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Final plans unveiled for privately funded downtown park in Lexington

The final design is out for Town Branch Park in downtown Lexington. The privately funded project will be constructed adjacent to the Central Bank Center.

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UK football players file lawsuits against the Lexington Police Department

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Mark Story: What comparing Rich Scangarello’s Kentucky offense to Liam Coen’s tells us. And what it doesn’t.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the Kentucky football offense, it is go time.

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Proposed abortion-related constitutional amendment is now a part of the Lexington mayoral race

The race for the top government job in Lexington now includes attention given to the issue of abortion.

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Lexington workforce development program registers a thousand job placements in its five years

The city of Lexington’s workforce development program has helped place more than a thousand people in jobs over the past five years. That comes through economic development grants totaling just over a million dollars to partner agencies.

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‘Every kid in New York’s dream.’ Kentucky among blue bloods pursuing top players from Big Apple.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari sent the message out to his more than 1.5 million Twitter followers late on Sunday night, complete with the logistical information to specifically place the Kentucky men’s basketball head coach and one of his assistants, Orlando Antigua.

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No decision reached for Kentucky school shooter seeking parole. He’ll face another hearing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A parole decision for 39-year-old Michael Carneal, who shot and killed three girls and injured five others in a 1997 school shooting at Heath High School, has been postponed until Monday.

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Victims testify as Kentucky school shooter tries to get parole after 25 years in prison

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Victims who survived a school shooting 25 years ago spoke to members of the Kentucky Parole Board on Monday as the board weighed the possibility of granting release to a man who killed three people and injured five others when he opened fire in a high school…

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Lexington continues to progress on local storm water projects

The deputy director of water quality in Lexington says the city is in a ‘good place’ as it relates to stormwater control. Greg Lubeck updated a Lexington City Council committee last week.

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Kentucky records first shutout since 2009 in blowout of Youngstown State

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky overcame a slow offensive start for a 31-0 win over Youngstown State for its first shutout since the 2009 season opener. The win moved UK to 3-0 on the season.

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Lexington Council members react to spike in gun violence

Several council members expressed concern about a spike in gun deaths.Gun violence within the city of Lexington is prompting widespread concern. it was evidenced at this week’s City Council work session.

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John Clay: Saturday, Kentucky can show it won’t surrender its progress without a fight

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As Merriam-Webster defines it, a zero-sum game is a “situation in which one person or group can win something only by causing another person or group to lose it.”

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Mark Story: Kentucky in a College Football Playoff? At 12 teams, the Cats can at least dream.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On Saturday night, Mark Stoops earned his 60th career win as Kentucky’s football coach with No. 20 UK’s uneven 37-13 victory over Miami (Ohio).

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Newcomers lead Kentucky to 37-13 win over Miami (Ohio) to open 2022 season

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was not always pretty, but Kentucky opened its most hyped season in decades with a 37-13 win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday.

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Kentucky basketball hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2019. Do recruits care?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The recent postseason struggles for the Kentucky men’s basketball program are well documented.

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Kentucky couple loses $373,000 in 'banker' scam as FBI sees jump in financial fraud against elderly people

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Scammers posing as bank employees defrauded an elderly Kentucky couple out of $373,700 and used it to buy cryptocurrency, an FBI special agent said in an affidavit.

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The National Park Service just turned 106. Here are Kentucky sites where you can celebrate

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This month marks the 106th birthday of the National Park Service, and it’s inviting park visitors across the country to join in the celebration by submitting their favorite photos, videos and other creations capturing America’s wonderful wilderness.

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What would it take for Kentucky’s Will Levis to win the Heisman Trophy?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The preseason lists are out, the ones that try and project which college football player has the best chance of winning the best individual award in all of college football, i.e. the Heisman Trophy.

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Matt Bevin for Kentucky governor ... again? GOP primary field in 2023 could grow more crowded

LEXINGTON, Ky. — He may not have dropped $5 million on a piece of prize-winning pork, but former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin didn’t go unnoticed at Thursday’s Kentucky Farm Bureau Annual Country Ham Breakfast.

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Football is starting, but here are five worthy basketball notes for 2022-23

LEXINGTON, Ky. — College football is starting, but here are five basketball notes worth mentioning for 2022-23:

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‘Suspicious activity’ at Kentucky State Fair leads to arrests and early closure

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky State Fair closed earlier than expected Saturday night after “suspicious activity” was reported to law enforcement.

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Lawsuit: Mississippi police 'terrorized' small town

Civil rights advocates say in a federal lawsuit that police have “terrorized” residents in a small Mississippi town by subjecting them to false arrests, excessive force and intimidation

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Mark Story: Why describing Kentucky as ‘a basketball school’ is problematic — and outdated

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Alabama football visited Lexington to play Kentucky in 2013, a player both schools were then recruiting, John Hardin defensive lineman Matt Elam, was making an unofficial recruiting visit to UK.

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‘This program wasn’t born on third base’: Stoops-Calipari feud not settling down yet

LEXINGTON, Ky. — So much for the feud between John Calipari and Mark Stoops blowing over quickly.

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John Clay: Once again, Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops shows he’s not about to back down

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops has a difficult enough job battling the likes of Nick Saban and Kirby Smart and Jimbo Fisher, much less having to go toe-to-toe with his own basketball coach.

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