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WATCH: Kentucky baseball coach Nick Mingione on 'BBN Tonight"
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (198+ words) Nick Mingione sits down with BBN Tonight's Maggie Davis to talk about the season so far, Jaxon Jelkin’s complete game, this weekend’s series vs. Arkansas and what went into his decision to cancel Tuesday’s game vs. NKU. WATCH: Kentucky baseball…...
Kentucky graduate achieves dreams, breaks barriers as nonverbal communicator
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (349+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — As Brayden Scott crossed the commencement stage at Rupp Arena on Friday, it was a milestone years in the making, and one that is especially meaningful for the first-generation college graduate from London. Scott, who has cerebral…...
PORTAL CLOSED: Where the Kentucky Men's Basketball roster stands
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The transfer portal is officially closed, so no more University of Kentucky Wildcats are set to leave; there will only be gains. Zoom Diallo was Kentucky's first transfer portal pick-up on April 15. The 6'5 sophomore from Washington averaged…...
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…...
Annual United We Shop vendor fair highlights nearly 50 local Kentucky businesses in Georgetown
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (304+ words) LEX18 GEORGETOWN, Ky. (LEX18) — The fourth annual United We Shop vendor fair took place today in Georgetown, showing off nearly 50 Kentucky businesses. Taking place at United Events, vendors at the fair consisted of food, jewelry and clothing. Beyond shopping, the fair aims…...
TRANSFER PORTAL: Kaelyn Carroll, third Kentucky Women's Basketball player to enter portal
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (159+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) — Freshman forward Kaelyn Carroll is the third Kentucky women’s basketball player to enter the transfer portal following the program’s Sweet 16 run, confirming the decision to LEX18 on Friday night. Carroll averaged 3.4 points per game and saw an average…...
Statue of Senator Mitch McConnell to be displayed at renovated Kentucky Capitol
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A new addition to Kentucky law requires the state to permanently display a privately funded monument of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in the New State Capitol rotunda. Under the legislation, the state curator must accept the artwork…...
Kentucky judge asks House committee to dismiss impeachment petition, calling it 'fatally flawed"
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (492+ words) FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Fayette County circuit judge is asking the Kentucky House Impeachment Committee to dismiss a petition seeking her removal from the bench, arguing the petition is legally deficient, lacks a required sworn affidavit, and amounts to…...
Kentucky soybean harvest begins under shadow of China trade dispute
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky's top crop is nearing a crisis as the state's nearly 2 million acres of soybeans prepare for harvest amid a trade dispute. China, the biggest buyer of U.S. soybeans, has stopped purchasing American crops in retaliation for…...