LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who distributed flyers promoting a white supremacy group in a local neighborhood. Residents of the Kenwick area reported discovering baggies filled with rice and containing propaganda flyers for the Aryan Freedom Network on their sidewalks early in the morning Sunday. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The iconic “Welcome to Lexington” sign is set to greet visitors at a new location. Plans are now underway to construct a third stone welcome sign on Athens-Boonesboro Road, according to documents from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG). A memo from Jennifer M. Carey, Director of the Division of Environmental…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – In the heartland of Kentucky, an escalating battle over land use planning is unfolding between the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council and the Fayette Alliance, a non-profit organization advocating for the horse industry and sustainable growth, along with a group of individual property owners. The tussle, brought to light through a recent…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A scandal has erupted within the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG), leading to the forced resignations of several city workers. The employees, part of the Division of Waste Management, were found to be misusing the city’s Loan-A-Box program for personal gain, according to discipline charges filed with LFUCG’s Civil Service Commission.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Officer Jonathan Coyle of the Lexington Police Department (LPD) faces disciplinary actions including a suspension following a driving incident, according to details shared at Thursday’s Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting. Coyle allegedly violated general orders and operational rules pertaining to the use of body cameras and department vehicles. Police Chief Lawrence…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Police Department’s Public Integrity Unit recently made the existence of several new formal complaints against its officers public. These internal complaints concern various violations of departmental rules and policies. Here are the details about the allegations: In line with the department’s disciplinary process, Police Chief Lawrence Weathers will recommend…
RICHMOND, Ky. — Governor Andy Beshear broke ground Monday of a new law enforcement training facility in Richmond, Kentucky. The facility, named in honor of the late Jody Cash, an officer who lost his life in the line of duty, is part of a broader trend of Gov. Beshear’s investments in law enforcement. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is also the Republican nominee for Kentucky’s governorship, has withdrawn from a controversial conservative event following increasing pressure from fellow Republicans, including Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie. As it turns out, we’re going to be doing other campaign events that day in another region of the…
RICHMOND, Ky. — In a monumental feat for both Central Kentucky and the nation, the last of the United States’ once-massive stockpile of chemical weapons is set to be destroyed at the Blue Grass Army Depot near Richmond, Kentucky, the New York Times reports. The news comes as a great relief to the local…
A second confirmed case of a rare bacterium, Ignatzschineria larvae, is causing concern among doctors and healthcare experts. LEXINGTON, Ky. – Doctors at the University of Kentucky are bringing attention to a rare and potentially dangerous infection that involves the breeding of fly larvae within human tissue, known as myiasis, leading to a blood…