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On Tuesday, July 29th, the FCPS Budget Solutions Work Group created and ranked ten recommendations for how Fayette County Public Schools should address the projected $16 million deficit in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget The Budget Solutions Work Group was created after Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman ruled that the Board of Education’s…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Six Kentucky hospitals have been named among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual ranking by the U.S. News & World Report magazine. The rankings list the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky as St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood and Covington, followed by the University of Kentucky hospital, Baptist…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Kentucky’s first medical marijuana dispensary is expected to open in the fall, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. “Great news, Kentucky — today, we approved the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary for operations in Beaver Dam,” Beshear said in a July 31 social media post. “The Post Dispensary is expected…

By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Louisville has confirmed a second case of the highly contagious measles, bringing the total cases in Kentucky to 14. Dr. Kris Bryant, the associate medical director at the Louisville health department and a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Norton Children’s Hospital, said the latest patient is “a known contact” with…

StatePoint Media As you prepare children to return to the classroom this fall, the American Medical Association has seven tips to help your family have a healthy school year. “As you purchase school supplies and prepare the students in your family for academic success, you can take concrete steps that prioritize physical and mental…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 1, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 12 Frankfort, which provides coverage for Shelby, Spencer, Franklin, Anderson, Scott, Woodford, and Fayette counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved locations in accordance with Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual. These checkpoints will be conducted in an effort…

Every step we take Forward Together amplifies what we can do, when we unite around a shared vision for a healthier, more equitable future. In the First Food field, momentum is building in powerful ways: Policy & systems change: Advocates are driving legislation like the Access to Donor Milk Act, the PUMP Act, and the…

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., woman, Xochitl Sonia Navarro, 45, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove to 36 months in prison, for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers in the performance of their official duties. According to Navarro’s plea agreement, on October 8, 2024, ICE-ERO officers began an operation…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 31, 2025) — A relatively unassuming plot of intermediate wheatgrass is turning heads at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s North Farm. Known by its trademarked grain name Kernza, the perennial cousin of wheat is the centerpiece of a three-year project aimed at preventing Kentucky’s hillsides from eroding while…

UKNow is highlighting the University of Kentucky’s 2025-26 University Research Professors. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorship program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at UK and is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.   LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 31, 2025) — Rajeev Darolia, Ph.D., the Wendell…