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Large police presence at Harrodsburg Road Marathon gas station
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — FOX 56 has received reports of a large police presence on Wednesday afternoon in Jessamine County. A viewer who requested to remain anonymous told FOX 56 that they saw upwards of 10 Lexington police vehicles and multiple people placed in handcuffs. Lexington police told...
Poll: Amid Harris VP speculation, Beshear most popular Democratic governor in America
Kentucky’s Andy Beshear was the most popular among Democrats and Republicans of any Democratic governor in America. Among Republican voters, he led the second-closest, Laura Kelly of Kansas, by 11 percentage points.
City of Lexington Faces Criticism Over Neglected Tree Maintenance on Versailles Road
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Paula Singer, a long-time resident of the Versailles Road corridor, recently sent a scathing email to city officials, decrying the state of 26 dead and dying trees along the roadway. Singer says the trees, planted in 2021 as part of the Cardinal Valley Small Area Plan and the Versailles Road Streetscape Project Phase I, have been left unmaintained, prompting her to demand their removal.
Former Wildcat Givens visits Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville rolled out the big blue carpet for former University of Kentucky basketball star Jack Givens on Tuesday. Givens spoke to Hopkinsville Rotarians Tuesday afternoon and said he thought former Kentucky coach John Calipari needed a new challenge when he left the Wildcats for Arkansas earlier in the spring. However, he said he hopes Wildcats fans will remember that Calipari brought respect back to the program during his 15 years in blue.
Fan Erin Waggoner Twice Almost Had Her Consecutive Home Game Streak Ended
Erin Waggoner goes into this season having attended 144 consecutive Kentucky home football games, a streak she plans to extend starting Aug. 31 when the Cats host Southern Mississippi. She’s had some memorable moments in her streak, including UK’s 71-63 seven-overtime loss to Arkansas the first year she had two...
One Kentucky airport rarely delays, cancels flights. Here's where it ranks nationally.
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, an airport frequently servicing those in Cincinnati and various northern areas of the Bluegrass State, was recently deemed one of the most reliable in the nation with few flight delays. Jackpot City Casino, an online casino gaming platform, evaluated 60 major U.S. airports and ranked them on the...
FCPS paying private school leader $20K+ to talk to staff
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)—This November, voters will decide whether the state can give money meant for public education to private schools. WKYT has just learned that three months out from the election, Fayette County Public Schools will pay a man who runs a private school more than $20,000 to speak at this year’s Employee Back to School Convocation.
Ag Commissioner hands out flowers at Lexington hospital in honor of Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month
FRANKFORT — A bit of sunshine came in the form of 400 zinnias as they were handed out to patients and staff at Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington Monday. The flowers, donated by River Bend Blooms in Allen County, were given out by Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell in honor of July being recognized as Kentucky Grown Cut Flowers Month.
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