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More than $21 million awarded to Kentucky projects has been withheld FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that a federal judge ruled in favor of Kentucky, 21 states and the District of Columbia and barred the Trump administration from unlawfully withholding disaster funds tied to a key pre-natural disaster…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear provided updates on economic development; upcoming winter weather; the state budget; medical cannabis; Pre-K for All; funding for organizations supporting safer communities; the fourth anniversary of the Western Kentucky tornadoes and new homes for families impacted; and collections from food drives. The Governor named…

Another round of winter weather is coming into Lexington, just in time to ring in the holidays, Mayor Linda Gorton said today.“I want our residents to know we have salt, our first responders are ready to respond, and our road crews are already hard at work pretreating the roads,” Gorton said. This round is…

Project is a result of continued company growth and future expansion plans   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted exciting new momentum within the state’s maritime transportation and logistics sectors as Hines Furlong Line (HFL) announced plans to expand its current operation in McCracken County, a nearly $11 million…

Company operates over 100 locations across commonwealth   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted continued growth in Kentucky’s distribution and logistics sector as Kroger, the largest traditional grocer in the United States, announced intentions to establish a new $391 million distribution center in Simpson County, a project that will…

Company is a leading industrial, commercial and automotive lubricant distributor   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $2.1 million expansion project from RelaDyne, a lubricant distributor and market leader in fuel, diesel exhaust fluid and industrial reliability services. The project will create 80 new, well-paying jobs in Hebron.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2025) — Students from the University of Kentucky Department of Arts Administration assisted behind the scenes during the Lexington Philharmonic’s 250Lex: Concert for Lexington, gaining important experience and learning valuable lessons. Students from Melanie Turner’s “Event Planning and Management for the Arts” course collaborated with community partners to help put…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) — When Waveney Brooks transferred to the University of Kentucky as a sophomore, she never imagined that a classroom experience would open the door to real-world public heath practice across Kentucky. What started as a broad introduction to the many disciplines of well-being soon grew into a purposeful public…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2025) — A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has found that Antarctica’s only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, even in one of the planet’s most remote regions. The study, published in the journal Science of the…

A Lexington man accused of moving fentanyl and cocaine around Central Kentucky has agreed to plead guilty in federal court after losing his bid to throw out evidence from a June arrest at a Hamburg-area hotel, where agents say they found a kilo of cocaine, nearly a pound of fentanyl and a loaded Glock…