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The University of Kentucky and its Center for Applied Energy Research were recognized by the U.S. Navy Reserve as an exceptional civilian employer during the Navy Employer Recognition Event held June 11 in San Diego.

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear wrote in a Monday letter to Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his staff that the senator should “provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign.”  The letter from the governor came after McConnell’s office shared a Monday statement from the senator and another photo of him with…

Kentucky’s lone Democratic congressman, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, joined two of his House colleagues to get a closer look at a Northern Kentucky jail holding federal immigration detainees Monday.  Speaking to reporters in Louisville Tuesday morning, McGarvey said the visit to the facility “as part of our ongoing and continuing oversight of what ICE…

Kentucky Athletics has promoted Lakia Bailey to Senior Creative Director and hired Austin Christensen as Director of Strategic Communication to strengthen its Brand and Content team.

Interstate 65 in Louisville will reopen three days ahead of schedule following the completion of major bridge replacement work. The five-mile stretch will open to limited two-lane traffic with reduced speed limits.

LexTran will experience a real-time tracking outage on its MyStop app and website from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, due to scheduled maintenance, though all buses will continue running regular routes.

Swim With Purpose partners with the YMCA of Central Kentucky and Frankfort Parks and Recreation to provide free swimming and water safety lessons to local residents and Kentucky State University students and staff.

A hearing on whether former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and his ex-wife, Glenna, are required to support their estranged son, Jonah Bevin,  got underway Tuesday without Matt Bevin. Bevin failed to show up for the hearing despite an order from Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson that he attend in person. Bevin already is…

The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order restricting vote-by-mail. The move came just two days after a federal appeals court denied the administration’s request to resume the controversial plan, which would force significant limits and…

A Lowcountry aluminum plant is back to running at full capacity for the first time in over a decade, leaders announced Monday. Century Aluminum’s Mt. Holly smelter in Berkeley County spent about $50 million to restart an idle portion of the plant, adding back 150 jobs, said company CEO Jess Gary during a Monday…