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City emails show why Lexington mayor’s street was cleared quickly after Winter Storm Fern Social media posts during Winter Storm Fern accused the mayor of getting special treatment from the city’s road crews. Here’s what city officials say happened.

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From @adrianpbryant.bsky.social:

YouTube video by Andy Barr for Senate DEPORTED

Andy Barr, who is running for Senate, has a second pro-ICE ad out.

"... these domestic terrorists stalk them, assault them, and obstruct law and order. Everyone hates a tragedy, but I’m just going to say it.

These liberal idiots are putting themselves in harms way, and everyone else too."

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150 years later, meat falls from the sky again in this Kentucky county The Kentucky Meat Shower Festival was held over the weekend in Bath County, commemorating a strange occurrence in Kentucky.

The Kentucky Meat Shower Festival was held over the weekend in Bath County, commemorating a strange occurrence in Kentucky.

Agreed. Looks like the proper breading-to-onion ratio.

Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for Operation Metro Surge actions Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.

The DA in Minneapolis is investigating Bovino and others.

I'm obsessed with the fact that is how someone, apparently, knowingly posed for a photo in the New York Times. Just holding his onion ring like it's a fish he caught.

Lexington judge facing impeachment calls attempt ‘frivolous’ The judge said the impeachment petition, filed by a former state lawmaker, lacked an affidavit, making it null.

The judge said the impeachment petition, filed by a former state lawmaker, lacked an affidavit, making it null.

Former Bardstown Bourbon Co. employee says boss used gay slurs, bullied women In an interview with the Herald-Leader, the former employee detailed claims of sexism, bullying, homophobia at the high-profile distillery.

One of at least four women who filed complaints about their treatment at Bardstown Bourbon Company, the subject of a whistleblower employment discrimination lawsuit, told the Herald-Leader her boss used gay slurs and bullied a younger woman to drink at a company event.

Part 2:

Inside Bardstown Bourbon Company: CEO ousted at least a half-dozen women executives A whistleblower lawsuit filed by company’s former HR vice president claims CEO created a toxic culture that included racism and bullying.

Absolutely wild duo of stories from Janet Patton this morning on allegations of sexism, racism, transphobia, falsified safety records, state alcohol violations and more at Bardstown Bourbon Company.

Part 1:

After this long, I shouldn't be shocked at what people say when they think no one else will know, but alas.

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Jonathan Karl: Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack. "The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

“So successful”

What to know about names such as 'Operation Epic Fury' The Defense Department teased the name "Operation Epic Fury" to describe U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.

The Defense Department teased the name "Operation Epic Fury" to describe U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.

Investigators solve 30-year-old cold case of KY girl who was abducted, killed Advancements in DNA testing led investigators to a potential suspect, who admitted to the crime during an interview.

It's hard to overstate how much Morgan Violi's kidnapping and murder shook Bowling Green when it happened in 1996. I really hope this leads to some much-needed closure and overdue justice. Just an incredibly heartbreaking story.

Fayette school board chair says lawmaker’s attempt to remove him is unconstitutional Lawyers for FCPS board chair Tyler Murphy say attempts to remove him from office are improper and meritless.

In a 30-page response made public Thursday, lawyers for Fayette County Board of Education chairman Tyler Murphy argue that a state lawmaker’s attempt to remove him from office is unconstitutional.

Other states that have ballot summaries on the ballot instead of the actual text have seen tons of litigation over how those summaries are written. Ohio's anti-gerrymandering measure lost because of misleading ballot language.

If passed, this measure could lead to those fights coming to KY.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya refugee dumped by CBP, dies in cold "They just left him."

"He cannot use a phone. He doesn’t know his address, he doesn’t know phone numbers, he can’t communicate, he can’t see. And they just left him.”

That's better.

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GOP leader wants ‘summaries’ instead of full text for KY constitution amendments No longer would Kentucky voters have to see multi-page full texts of the constitutional amendments they vote on under this proposal.

Kentucky voters have rejected three of the last four constitutional amendments proposed by the GOP legislature.

Now, the Senate president wants to change how amendment questions appear on the ballot.

Voters would have to sign off on the change.

From @austin-horn.bsky.social:

(The bill is not pro-child marriage.)

Sometimes, you've just got to make the extra word fit in the headline.

The jokes write themselves, right?

Beshear melds ‘faith and fairness’ at Kentucky LGBTQ rally where 2028 looms “I’m tired of faith being hijacked to hurt people instead of to help people,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.

New: "Faith & Fairness" were the driving themes of yesterday's gathering of LGBTQ activists in Frankfort. It's also the punchiest way to describe Beshear's presidential bid posture on social issues.

"I’ll keep standing up to him, or them, because I believe in you."

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Not to be dramatic, but this is perhaps the best news I've heard in months.

House Republican leadership gets extremely offended anytime Democrats suggest they do things less-than-transparently.

And then the lawmaker crafting the budget takes one (1) question from the press after an important committee vote.

New Kentucky House GOP budget fixes insurance issue, ups education spending The new House GOP proposed budget increases education spending and fixes an issue with the Kentucky Employee Health Insurance plan.

New: A House Committee just passed a new version of the KY executive branch budget.

It's not posted publicly yet, but you can get the details (and see the committee sub itself) here.

They addressed concerns about state employee insurance & ed spending.
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KY secretary of state says FBI call with election officials ‘resembled previous ones’ • Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams said a call between state election officials and federal agencies was like previous ones.

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