Karyn Czar

Ahead of the November elections, Lexington’s mayoral candidates and Urban County Council candidates took part in a public forum last night that focused on the relationship between local government and nonprofit organizations.

A Franklin County circuit judge has issued a permanent injunction in favor of Fayette County Board of Education Chair Tyler Murphy and the Kentucky Education Association in a lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 4.

Fayette County high school principals are warning parents about a student game involving water guns and Orbeez guns.

The University of Kentucky marked a major construction milestone Thursday for its new Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building with a ceremonial "topping out" to celebrate the placement of the final steel beam.

During his weekly Team Kentucky news conference, Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky's elections are secure and rejected Trump's continued claims about the 2020 election.

The Kentucky Attorney General's Office has ruled that the Fayette County Board of Education violated the state's Open Meetings Act during its June 10 special meeting by failing to adequately explain why it was entering a closed session before voting to place Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins on administrative leave, however, actions taken by the board were legal.

The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says 42-year-old Ronald Exantus is scheduled to be released from the Kentucky State Reformatory on July 29. Exantus was convicted of the 2015 stabbing death of 6-year-old Logan Tipton of Versailles.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says he is recovering from a fall that briefly left him unconscious and will remain out of the Senate while he continues rehabilitation.

Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear announced the launch of a new interactive domestic violence data dashboard that provides the public with access to statewide and county-level information on domestic violence cases, shelters, support services, and law enforcement outcomes.

A Flood Watch remains in effect through late Saturday night for much of central and eastern Kentucky, including Lexington, Louisville, and surrounding communities.