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Finding place to practice is another challenge for Kentucky Special Olympics teams

A Lexington Special Olympics track team looking for a place to practice with days left to register for next month’s regionals found it. Mark Buerger, the communications director for Special Olympics Kentucky, said it’s often difficult for teams to find a place where they can train.

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Mayor sites increased revenues from Breeder's Cup, lower youth violence in address to Lexington Rota

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton brought glad tidings to the city’s Rotary Club luncheon Thursday.

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Gorton discusses panhandlers, homeless in Lexington

Mayor Linda Gorton fielded a question about homeless persons and panhandlers at Thursday's Rotary Club luncheon.

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Lexington's effort to bolster its police ranks getting support in Frankfort

The Lexington police department could expand its ranks under a bill making its way through the State Legislature. One step from final passage, it would allow the Division of Police to rehire retired officers for short, designated terms.

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John Clay: Saint Peter’s flashbacks linger as Kentucky basketball begins NCAA Tournament play

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One year ago in an elevator at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Indianapolis, Mark Story and I were debating whether what he had just witnessed — No. 2 seed Kentucky’s shocking loss to No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s — qualified as the worst NCAA Tournament defeat in…

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Today's Interview: Henry Clay's estate, Ashland, lost at least 15 trees due to March 3 storm.

Ashland, the Lexington estate of Henry Clay, lost 15 trees during the March 3 storms. Jim Clark is the executive director of The Henry Clay Memorial Foundation. He said the landscape has been transformed.

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Human remains found on Northern Kentucky campus

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Law enforcement agencies are investigating after human remains were found on Northern Kentucky University’s campus on Sunday afternoon.

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Kentucky reports 2,262 new COVID cases over the last week as state prepares for Medicaid changes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second week in a row, Kentucky has zero counties at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high COVID-19 community level.

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Today's Interview: How God’s Pantry Food Bank helped after massive power outage

Mike Halligan, the C-E-O of God's Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, said they lost power for nearly four days — but with a lot of help, didn't have to throw out any food.

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Today's Interview: Lexington steps up storm debris clean-up efforts

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is trying to make it easier for people to get rid of trees and other debris left after Friday’s severe weather.

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Kentucky GOP bill to prevent college, university campuses from banning guns advances

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A bill to prevent Kentucky higher education institutions from banning guns on campus won approval from a legislative committee Tuesday.

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Mark Story: Is a factor that led to Kentucky's debacle vs. Saint Peter’s about to bite the Cats again?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It seems self-evident that if Kentucky does not have Cason Wallace moving forward, the Wildcats’ season is cooked.

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How RB Chris Rodriguez is raising money for lupus research at NFL scouting combine

LEXINGTON, Ky. — More than NFL draft stock will be on the line for Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez at the league’s scouting combine in Indianapolis this week.

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Poetry and fiction headline a Lexington event honoring Women's voices

Celebrating Women's Voices: Poetry and Fiction

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An ‘LGBTQ+ mental health crisis’ could form in Kentucky as anti-trans bills advance, experts say

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As Republican lawmakers continue advancing bills that regulate the treatment of and deny health care to transgender youth in Kentucky, medical experts are sounding the alarm on a worsened “LGBTQ+ mental health crisis” that is sure to follow the passage of such measures.

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Vanderbilt stuns Kentucky as Cats lose Cason Wallace to injury

LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was supposed to be a night of celebration in Rupp Arena turned into a nightmare scenario for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Suspect in murders of 3 Kentucky police officers died by suicide, coroner says

LEXINGTON, Ky. — An autopsy confirmed the suspect in the shooting deaths of three Kentucky police officers died as a result of suicide by hanging, the local coroner said Wednesday.

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Lexington police say license plate readers are working

An update on the use of Flock license plate readers was on the agenda of Tuesday’s Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council work session.

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Kentucky annihilates Auburn by 32 points in Wildcats’ most impressive victory of the season

LEXINGTON, Ky. — With 95 seconds left in the first half Saturday evening, what had been a close game to that point was still anybody’s contest. It didn’t take long for Kentucky to shut the door.

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Mark Story: Will the SEC be fair to Kentucky in coming football schedule changes?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Even with the arrivals of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference moved up to 2024, Mitch Barnhart continues to make clear that Kentucky is still in favor of SEC teams staying at eight league football games played annually, not nine.

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Lexington arts group combines vocal chamber music with medical check-ups

Lexington Chamber Chorale uses music to help restore health and well-being

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Lexington gets initial legislative nod to rehire retired police officers

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton went to Frankfort Wednesday seeking state assistance in boosting the city’s police numbers.

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Grand jury indicts former University of Kentucky student accused of racist attack

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 22-year-old former University of Kentucky student accused of hurling racial slurs at a Black student desk clerk has been criminally indicted on all charges by a Fayette County grand jury.

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Today's Interview: Lexington Police Department searches for new home for Public Safety Museum

An interview with Lexington Police historian, Officer Robert Terry

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John Clay: Spoiled by success, Florida basketball has found it tough to replace Billy Donovan

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Florida plays host to Kentucky in an SEC basketball game on Wednesday night, the Gators will do so on Billy Donovan Court at the Exactech Arena in Gainesville.

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