2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (278+ words) ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX News) — Morehead State University's Upward Bound program has spent 60 years helping students from Eastern Kentucky find their way to higher education. For many participants, it opens doors they never knew existed. "We have students that have…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (233+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX18) — The University of Kentucky DanceBlue fundraiser broke a record, raising $2.4 million during its 24-hour dance marathon at Rupp Arena. The funds raised will benefit the DanceBlue Hematology and Oncology Clinic at Golisano Children’s Hospital at UK. "Standing for…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (317+ words) (LEX 18) — A last-minute agreement in the Kentucky legislature will maintain dollar-for-dollar match funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, saving the program from proposed budget cuts. Officials announced Tuesday that Kentucky's state budget will continue to match local contributions for the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (284+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky officials are urging young drivers to focus on the road ahead of the summer months through the second annual Safe Teen Driving Challenge. According to data from the state’s highway agency, more than 49,000 wrecks have involved…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (380+ words) UPDATE: 10 a.m. on April 2 The amended Senate Bill 185, which declares a state of financial exigency at Kentucky State University and mandates sweeping changes, has passed both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly and will be sent to Gov. Andy Beshear for…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (400+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — University of Kentucky seniors are facing a challenging job market as graduation approaches in one month. The economic challenges experienced across the country are landing on the doorstep of off-campus apartments and homes near the university. Nicole…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (357+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX18) — Hundreds of people gathered at the Laborer's Union in Lexington building to protest the University of Kentucky's "Integrate Blue" plan, which would merge nearly 20 administrative departments. The university says its goal is to keep up with rising financial…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (270+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The University of Kentucky has a record number of students working with the General Assembly this year. A record-setting 32 undergraduate students are interning in Frankfort, assisting with different tasks that help bills become Kentucky law. In prior…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (317+ words) LEX18 The Kentucky House of Representatives voted on Monday to override Gov Andy Beshear's veto of House Bill 1, a bill that would allow students to receive tuition and other education assistant through privately funded scholarships The bill would allow those individuals…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (448+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Students from around Kentucky visited the capitol for Youth Advocacy Day on Wednesday. Throughout the day, students met with state lawmakers, with many discussions hitting on vaping-related legislation. One student is Zach Crouch from Taylor County. A…...