Kentucky issues its first medical marijuana cards. Here’s how many were given out
After months of anticipation, Kentucky has issued its first medical marijuana cards to qualifying patients in the state, with ...
Kentucky will soon spring forward and lose sleep. When does daylight saving time start?
If you’re ready for more sunlight, you won’t have to wait much longer. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9, ...
Once plagued by staff shortages, Fayette Co. jail now ranks first in a key statistic
Just two years ago, the jail had more than 133 vacancies. Now, there are only eight spots open on their staff.
Basketball is more than a sport in Lexington. Here’s how the city is celebrating it
Leader’s series on Lexington’s 250-year celebration, we examine Basketball Week, which salutes the great sport of basketball ...
Historic Lexington Church to undergo renovation, build affordable senior housing
The Woodland Christian Church will build 38 affordable housing units for seniors 55 and older who make less than 60% of the ...
One of Lexington’s most prominent unsolved crimes: What happened to Melanie Flynn?
Leader’s effort to capture prominent nuggets in Lexington’s 250-year history includes the sorrowful tale of Melanie Flynn, ...
No. 12 Kentucky women’s basketball turns back Tide after fast start by No. 22 Alabama
Kenny Brooks and the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats earned their third ranked win of the season with a 65-56 victory over No. 22 Alabama in Memorial Coliseum on Thursday night.
More former Kentucky basketball players named to NBA All-Star Game. Some ex-Cats snubbed
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns had already been named All-Star Game starters before the reserves were ...
Man doesn’t ‘understand how escape rooms work’ and tries to break in, Oklahoma cops say
A man got a bit confused as to how escape rooms work and broke into one, Oklahoma police said. On Jan. 28, the man, who ...
Bald eagle siblings killed by bird flu within days of each other in Florida, tests show
The back-to-back deaths of two beloved bald eagle siblings stunned the thousands of people who tuned into the livestream of ...
Gambler hits slot machine jackpot with 88-cent bet at Florida casino. ‘Holy cow!’
A gambler got lucky at a slot machine in southwestern Florida with just an 88-cent bet. The visitor sat at a Dancing Drums slot machine at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, the casino said in a ...