2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (913+ words) In a makeshift tent temporarily constructed over where a 600-acre data center and the power- generating facility to run it will soon take shape, a standing-room-only crowd celebrated one of the biggest economic development projects in Kentucky’s history. “For too…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (676+ words) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the Kentucky Lantern Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most visible public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee in a tense and confrontational…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (453+ words) The Catholic Diocese of Lexington and the Kentucky High School Association have declined to release a violation report regarding a breach of KHSAA rules by Lexington Catholic High School. The report refers to violations announced last week. KHSAA and the…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (418+ words) Rounds of thunderstorms with damaging wind are expected in Kentucky Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. Weather conditions are expected to create a “complex of thunderstorms” coming from the north, according to the NWS. Wind gusts up to…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (467+ words) London City Hall in Kentucky was closed Friday because of an investigation by federal authorities, the city’s newly appointed mayor said. “The City fully cooperated with federal authorities, who completed processing the scene at City Hall today,” London Mayor Tracie…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (315+ words) Central Kentucky’s U.S. Rep. Andy Barr is one half of a bipartisan duo sponsoring legislation to regulate hemp-derived products across the country in place of a ban set to go into effect later this fall. The hemp industry, and members…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (684+ words) A Fayette County resource officer is walking 50 miles across Lexington on Thursday to raise money for students’ back-to-school shopping. Jeremy Day, who works for Garden Springs and James Lane Allen elementary schools, worked with the Fayette Education Foundation to organize…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (386+ words) A Kentucky-based biscuit restaurant chain is expanding. Biscuit Belly, founded in Louisville in 2019, acquired more than 30 Maple Street Biscuit Company locations from Cracker Barrel, the fast-casual breakfast chain’s leadership said July 20. Over the next two years, 35 Maple Street Biscuit restaurants…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (695+ words) Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday the state will use $255 million generated from savings and surpluses to reverse a proposed cut to Medicaid, the state-federal healthcare program for the poor and disabled. In addition, Beshear said the state will use $4 million…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (319+ words) Damage assessment surveys have revealed that at least four tornadoes touched down in Kentucky during Tuesday’s severe storms, according to the National Weather Service. The confirmed tornadoes were in Casey, Grayson, Hart, Hardin, Lincoln and Owen counties. Surveys are still…...