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Chronic pain is the No. 1 reason why people apply for a medical marijuana card in Kentucky, Margaret Vancampen reports for WHAS11 in Louisville. “The No. 1 condition the office is seeing is chronic pain, followed by post-traumatic stress disorder, cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic nausea and seizure disorder,” according to data received by WHAS…

Tonight, the FCPS Board of Education will vote to approve the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) District Budget.The FY26 budget’s General Fund is roughly $21.4 million smaller than the draft budget shared in May. That’s largely because the May budget had included increased revenue from the Occupational License Tax increase that the District has since…

Last week, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that Lexington’s no-knock warrant ban was in conflict with state statute. The ruling means that the Lexington Police Department is now able to serve no-knock warrants in accordance with state law. The no-knock warrant ban was passed by Council in 2021 after nearly a year of debate.…

Lexington, Ky. – The Fayette County Conservation District says it delivered a bigger slice of its resources to city residents last year while keeping long-standing support for farmers — a shift that could shape how the district spends tax dollars and tobacco settlement funds going forward. The district’s new annual report cites a $1.2…

Governor joined 21 attorneys general in July to fight unwarranted data requests   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that a U.S. District Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from unlawfully accessing the personal data of people receiving…

3 Fayette County Residents test positive for West Nile VirusThe Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) has identified 3 human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV). The cases were all identified late August through early September. All cases are adults between the ages of 30-77 years of age and have required hospitalization. These residents reside…

Project will help the software company meet growing consumer demand FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted continued momentum within the state’s technology sector as TrinDocs, a software company specializing in accounts payable automation and procurement solutions, will expand its Lexington operation with a $636,000 investment, creating 20 Kentucky jobs.…

Jeremy Jones is a non-fiction writer and professor of English at Western Carolina University. His new book, Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries, is out September 16, 2025. It follows Jones’s journey to decode the notebooks of his ancestor William Thomas Prestwood, a 19th-century southern farmer who journaled incessantly about his relationships with…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Federal inspectors intercepted a suspicious package at the Lexington mail processing center last week and discovered nearly 14 pounds of illegal THC vape cartridges, according to court records. A U.S. Postal Inspector obtained a search warrant on Thursday to open the Priority Mail box, which had been flagged days earlier at…

Mosquito Spraying Press Release Sept 23, 2025 The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes early in the morning Tuesday, Sept. 23. LFCHD was notified of another occurrence of West Nile Virus in a Lexington resident. The mosquito spraying will be done between 3:00-6:00am on Tuesday, September 23 and will cover the 40505…