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Crystal Rogers Act takes effect in Kentucky Wednesday, extending grand jury testimony protections
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (100+ words) (LEX NEWS) — A new Kentucky law inspired by a missing Bardstown mother takes effect Wednesday. Governor Andy Beshear signed the Crystal Rogers Act into law in April. Representative Candy Massaroni filed the bill after an FBI investigation revealed family members…...
Kentucky's only kinship reunification program closing its doors at the end of June
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Kentucky's only kinship reunification program is closing its doors June 30 after losing its state funding — leaving grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other family members who stepped up to care for children without a critical support system. Kindred…...
Democrat Zach Dembo rallies with Gov. Andy Beshear in bid to flip Kentucky's 6th Congressional District
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (249+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Democrat Zach Dembo rallied with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in Lexington on Tuesday, as the candidate looks to flip the congressional seat. Beshear, who won the 6th Congressional District by about 20 points during his 2023 re-election run, told…...
Beshear extends gas tax cut for 33 Kentucky communities through end of June
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (354+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Gov. Andy Beshear has extended his executive order reducing the gas tax by 10 cents per gallon for 33 Kentucky cities and counties where local officials formally requested an extension. A press release from Beshear read that Kentuckians…...
Kentucky secures more than $105 million in FEMA funds for 6 hospitals, Beshear reports
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) (LEX 18) — Kentucky has secured more than $105 million in FEMA disaster funds to reimburse six hospitals and Kentucky Emergency Management for expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andy Beshear announced May 22. The reimbursements cover costs incurred between January 2020 and May…...
KSP: Correctional officer charged with smuggling drugs into eastern Kentucky prison
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (118+ words) (LEX 18) — A correctional officer at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex faces multiple charges after prison officials caught him bringing illegal narcotics into the facility, according to Kentucky State Police. KSP charged 60-year-old Joe A. Cress with Promoting Contraband in the…...
Kentucky voter registration up nearly 10,000 ahead of May primary
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (178+ words) Kentucky's overall voter registration rose by nearly 10,000 people between April 1 and when voter rolls closed on April 20 ahead of the May primary, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams reports. According to Adams, 3,146 voters were removed, consisting primarily of individuals who…...
Kentucky's Jasper Johnson, Brandon Garrison expected to enter transfer portal
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (192+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky freshman guard Jasper Johnson and junior forward Brandon Garrison have announced their plans to enter the transfer portal, sources confirmed on Friday. According to the program, Johnson, a 2025 five-star recruit, appeared in 35 games in the 2025-26 season…...
Kentucky lawmakers restore funding match to save Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
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…...
Lexington police respond to reported stabbing near Kentucky Horse Park
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (208+ words) Lexington police reported to LEX 18 that one person was taken into custody in connection to an alleged stabbing near Kentucky Horse Park on Tuesday afternoon. Lexington police respond to reported stabbing near Kentucky Horse Park LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington police…...