A derailed CSX train leaked a flammable chemical and sparked a fire in a rural part of southern Kentucky on Tuesday ...

Lexington recorded its lowest number of homicides in a decade and fewest gunshot victims since 2010 in 2025, marking the ...

The Catholic Action Center has reached its 101-person capacity, but volunteers are going out to tell people about other ...

The Lexington Police Department is warning the public about an increase in financial scams, particularly those targeting vulnerable populations. Officials remind residents that law enforcement will ...

According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were dispatched around 4:15 p.m. to the 2000 block of Daniel Court.

Citing medical issues, Nick Reiner’s attorney says he was not cleared to attend his court hearing in the case of his parents’ killings.

Cars on North Limestone are covered in snow after an overnight storm dropped a few inches of snow in Lexington, Ky. on Dec. 12, 2025. Tasha Poullard [email protected] Snow, sleet and a ...

A UK match was part of record viewership this volleyball season, so why are early NCAA Tournament games being kept off linear TV?

East Los Angeles—The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department today circulated a photo of a 36-year-old man with mental conditions who went missing in East Los Angeles. Christopher Rodolfo Serrato was ...

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2026 University of Kentucky football schedule, which features seven home games, was revealed by the Southeastern Conference on the SEC Network Thursday. For the first time, SEC ...

LEXINGTON — After defeating Cal Poly 3-0 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Thursday, No. 1 Kentucky will take on No. 3 Creighton in the Elite Eight on Saturday at 5 p.m. UK takes a ...