Brenna Angel

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky public school testing scores will be released Friday by the state Department of Education, marking the first data available under the state’s new Unbridled Learning accountability model. The new system is the result of legislation passed in 2009.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The president of Kentucky State University has put forth a roadmap for the Board of Regents, faculty, and staff as the school faces what Dr. Mary Evans Sias calls “a new normal.” That means operating with fewer resources from both the state and federal government while educating students who need financial aid and may be under-prepared for college.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A new exhibit at the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse highlights the struggle to protect land used for horse farms, pastures, and trails.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - For two-and-a-half years a northern Kentucky elementary school disciplined a young student named Will by keeping him isolated in a closet and restraining him when the boy wouldn’t sit still. Will’s parents say he suffered nightmares and severe anxiety as a result.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Federal jurors decided Wednesday that cousins Jason and Anthony Jenkins did not commit a hate crime when they assaulted a gay man at a rural Kentucky state park last year, but the two defendants were found guilty of kidnapping.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - This year nearly 400 veterans will seek help for alcohol dependence and drug abuse at the VA Medical Center in Lexington.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The voting machines that will be used in Lexington on Election Day have been programmed, and workers spent Wednesday morning verifying serial numbers and making sure the counters are all set to zero.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The U.S. military is no stranger to alcohol.

Ryan Donahue, a 27-year-old Louisville native, worked as an aircraft mechanic on the USS Eisenhower during Operation Enduring Freedom. The “party hard” mindset helped break up the monotony of constant training and work.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights has approved a resolution calling for the repeal of capital punishment in the Commonwealth.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Recent shootings such as the attack on a Colorado movie theater that left 12 people dead and dozens more wounded are putting a spotlight on gun background checks. Kentucky is submitting more information to a federal background check database, but challenges remain.