WUKY Staff

A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by someone who fled before being taken into custody, officials said. Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Caleb Conley was shot Monday evening during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 near Georgetown just before 5 p.m., and the shooter fled, Sheriff Tony Hampton said at a news conference.

A seldom used player on the UK men’s basketball team says he’s taking his talents elsewhere. Ugonna Onyenso has entered the transfer portal.

To celebrate Opening Day at Keeneland, Maker's Mark and the track will once again team up with LexArts to offer three new commemorative bottles with the sale proceeds helping to fund a new permanent public art project.

The Lexington Division of Emergency Management is asking persons who have experienced property damage in Fayette County due to today’s wind storm to report it using an online form.

Powerful storms sweeping through Kentucky have caused numerous power outages.

In the interest of the safety and well-being of the campus community, the University of Kentucky will close early at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 3, due to inclement weather.

Gov. Andy Beshear briefed Kentuckians Friday morning ahead of severe storms that are expected to produce damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and excessive rainfall across much of the state and declared a state of emergency.

WUKY is collaborating with Martha Greenwald, creator and curator of 'Who We Lost KY' a writing project where friends and families who have lost loved ones to the pandemic or a natural disaster, pay tribute and in some cases, say their final goodbyes. Today we hear from Jennifer Goldberg who wrote 'Should I Fall' in tribute to her grandfather.

Chris Rodriguez, Jr. will join Will Levis on the sidelines when the Wildcats take on Iowa December 31st in the Music City Bowl in Nashville. The running back announced on social media Thursday that he will skip the post-season contest and officially declare for the 2023 NFL Draft.

A name synonymous with Lexington history has died. We get word today from Milward Funeral Directors of the death of prominent Lexington historian Foster Ockerman Junior, who passed away Sunday at the age of 70.