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Ford banks on an EV 'Model T' moment in Kentucky, but the company faces headwinds Ford is committing to Kentucky's third-largest economic development project on record. The nearly $2 billion investment is a vote of confidence in electric vehicles at a time when the market is facing...

Investors have expressed skepticism that #Ford can manage a profitable #EV business as prominent electric vehicle makers struggle and federal incentives fizzle, but Ford CEO Jim Farley said Monday it's a risk worth taking.

CivicLex Chat: Property tax rates, navigating Fayette school's budget solutions, and Lexington street art The Chat is back! In this installment, we talked with Adrian Bryant about this week's decision on ad valorem tax rates, some nuances in the budget recommendations handed to Fayette school leaders, and...

What can Lexingtonians expect from new tax rates on property? Are the #FCPS budget solutions as simple as they seem? Does Lexington need an official street art program? Hear more in our weekly #CivicLex Chat segment with @adrianpbryant.bsky.social.

Grants to support recovery resource centers awarded to Kentucky universities The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has partnered with the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission to award grants to support recovery resource centers on five Kentucky campuses.

Bellarmine University, Campbellsville University, Morehead State University, University of Kentucky, and Western Kentucky University each received $78,000 to support recovery resource centers on campus.

As Social Security Act marks 90th year, one in five Kentuckians receives benefits More than a million Kentucky residents receive Social Security benefits. As the law that created the program approaches its 90th anniversary on August 14, advocates say it helps older adults retire wi...

The future of Social Security remains uncertain, with the trust fund that pays retired individuals or survivor benefits expected to zero out within the next decade.

Search continues for missing Eastern Kentucky child Kentucky State Police have been leading the search for 10-year-old Jayden Spicer, who hasn’t been seen since August 5th.

Investigators say Jayden is about 5 feet tall with blond hair and blue eyes, and was wearing Sonic the Hedgehog pajamas at his home in the Jackson Community in Breathitt County. He disappeared sometime after 9:00 p.m. last Tuesday and 9:00 the next morning.

The World’s Longest Yard Sale is prime for picking The 127 Yard Sale takes place the first weekend of August. It spans six states and 690 miles - over 200 of which pass through central and southern Kentucky.

Vendors set up shop in front yards, farms, and fields alongside U.S. Route 127 for World’s Longest Yard Sale. For businesses and churches with available parking lot space, renting spots out to vendors can be a major fundraising event.

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Saving Stories: Nagasaki bombing survivor gives harrowing first-person account during oral history class project This week marks the 80th anniversary of the US bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which essentially brought about the end of World War II. In this special edition of Saving Stor...

This week marks the 80th anniversary of the US bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares an interview from a survivor of the bombing of Nagasaki.

Louisville off 'sanctuary city' list following policy change The U.S. Department of Justice no longer considers Louisville a "sanctuary city." The change comes after the city agreed to alter a policy surrounding detention of immigrants.

The U.S. Department of Justice no longer considers Louisville a "sanctuary city." The change comes after the city agreed to alter a policy surrounding detention of immigrants.

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TVA privatization could affect Kentucky jobs, utility costs Labor leaders say the Tennessee Valley Authority, a cornerstone of Kentucky’s energy infrastructure, could potentially be privatized under the Trump administration.

Labor leaders say the Tennessee Valley Authority, a cornerstone of Kentucky’s energy infrastructure, could potentially be privatized under the Trump administration.

From Kentucky News Connection

KY AG seeking more authority to go after 'highly potent' Xanax-like drug Kentucky's top cop is pressing for a ban on what's been labeled "Designer Xanax."

With dozens of overdoses in Kentucky attributed to the drug known as bromazolam, Attorney Russell Coleman wants the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to schedule the drug.

From @joshjameswuky.bsky.social

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'This is the community's voice': Cities United, ONE Lexington say the fight against youth gun violence is always evolving Lexington has been hosting Cities United — a national group advocating for holistic approaches to gun violence — this week

Cities United is also delivering $40,000 in grants to Lexington organizations as the city implements its updated ONE Lexington Strategic Plan.

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Frankfort distillery releases limited-edition bourbon benefitting continued flood-relief efforts Four months ago, the Kentucky river in Frankfort rose to 48.3 feet during the city’s second highest recorded flood. As recovery efforts continue, J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery is releasing a new limite...

J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery is releasing a new limited-edition bourbon with a portion of every sale going towards the Franklin County Community Fund’s Flood Relief Fund.

Kentucky redoubles efforts to combat scammers with new web resource Kentucky is launching a new online initiative to get ahead of increasingly deft scammers.

Kentucky is launching a new online initiative to get ahead of increasingly deft scammers.

FIRE providing legal representation for UK professor under investigation for 'war on Israel' petition A University of Kentucky professor suspended from teaching duties after circulating an online petition calling for worldwide war on Israel now has legal representation.

