1+ week, 2+ day ago   (281+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. (LEX News) — Kentucky Congressman James Comer said he expects Sen. Mitch McConnell to return to Washington when the Senate reconvenes later this month, though the Republican representative said he has not spoken with McConnell personally. Comer made the comments…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (398+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — As gas prices climb, some Kentucky drivers say they're making difficult choices to stretch their budgets and cut costs. For Enrique Lara, the owner of a local mowing company, higher fuel prices are affecting both his…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (129+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX News) — A Laurel County student has won Kentucky's 2026 "I Voted" Sticker Contest, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Thursday. Ryker Asher, a student at Bush Elementary School in Laurel County, created the winning design, which features a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (483+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX News) — With 64 days until Election Day, the race for central Kentucky's open congressional seat is intensifying as both candidates go on offense. Republican Dr. Ralph Alvarado accepted an endorsement from the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police on…...

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…...

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…...

3+ mon, 3+ 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…...

3+ mon, 3+ 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…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (187+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — While the majority of Mark Pope's puzzle was complete ahead of his third season as head coach of the University of Kentucky, arguably the team's most coveted piece remained undecided on his future. Sunday, that changed. Georgetown…...

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…...