News

Records show state office referred complaint to local government, which outsourced review to the agency’s own auditors and attorneys LEXINGTON, Ky. — When a citizen filed a complaint with the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts alleging that the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau paid $284,000 in potentially unconstitutional bonuses using public tax revenue, the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington police officer resigned in January after the chief of police recommended he be fired over three separate disciplinary complaints that documented a hit-and-run collision in his cruiser, chronic tardiness to court and a string of on-duty missteps that included mishandling a possible sexual assault call, according to internal records.…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington police officer resigned at the end of January after the department’s Disciplinary Review Board recommended he be fired for secretly recording a meeting with supervisors and then lying about it, according to internal records obtained by this outlet. Officer Jacob A. Sharp, a member of the Bureau of Patrol…

Committee advances legislation to protect youth from addictive platforms February 18, 2026 Rep. Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, speaks on House Bill 227 during Wednesday’s meeting of the House Small Business and Information Technology Committee A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The House Committee on Small Business and Information Technology passed legislation Wednesday…

House Judiciary approves Logan’s Law February 18, 2026 Rep. T.J. Roberts, R-Burlington, (right) speaks on Logan’s Law, or House Bill 422, during Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting. Dean Tipton (center) joined Roberts and Rep. Daniel Fister, R-Versailles, (left) in advocating for the legislation named for his son Logan. A high-res version can be found…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two former employees at the Federal Medical Center Lexington (“FMC Lexington”), a federal prison managed by the Bureau of Prisons,  were sentenced last week for separate incidents related to receiving illegal bribes and gratuities.  A. Jade Howard, 36, of Port Charlotte, Fl., was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day by U.S.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council postponed action on a proposed ground lease for a large-scale solar project on the city-owned Haley Pike Landfill for a second consecutive week Tuesday, with several council members pressing the developer for a richer community benefits agreement and insisting that an elected official have a seat…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Fayette Mental Health Court saved the community an estimated $3.17 million in 2025 on a local investment of $270,000 — a return of more than 1,000 percent — while graduating a record 25 participants and reaching its highest-ever caseload, program leaders told a Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council committee Tuesday. The…