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LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 2, 2025) — Student residential (R) parking permits will go on sale at noon Tuesday, July 8, for returning UK students with a 2025-26 campus housing assignment. This priority presale window is available for students who had a residential housing assignment last academic year and is handled on a first-come, first-served basis through 5 p.m. Friday, July…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 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…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 1, 2025) — May 2025 University of Kentucky journalism graduate Abbey Cutrer placed second in the Hearst National Photojournalism Competition in June. The competition, held in San Francisco, challenged contestants to create an original photo story based on a provided prompt in three days. Cutrer’s second place finish also earned her a $7,500…

Task force members discuss, learn about policies to spur housing July 1, 2025 Rep. Joshua Watkins, D-Louisville, speaks Monday during a meeting of the Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025. Task force members discussed policies designed to spur housing development in the commonwealth. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — Legislators on the…

Last Tuesday, Council held a Confirmation Hearing to vote on one nominee for the Planning Commission and one for the Board of Adjustment. Council voted to reappoint Planning Commission member Johnathon Davis to another term on the Planning Commission. His first full term will begin July 2025 and run through June 2029. He has…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two Lexington men have pleaded guilty in federal court following a dramatic police pursuit last December that ended with the recovery of fentanyl, a loaded firearm, and the arrest of a suspect out on bond for alleged ties to Lexington’s “Eastside Gang.” Chauncey O. Irvin, 26, entered his plea Friday in…

Task force discusses disaster relief funding needs June 27, 2025 Note: Sen. Robin L. Webb, R-Grayson, co-chairs the newly formed Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force, which held its inaugural meeting on Friday. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — Kentucky is no stranger to natural disasters. Within in the first six months…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington man was subdued with a Taser and arrested near a Hamburg area hotel Wednesday after federal agents and local police discovered drugs and a firearm in his vehicle. Laurance D. Newby, 37, faces federal charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, both Schedule II controlled substances,…

by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom June 26, 2025 A new law blocking transgender Kentuckians from using Medicaid to cover some forms of gender-affirming health care goes into effect Friday — but will it actually be enforced? It seems like no one knows for sure, leaving an untold number of…