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Five things you need to know from No. 19 Kentucky’s 60-41 win over Bellarmine

Five things you need to know from the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats’ 60-41 win over the Bellarmine Knights in NCAA men’s college basketball at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington:

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Lexington mayor asking for license-reading camera expansion

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is asking the Urban County Council to expand the number of license plate reading cameras. The city currently has 25 cameras in areas listed as high crime.

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Lexington firefighters looking to collect more than 6,000 gifts for toy program

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Kentucky extends Governor’s Cup streak to four with win over Louisville

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It would be difficult to describe Kentucky football’s 2022 season as anything but a disappointment, but there was at least one bright spot at the end.

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City of Lexington and UK collecting used cooking oil for biofuel and recycling research

Fayette County residents will have the opportunity to properly dispose of cooking oil used during the holiday weekend.

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Five things to know from No. 15 Kentucky’s 96-56 win over North Florida

Five things you need to know from the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats’ 96-56 blowout win over the North Florida Ospreys in NCAA men’s college basketball at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington:

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Lexington Children's museum director has high goals for the downtown learning lab

Lexington’s Explorium Children’s Museum has been a downtown fixture for more than 30 years. Budget constraints followed by a pandemic led to a difficult period for the downtown facility.

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Lexington is in need of multi-lingual interpreters to keep up with immigration

More immigrants continue to make central Kentucky their home. Lexington Multi-Cultural Affairs Coordinator Isabel Taylor said 2006 found 27 languages in the public school system’s learning English programs. In 2022, Taylor noted that number has grown to 96 different languages.

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No. 1 Georgia holds on for 16-6 win over Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There weren’t many style points to be had Saturday, so the No. 1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs had only a bright, shiny undefeated record to show off in forging a 16-6 win over Kentucky here at Kroger Field.

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John Calipari talks hunger, humility and accountability — and challenges ahead for Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Wildcats recovered from their first loss of the 2022-23 season on Thursday night, defeating South Carolina State, 106-63, inside Rupp Arena in Lexington.

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Lexington mayoral race candidate expects to run for office again

Lexington City Council Member David Kloiber says he plans to remain active in addressing what he feels are pressing issues facing the bluegrass community.

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Kentucky bounces back with 106-63 rout of South Carolina State

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The opening minutes weren’t pretty, and the competition wasn’t great, but Kentucky got back in the win column Thursday night.

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Lexington Council appears primed to grant another pay raise in public safety

Lexington’s City Council appears ready to approve another pay increase for its police officers. The first reading of the salary hike is on the Council’s docket Thursday.

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear issues order to allow medical marijuana possession in qualified cases

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Trying to bypass the General Assembly, which long has resisted calls to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday issued executive orders to make the drug accessible to Kentuckians on a limited basis.

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Fayette health officials say flu is rapidly spreading while COVID is holding steady

The COVID activity in the Lexington area remains at a steady rate. There were 220 new cases of coronavirus, as reported to the Fayette Health Department. Spokeswoman Christina King said that’s been about average for the last month, not trending down or rising.

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Lexington council committee gets an update on stream monitoring

Waterways running throughout Fayette County are monitored for any pollutants. It’s part of the MS4 program, which stands for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System.

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Deadline to sign up for Lexington Christmas gift program is approaching

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Vanderbilt snaps 26-game SEC losing streak with win over Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Vanderbilt snapped a 26-game Southeastern Conference losing streak with a late touchdown drive to send Kentucky to a 24-21 loss.

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Sahvir Wheeler, Ugonna Onyenso provide the bench spark in Kentucky’s win over Duquesne

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This appears to be a Kentucky basketball team that will be capable of beating opponents in a lot of different ways.

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Mark Story: The 2022-23 Kentucky men’s basketball team may hold an overlooked advantage

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There is an awful lot to like about the 2022-23 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team.

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Computer glitches, no write-in votes. What’s going on with Kentucky’s election results?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Computer glitches in reporting, including the votes cast for write-in candidates, apparently are delaying completed Kentucky vote tallies.

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Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton retains top job in Fayette urban county government

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is retaining her position as the head of the urban county government. She easily defeated first-time mayoral opponent, Council Member David Kloiber.

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Lexington's new vice mayor makes history with his election to the City Council

Lexington's next vice mayor will make history when he takes his seat on the 15-member urban county council.

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Kentucky's Rand Paul defeats Charles Booker to secure third US Senate term

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rand Paul easily secured a third term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, quashing Democratic challenger Charles Booker, who was underfunded and hamstrung by national headwinds facing his party.

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John Clay: Kentucky's regular-season debut earns a positive review

LEXINGTON, Ky. — We’ve heard it all before, right? The fabulous freshmen class. The deadeye shooters who knock down every shot in practice. The team-bonding culture that makes this the closest Kentucky basketball team ever. Rinse and repeat.

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