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Gov. Beshear expanded his pre-K pilot program to Franklin County Schools and Glasgow Independent Schools, which will serve roughly 3,000 Kentucky children combined starting in the 2026-2027 school year, bringing the total to four participating school districts.

A University of Kentucky law professor has filed a federal lawsuit to prevent a federal judge from becoming the next dean of the UK College of Law.

UK men’s golf adds Gabriel Hull, a standout Division II golfer from Emmanuel University, to its 2026-27 roster. Hull earned Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year honors and won the prestigious Press Thornton Future Masters championship in June.

As state and federal officials work to identify the source of the recent outbreak of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis, Michigan health officials have identified lettuces or salad greens as one potential culprit. “Early information has shown lettuce as a common product that regularly comes up during the investigation,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical…

Mary Kay Rayens, a University of Kentucky biostatistician whose research on smoke-free policies has influenced Kentucky municipal law, was named a 2026-27 University Research Professor.

Leonardo Jaramillo-Jones, a visual art teacher at Lexington Middle School in Fayette County, received a 2026 Distinguished Specialist Award from the Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM, one of four honorees recognized at the national conference in St. Louis this month.

Lextran will adjust Routes 3, 5, 10 and 51 beginning August 16, 2026, with changes designed to improve route reliability and timeliness. The public has until July 30 to comment on the proposed adjustments.

A teenager charged with the same crime can face dramatically different consequences depending on where they live. In one state, a young person accused of a serious offense may be sent to a juvenile facility focused on treatment and rehabilitation. In another, they could face adult criminal proceedings, a permanent record and the possibility…

A University of Kentucky astronomer helped solve a longstanding mystery about how supermassive black holes continue to grow, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and his own Cloudy software to reveal a self-sustaining cycle of cooling gas feeding the black holes.

Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in rate hikes across the country over the first half of the year. The consumer advocacy group PowerLines reported that utilities asked regulators for a record $9.2 billion in cumulative rate increases during the second…