News

FRANKFORT, Ky. (December 1, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 12 Frankfort, which provides coverage for Shelby, Spencer, Franklin, Anderson, Scott, Woodford, and Fayette counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved locations in accordance with Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual. These checkpoints will be conducted in an effort…

In the Tuesday, December 2nd Council Meeting at 5:00pm, the proposed public-private partnership to build a new city hall will come up for its second and (likely) final reading. We’ve received several questions from readers about the deal, so we’re going to try to succinctly answer them here. General Questions Why is the city…

Update – 12/5/2025At its Tuesday, December 2nd, meeting, the General Government & Planning Committee unanimously approved the Lexington Preservation & Growth Management Program, following a year-long process that began in January. The goal of the program is to improve Lexington’s process in managing land preservation and growth with a new framework for potential changes…

Funds will go to projects in Powell, McLean and Lincoln counties FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 26, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced $4 million to help improve water service for more than 10,000 Kentucky homes in three communities. The projects include the expansion of a water treatment plant in Powell County, the construction of…

One person has been arrested following a shots-fired, robbery, and hit-and-run incident that occurred last night.  On November 25, 2025, around 7:15 pm, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Jennifer Road for shots fired. The vehicles involved fled before officers arrived, but around 7:45 pm, officers were dispatched to a robbery in the 100 block of…

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox. In 2018, I was the manager of an urban farm in Greenville, South Carolina, that employed local teens through a workforce…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 26, 2025) — Drawing inspiration from all around her, University of Kentucky College of Design graduate student Faezah Panahandeh is working to bridge the accessibility gap through design.  Panahandeh, who already holds a master’s degree in Iranian architectural studies, is pursuing a second master’s in interior design. She applied for a College of…

$15 million in federal support at risk; Kentuckians could lose housing FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 25, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined leaders from 19 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to unlawfully end support through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),…

Go green on Black Friday at the Gobble Grease Toss! If you fry your turkey on Thanksgiving, bring your used cooking oil to the Redwood Cooperative School, 166 Crestwood Drive, on Friday, Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to be recycled.  The sixteenth annual Gobble Grease Toss is a partnership between the…

Go green on Black Friday at the Gobble Grease Toss! If you fry your turkey on Thanksgiving, bring your used cooking oil to the Redwood Cooperative School, 166 Crestwood Drive, on Friday, Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to be recycled.  The sixteenth annual Gobble Grease Toss is a partnership between the…