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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Police and Fire Retirement Fund Board voted Wednesday to modestly shift its $1 billion portfolio toward safer holdings, approving an investment strategy with more U.S. bonds and a tilt toward domestic stocks. On a motion that passed with one dissent, the board adopted “Mix 2 with U.S. bias,” one…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2025) — The University of Kentucky is one of nine institutions across the United States to have students selected to receive the NextGen Service Fellowship from the Institute of International Education (IIE). Eight UK students have been selected to receive funding from the program to complete service projects around the globe. IIE,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2025) — Each summer, students in the University of Kentucky’s fully online Ed.D. and Ph.D. in educational leadership programs gather on campus for Doc Week.  From cookouts with faculty to focused research discussions, Doc Week gives doctoral students a chance to strengthen the professional and personal bonds they’ve built online throughout the year. “I…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council on Tuesday pressed housing officials about a landlord-recruitment effort that has lagged, then voted to advance a no-cost extension of the program while also adding a fully grant-funded triage worker inside 911 to steer some mental-health calls away from first responders. New money for a downtown streetscape…

One person has been arrested in connection with an assault that occurred today on Short Street.  On August 13, 2025, around 12:40 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of Short Street and N Upper for an assault. When officers arrived, they located a female victim who had been physically assaulted. The victim was…

Lexington is preparing to test a new kind of public art — murals painted directly on streets — that city planners say can slow traffic and strengthen community identity. During Tuesday’s Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee meeting, Hannah Crepps, principal planner for outreach and strategic planning, briefed council members on a pilot project…

Lexington’s Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee received an update Tuesday on the city’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program, which manages stormwater to protect local waterways from pollution. MS4 stands for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, a network that collects and conveys stormwater separate from sanitary sewers. “Where our sanitary sewer goes…

On Tuesday, August 12th, Vice Mayor Dan Wu announced the creation of a Boards and Commissions Subcommittee. This Subcommittee – a Subcommittee of the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee – will review Lexington’s 67 Boards and Commissions and make them more efficient, accessible, and impactful. The Subcommittee will be co-chaired by Vice Mayor…

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Nicholasville, Ky., man, Jacob Clem, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove to 228 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.  According to his plea agreement, on September…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Georgetown, Ky., man, George Michael Brock Jr., 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 348 months in prison, for the production of child pornography.  In 2016, law enforcement received reports that an adult male, later identified as Brock, used a social media application, MeetMe, to lure underage victims…