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Mark Story: Evaluating the coaching job Mark Stoops has done at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Even after Kentucky’s lackluster 7-6 football season in 2022, Mark Stoops continues to receive ample respect in the national rankings of the best college football coaches.

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John Clay: ‘You really want to know?’ Here’s what John Calipari would do to fix college athletics.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mr. Calipari went to Washington.

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John Clay: Gaming halls with HHR machines are booming in Kentucky. Now comes sports gambling.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It’s a good crowd for a weeknight on a recent Monday evening at Red Mile. I signed up for the Red Mile rewards club, got my player’s card and with a spin of the promotion wheel landed on $100 in free bets. After spending $9 on a…

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Lexington Black church and city reach parking agreement

A long-standing parking problem at a historic African American church in downtown Lexington has been resolved through a new agreement.

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Federal Funding to Help Transportation Infrastructure In Lexington, Jackson

Nearly thirty million dollars from the federal Department of Transportation is coming to central Kentucky.

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Officials celebrate Lexington's precedent setting smoke-free law 20 years later

Government, healthcare, restaurant, and community representatives all participated in a celebration at Lexington City Hall Thursday.

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Lexington pediatrician says Canadian smoke haze poses a threat to patients

For the second day in a row, smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing hazy conditions in Kentucky – and that haze poses a threat to some vulnerable populations.

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Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for minors

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the portion of a law that would ban gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, for Kentucky transgender youth.

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IndyCar Mid-Ohio: Start times, how to watch, entry list

This weekend’s event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be held over 80 laps (180 miles) around the 13-turn, a 2.258-mile permanent road course in Lexington, Ohio.

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear and gubernatorial hopeful Cameron are reporting each other to the FBI. Here’s what we know

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over the last week, the campaigns of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and GOP gubernatorial nominee Attorney General Daniel Cameron been attacking each other over parallel campaign finance controversies.

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Lexington Council receives consultant recommendations on planning processes

Lexington city leaders are looking into ways to modify the process for moving forward on land use issues. Members of the Urban County Council received a briefing Tuesday.

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Bobby Osborne, bluegrass pioneer, dies at 91

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bobby Osborne, a mandolin player who with his brother Sonny Osborne formed the bluegrass music duo The Osborne Brothers, has died. He was 91.

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Summer Institute at Transylvania focuses on technology in the classroom

Faculty members from across the country are gathering in Lexington to discuss the role of technology in teaching at the college level. Transylvania is hosting the Digital Liberal Arts Summer Institute through Wednesday.

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An illegal psychedelic could change how KY treats opioid addiction. It’s not without risk

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.

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Lexington nonprofit serving sexual assault victims fires 7 of 10 employees

Ampersand, a Lexington-based nonprofit that provides counseling and other services to rape and sexual assault victims, fired seven of its 10 employees Thursday – apparently without notice.

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Interstate repairs and new construction cover three central Kentucky counties

Motorists traveling north or south on interstates 75 and 64 out of Lexington could encounter some summertime road construction. There are three highway projects going on right now.

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The money is in: construction to begin on signature downtown Lexington park

The Town Branch Park, to be constructed on what is now the Cox Street parking lot near Central Bank Center, will cover 11 acres.

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Approval of Lexington-Fayette urban service expansion not likely to stop debate on land use

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s decision to expand the urban service boundary is opening up a whole new discussion.

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John Clay: Kentucky basketball is all-in on freshmen and the reason has nothing to do with NIL

LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari has added two more players to his Kentucky basketball roster. A three-star forward from Florida, Jordan Burks committed to the Wildcats on June 12. A three-star guard from Indiana, Joey Hart signed on over the weekend.

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Former Kentucky abortion providers move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging state’s ban

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The parties who sued the state of Kentucky last year over a near-total abortion ban have asked a judge to dismiss their lawsuit.

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Lexington adds more than 200 affordable housing units

Lexington’s Winburn neighborhood is home to a new 202-unit affordable housing development. The ribbon cutting occurred Tuesday.

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Lexington's historic budget covers social needs and addresses employee pay.

The chair of the Lexington City Council’s budget committee says a historic budget will work to help address the needs of the most vulnerable.

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Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington undamaged by alleged arson attempt

Lexington’s Mary Todd Lincoln House didn’t miss a day of tours after a man was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with trying to burn it down.

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Lexington celebrates Juneteenth in Cadentown

In Lexington Monday, the pews at Cadentown Missionary Baptist Church were nearly full for the city’s Juneteenth celebration.

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Sounds of Lexington's Juneteenth celebrations

An audio postcard from different celebrations of Juneteenth

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