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Lexington kids getting free lunches at six parks over spring break

Lexington city officials are working to make sure children in the city have food while school isn't in session.

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Trans activist: ‘Medical rights of students … are being taken away by people without a medical d

An estimated 200 people gathered in downtown Lexington Friday to mark National Trans Day of Visibility.

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Kentucky Derby Watch 2023: Forte emerges as clear favorite with race now a month away

LEXINGTON, Ky. — With only one month left until the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, one horse has separated itself from the pack as a clear front-runner for this year’s Run for the Roses.

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John Clay: Kentuckians will soon be able to legally wager on sports. Why that’s a good thing.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Twain might or might not have famously said he wanted to be in Kentucky when the world ends. Everything happens 20 years later here.

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Cason Wallace declares for NBA draft. What’s next for Kentucky at the point guard spot?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As expected, Cason Wallace’s first season as a Kentucky Wildcat will be his last.

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What will define a successful first year for the Lexington Sporting Club?

In our changing world, new entertainment endeavors come and go. Here today, gone tomorrow. First impressions matter. And you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

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Lexington Vice mayor says higher costs and staffing needs make budgeting harder

Lexington’s City Council is on a spring break period. When members return on April 18th, they will hear Mayor Linda Gorton’s budget speech.

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Large vacant commercial building benefits Lexington Fire Department

Hundreds of Lexington firefighters are expected to work their way through a soon-to-be demolished commercial structure in the days ahead.

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Five big questions for Kentucky basketball (and John Calipari) as the offseason begins

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A pattern is developing for the Kentucky basketball program, and it’s not pretty.

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The biggest decision of the Kentucky basketball offseason could reshape the next Wildcats roster

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Their final game finished and Kentucky’s basketball season officially done, the Wildcats filed off the court in Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. The last Cat to leave the playing surface was freshman Chris Livingston, his head down, and UK assistant coach Chin Coleman walking alongside with a…

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2023 NFL Draft: Seahawks take selfie with Kentucky QB Will Levis

The Seahawks Spring Selfie Stretch continues in Lexington, KY

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Veterans’ families will soon have a second home near Lexington VA medical center

A home away from home for families of veterans being cared for at Lexington's two VA medical facilities is about to open. A ceremony and ribbon cutting took place Friday morning at the Leestown Road campus.

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Kentucky governor vetoes controversial bill banning gender-affirming care for youth

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a controversial bill Friday that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Kentucky.

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City of Lexington identifying, celebrating African American hamlets

The City of Lexington is working to identify and celebrate African American communities established in the 19th century, many by freed slaves.

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John Clay: My confession: I’ll be rooting for Rick Pitino to save St. John’s basketball

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In what may or may not be the final act for Rick Pitino, the site is the perfect fit.

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Lexington City Council considering a move to double affordable housing funding

Lexington city leaders are moving toward a new funding program to significantly boost affordable housing support.

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John Clay: Sweet 16 reasons this college basketball season and the NCAA Tournament make no sense

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 play begins Thursday, 16 reasons college basketball this season makes no sense:

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Lexington hosts training in honor of 9-11 fallen firefighter

Scores of firefighters from states as far away as Washington and Wisconsin are in Lexington this week. They are participating in the Andy Fredericks Training Days event at the Kentucky Theater.

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5 bills on abortion were filed in the 2023 Kentucky Legislature. None of them got a hearing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the first regular session of the Kentucky Legislature since the state’s trigger law banning abortion took effect, the Republican supermajority showed little interest in modifying those restrictions.

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Kentucky’s Laney Frye, who works with PGA Tour caddie Ted Scott, and former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Jensen Castle could make noise at Augusta National

Frye grew up in Lexington but Castle says "never in a million years" did she think she'd end up a Wildcat.

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Finding place to practice is another challenge for Kentucky Special Olympics teams

A Lexington Special Olympics track team looking for a place to practice with days left to register for next month’s regionals found it. Mark Buerger, the communications director for Special Olympics Kentucky, said it’s often difficult for teams to find a place where they can train.

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Mayor sites increased revenues from Breeder's Cup, lower youth violence in address to Lexington Rota

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton brought glad tidings to the city’s Rotary Club luncheon Thursday.

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Gorton discusses panhandlers, homeless in Lexington

Mayor Linda Gorton fielded a question about homeless persons and panhandlers at Thursday's Rotary Club luncheon.

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Lexington's effort to bolster its police ranks getting support in Frankfort

The Lexington police department could expand its ranks under a bill making its way through the State Legislature. One step from final passage, it would allow the Division of Police to rehire retired officers for short, designated terms.

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John Clay: Saint Peter’s flashbacks linger as Kentucky basketball begins NCAA Tournament play

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One year ago in an elevator at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Indianapolis, Mark Story and I were debating whether what he had just witnessed — No. 2 seed Kentucky’s shocking loss to No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s — qualified as the worst NCAA Tournament defeat in…

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