A University of Kentucky professor suspended from teaching duties after circulating an online petition calling for worldwide war on Israel now has legal representation.

Apple partners with Corning in Harrodsburg Apple deepened its ties to a Kentucky plant by awarding another $45 million to support Corning Inc.'s work to supply glass for the tech giant’s iPhones and other devices. 100 percent of iPhone and App...

Apple deepened its ties to a Kentucky plant by awarding another $45 million to support Corning Inc.'s work to supply glass for the tech giant’s iPhones and other devices.

Deadline to apply for disaster unemployment assistance extended for May storm victims Kentucky’s request for a 30-day extension to the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) registration period for those impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that hit the sta...

Kentucky’s request for a 30-day extension to the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) registration period for those impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that hit the state May 16-17 has been approved.

A music lover's mecca in Lexington set to turn the page Lexington favorite CD Central is set to close in early September and reopen under new ownership and a new yet-to-be-unveiled name.

Lexington favorite #CDCentral is set to close in early September and reopen under new ownership and a yet-to-be-unveiled name.

New power plant projects draw objections from Kentuckians over rates, climate Speakers at a recent Kentucky Public Service Commission meeting raised a variety of concerns about a proposal to construct two natural gas-fired power plants. Most centered on the prospect that the ut...

“I am being asked to pay for power generation construction that may not be needed at all so that large corporations can build out a technology that will take away the jobs my children and grandchildren need," one speaker said. #AI #datacenter

Court asked to unseal psychiatric evaluation of former sheriff accused of murdering judge Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is charged with killing Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins inside the judge's chambers last September. His attorneys have filed a mot...

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is charged with killing Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins inside the judge's chambers last September. His attorneys have filed a motion to make their client's psych evaluation public.

'House Bill 5 on steroids': Lexington homeless advocate worries new executive order will further target the poor Lexington homeless advocates warn that President Donald Trump's recent executive order — making it easier for states and cities to remove outdoor encampments and get people into treatment, using invol...

Lexington homeless advocate warns that President Donald Trump's recent executive order — making it easier for states and cities to remove outdoor encampments and get people into treatment, using involuntary civil commitment if deemed necessary — could make the problem worse.

“Kentucky banana” Ale-8-One arrives on shelves this week The pawpaw-flavored pop is a new limited-edition flavor inspired by the native Kentucky fruit.

Pawpaw Ale-8 is produced in partnership with Kentucky State University’s pawpaw research program. The new pop flavor was teased over the weekend in pop-up pawpaw tastings, with an official launch Monday morning.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the conduit for federal funds to #NPR and #PBS, announced on Friday that it is beginning to wind down its operations given President Trump has signed a law clawing back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027.

Politicos gear up for Fancy Farm on Saturday It's all eyes on Graves County this week for Kentucky political observers as politicians take to the stage for the 145th annual Fancy Farm Picnic.

The event has morphed into a GOP-dominated gathering in a solidly-red state, which serves as punchline fodder for many of the speakers who see Democrats as having abandoned rural outreach.

Contingency fund drawdown tops Fayette schools recommendations to fill $16M budget gap The budget workgroup formed in the wake of a controversial tax hike attempt by Fayette County Public Schools has settled on a number of recommendations for how to plug a $16 million dollar budget gap ...

The budget workgroup formed in the wake of a controversial tax hike attempt by Fayette County Public Schools has settled on a number of recommendations for how to plug a $16 million dollar budget gap next year.

StoryCorps Mobile Tour: Mentors & Meals Colleagues Lisa Johnson and McKenna Halderman talk about Mentors & Meals, which provides middle school students in Woodford county free homework help and hot meals.

“In an Italian home, when there’s one or more people in the kitchen, there is food,” said Mentors & Meals founder Lisa Johnson. “And I heard that Woodford County, which is where we live, had over 80% of our students on free or reduced lunch - and we’re one of the wealthiest counties in Kentucky!”

“A film is a wonderful place to merge true stories and imagination,” said director Jamari Turner. “It can inspire us, Black Lexingtonians, to imagine worlds that are really rooted in our own experiences."

“Everything In Its Place” explores life, memory, and Black identity in Lexington’s first district Roots and Reels, a five-week-storytelling workshop, cumulates tonight with a showing of the collaborative short film, Everything and Its Place.

“Everything In Its Place” is the cumulation of a five-week storytelling project. It paints a picture of life in Lexington’s East End by weaving together the real-life stories of residents with the fictional narrative of a Chicago woodworker returning home.

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KY voter roll cleanup finds 223 'noncitizens,' but the explanation may hinge on jury duty dodgers Over the last year, Kentucky officials have removed more than 284,000 names from the state voter rolls as the commonwealth looks to eliminate names of those are deceased, have moved, been convicted of...

A Kentucky #voter roll cleanup found 223 "non-citizens" on the list, but the explanation might lie with one particular group: jury duty dodgers.