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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The 45th Kentucky Book Festival, the sixth annual Kentucky Cider Days and the first holiday market of the season at Midway Art Studios are scheduled for this weekend. Kentucky Book Festival. The festival returns to Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. It is described as the largest book...
Lexington-based KC Crosbie has announced her bid to become chairwoman of the Republican National Committee just days after the GOP lost control of the U.S. House and Senate, a historic win for Democrats. Crosbie was first elected co-chair of the RNC in January 2025, shortly after President Donald Trump took office. Crosbie has been a long-time supporter of Trump, according to Crosbie’s biographical information on the RNC’s website. Crosbie currently serves as co-chair with Joe Gruters. In a letter posted across social media, Crosbie said the party must analyze what went wrong and why. “We owe ourselves an honest account of why,” Crosbie wrote in the Nov. 5 letter to party members. “Voters were focused on the cost of living and the direction of our country.” Crosbie also said the RNC needs to tap the expertise of state party leaders on reforms and changes. “RNC members should have a meaningful voice in the decisions that shape our party,” Crosbie said. “We were elected by Republicans in our states to help lead the Party and shape its most important decisions. I believe the RNC has fallen short of that responsibility and I hope to see that change.” That’s why Crosbie said
Federal officials are setting up two new disaster loan outreach centers to help Kentucky business owners, community organizations, and residents impacted by deadly storms and flooding in June.
After launching the second annual Team Kentucky Food Drive on Nov. 1 for state employees, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that public donations are being accepted now through Wednesday, Nov. 18.
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A house fire in Madison County required 10,000 gallons of transported water to be put out earlier this week. The Kirksville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the 2400 block of Curtis Pike on Monday, Nov. 2, around 10 p.m. for a reported structure fire.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB+WAVE) — Democrat Cassie Blausey won the election Tuesday to represent Kentucky’s 29th House District, becoming the first Latina elected to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Blausey defeated incumbent Chris Lewis by about 1,000 votes. The district includes parts of Jefferson County, including Fern...
The city will coordinate 37 treatment routes and aim to reopen schools within 72 hours of storms.
JCS officials announced Friday morning that talks have begun to better sync schedules with Fayette County, especially for fall and spring breaks.
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton has declared this Beat Tennessee Weekend ahead of the University of Kentucky football team traveling to Knoxville on Saturday, Nov. 7.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Seven newcomers were elected to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council this week, reshaping nearly half of the city’s legislative body. Among the new faces joining the council are Tina Bryson in District 6 and Cassandra Vogl in District 11, who won her race by approximately 500 votes.
As temperatures drop, Lexington city leaders are preparing for winter weather with a revamped snow and ice plan.
Longtime public defender Shannon Brooks will serve as Lexington’s newest district court judge, defeating opponent Alex Garcia in Tuesday’s election. Brooks and Garcia were the top two vote-getters in the May Primary . Brooks will replace current Fayette District Judge Bruce Bell to serve Kentucky’s 22nd District, 2nd Division. With all votes counted in Fayette County, Brooks held a 16-point advantage over Garcia. In a statement to the Herald-Leader, Brooks said she felt honored and humbled that the voters of Fayette County have trusted her to serve. “This victory belongs to you all. I also want to thank my family, my friends, and campaign team, who carried out this effort with generosity and passion,” Brooks said. “I am grateful to Alex Garcia for a race run with respect for voters, the court, and each other.” District court is the court of “limited jurisdiction,” and a district judge oversees juvenile cases, city and county ordinances, misdemeanors, traffic offenses, will probate, arraignments, felony probable cause hearings, small claims involving $2,500 or less and civil cases involving $5,000 or less. Brooks has served as a public defender for 18 years, representing thousands of clients in the Kentucky court system. During that time, she
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A forum on electricity bills, rates and initiatives coming to the area that could affect utilities aimed to provide clear and reliable information Thursday night. Jenna Rector, with Bluegrass Greensource, said that Kentucky is trending back toward using more coal while using it in new ways.
Columbia Gulf Transmission is asking federal regulators to sign off on a new 8.68-mile natural gas pipeline that would run through Estill and Clark counties in Kentucky, delivering fuel to an existing power plant operated by East Kentucky Power Cooperative. The proposed Clark Project carries an estimated price tag of about $95.2 million and would be built as a greenfield lateral with a 30-inch-diameter pipe.
PADUCAH, KY -- For the 14th straight year, the McCracken County Lady Mustangs volleyball team was able to celebrate a sendoff to the KHSAA State Tournament. The Lady Mustangs left on Thursday morning in front of their biggest fans and family members ahead of their meeting with Assumption on Friday afternoon in Winchester, KY.
The University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Research Center (SMRC), housed within the Department of Veterinary Science's Gluck Equine Research Center at the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, marked its opening with a select preview and ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 30. The ceremony was the official opening of the SMRC...
WASHINGTON — Democrat Zach Dembo, once considered a longshot candidate for central Kentucky’s sixth congressional district, emerged victorious Tuesday night. “Folks didn't even think we could make it out of a primary, much less a general,” he told supporters gathered at his watch party at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. “This race was written off as solid Republican, but we knew what all those folks didn't, which is the hard-working folks here in central Kentucky were hungry for a change. That is the change we have delivered tonight.”
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington has elected a new vice mayor. Councilmember at-large James Brown received the most votes in the at-large races and will be Lexington’s next vice mayor. Current Vice Mayor Dan Wu and Stephanie Aschmann Spires will take the two other at-large seats. See full results.
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on Friday that a former Jessamine County prosecutor was convicted for offering and accepting cash in a district courthouse to dismiss a traffic ticket.
“Stuff the Animal Control Truck” event to be hosted in Lexington.
