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FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2025) – In accordance with a proclamation from the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset today, Thursday, Dec. 4, in honor of West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. Gov. Beshear encourages individuals, businesses and organizations…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2025) — Strong cattle, poultry and horse sales dominated for much of 2025, leading economists to predict Kentucky agricultural sales will be $8.3 billion for the year despite lower grain prices burdened by supply outpacing demand. Will Snell, Ph.D., extension economist at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, said that while final 2024 agricultural cash receipts ― reported at $7.9 billion by the Economic Research Service in September ― were…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2025) — Strong cattle, poultry and horse sales dominated for much of 2025, leading economists to predict Kentucky agricultural sales will be $8.3 billion for the year despite lower grain prices burdened by supply outpacing demand. Will Snell, Ph.D., extension economist at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, said that while final 2024 agricultural cash receipts ― reported at $7.9 billion by the Economic Research Service in September ― were…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2025) — Innovation is most powerful when discoveries move beyond the lab to improve patient care. Research Communications partnered with UK Innovate to spotlight faculty innovators with pioneering ideas at the University of Kentucky. UK Innovate works collaboratively with innovators to strategically assess, protect and license early-stage technologies and co-create new technology…

A 17-year-old juvenile has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred in October on Ward Drive.  On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, around 5:46 pm, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Ward Drive for a shooting with a victim. When officers arrived, they located a 22-year-old male victim who had been…

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former USP Big Sandy lieutenant Michael J. Childers pleaded guilty Monday to a federal felony for falsifying records in what prosecutors describe as a coordinated cover-up of an April 2021 assault on a vulnerable inmate seeking protective custody. Childers, 37, entered his plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins after…

One person has been arrested after an assault that occurred last night on Lakeshore Drive.  On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, around 7:08 pm, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Lakeshore Drive for unknown trouble. When officers arrived, they located a male victim with life-threatening injuries from an assault. The…

In one of the closest and most contentious votes in recent Lexington memory, the Urban County Council on Tuesday approved an $86 million plan to move City Hall to 200 W. Vine St., advancing a long-discussed project after nearly two hours of impassioned public comment warning that the city was prioritizing workspace for government…

As AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are raising concerns. With servers and energy-intensive cooling systems constantly running, these buildings can use anywhere from a few megawatts of power for a small data center to more than 100 megawatts for a hyperscale data center.…