Kentucky News
A ruling by a Franklin County Circuit judge could allow at least some Kentucky cities to pass a so-called restaurant tax.
The Commonwealth
Lexington/Richmond News
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To say medical care has changed dramatically in Kentucky and everywhere else in 200 years could be considered a major understatement. If you zero in on psychiatric treatment, it becomes even more profound.
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Lexington’s mass transit system is examining a significant change in service delivery. Lexington City Council members got a briefing earlier this week.
Off the Beaten Path with Sam Dick
Sam Dick
Sam Dick visited a farmer in Fayette County who grows truffles
Sam Dick travels to Manchester, Kentucky to visit a woman who has made it her mission to help recovering addicts
Eastern Standard
On this week's edition of Eastern Standard: Episode 5 of our special election year series, Democracy Optimist, hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Josh Douglas.
Kentucky Arts & Culture
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Award-winning Appalachian poet, memoirist, and teacher Pauletta Hansel shares work from her latest book, Will There Also Be Singing?
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A Kentucky flute maker on a mission to educate people about his Native American heritage prepares for Native Dawn Flute Gathering
Today's Interview
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Photographs can tell us things that words fail to convey. It's the aim of Kate Savage's guest for this latest in her interview series on the arts.
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EKU Athletics Director Matt Roan is about to make a move to James Madison University
More Kentucky News Stories
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The opportunity to cast a ballot in the May Primary Election has grown. The first of three days of early voting started Thursday in Lexington.
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Representatives of Fayette County’s Mental Health Court are asking city leaders for additional funding to support an aftercare program. Members of the Lexington City Council’s Social Services Committee got an update Tuesday.
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The use of marijuana and the potential impact on driving is different than that found in alcohol consumption. It was a topic discussed during the inaugural Kentucky Safety Summit.
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Lots of rain the past two weeks is a mixed blessing for Kentucky farmers. That’s according to Matt Dixon, the senior meteorologist in the University of Kentucky’s Agriculture Weather Center.
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Officials with a company serving more than 100 Kentucky counties say they’ve helped more than 20-thousand Kentuckians get into substance use disorder treatment since 2018.
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