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OneQuest Health opened a new outpatient behavioral health center in Louisville this week, expanding mental health services amid ongoing Medicaid funding cuts and workforce shortages across Kentucky.

Bank of America awarded a $50,000 grant to the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Foundation to fully fund tuition and materials for low-income and underserved Kentuckians pursuing careers in high-demand trades.

UK Athletics has introduced updated tailgating guidelines for the 2025 season, requiring setup to begin August 8 and all structures to be tagged with owner contact information. New safety protocols include restrictions on deep ground stakes and prohibitions near tree roots to protect underground utilities.

The Urban County Planning Commission will meet July 9 to consider three subdivision and development projects, including a residential subdivision proposal for Lane Allen Park that the Subdivision Committee recommended postponing due to stormwater and road improvement questions.

Former University of Kentucky goalkeeper Marz Josephson has signed a professional contract with defending Gainbridge Super League champion Lexington Sporting Club after starring for the Wildcats across two seasons.

Eleven Kentucky Wildcats are participating in the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas from July 9-19, spread across rosters with four teams competing on opening night.

A new online dashboard created by University of Kentucky researchers allows Kentuckians to track how opioid settlement funds are spent across the state, marking the first comprehensive public accounting of Kentucky’s nearly $1 billion in settlement funding.

Kentucky received three federal transportation grants totaling $73 million, including funding to replace Frankfort’s historic Singing Bridge, expand truck parking at interstate rest areas, and expand Paducah’s main riverport.

Bullitt County’s tourism sector generated $173.2 million in economic impact in 2025, with $32.2 million in labor income and $14 million in tax revenues, contributing to Kentucky’s fourth consecutive record year for tourism.

Chizimuzo “Zim” Ekki, a University of Kentucky College of Nursing professor and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, has been named the 2026 Psychiatric Nurse of the Year by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.