentucky, their first introduction to DanceBlue doesn’t happen on the University of Kentucky campus — it happens in their own school gymnasiums. DanceBlue Mini Marathons, commonly known as “Minis,” are school-led fundraising events that bring the mission of DanceBlue to elementary, middle and high…

Two people have been arrested and charged following a shots fired and barricaded subject call that occurred this evening on Crown Circle.  On Sunday, March 29, 2026, around 6:48 pm, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1200 of Crown Circle for a reported shooting with a victim. When officers arrived, they learned…