Central Kentucky Breaking News, Sports & Crime | Lexington Herald Leader

Kentucky pension systems need money. Here’s how these governor candidates would get it.

Politics & Government

Kentucky pension systems need money. Here’s how these governor candidates would get it.

A lot of familiar ideas are being circulated by the Democrats running for Kentucky governor.

April 18, 2019 04:12 PM

UK gets largest grant ever: $87 million to cut opioid deaths in 16 Kentucky counties

Education

UK gets largest grant ever: $87 million to cut opioid deaths in 16 Kentucky counties

April 18, 2019 01:30 PM

Police: Intoxicated Kentucky girlfriend killed EKU freshman. He wanted to be drug counselor

Crime

Police: Intoxicated Kentucky girlfriend killed EKU freshman. He wanted to be drug counselor

April 19, 2019 07:37 AM

McConnell proposes raising minimum age to buy tobacco products, citing vaping epidemic

Politics & Government

McConnell proposes raising minimum age to buy tobacco products, citing vaping epidemic

April 18, 2019 11:33 AM

Don’t have reservations at Jeff Ruby’s? Here are nine other new places to try

Business

Don’t have reservations at Jeff Ruby’s? Here are nine other new places to try

April 18, 2019 02:59 PM

‘A huge moment.’ Churchill, Triple Crown tracks, plus Keeneland move to ban race-day drug

Horses

‘A huge moment.’ Churchill, Triple Crown tracks, plus Keeneland move to ban race-day drug

April 18, 2019 09:32 AM

Superintendent’s secret life insurance policy leaves Pikeville school board divided

Kentucky

Superintendent’s secret life insurance policy leaves Pikeville school board divided

April 18, 2019 10:14 AM

Latest News

Mueller report: WH wanted McConnell to urge Sessions to not recuse

April 18, 2019 04:14 PM

Kentucky disaster declaration covers dozens of counties

April 19, 2019 07:25 AM

Trump initially called Mueller election probe ‘the end of my presidency,’ report says

April 18, 2019 09:38 AM

Read and search the 400-page Mueller report here

April 18, 2019 11:28 AM

Suspended Kentucky student found near high school with gun, ammunition, police said

April 18, 2019 10:55 AM

More in Latest News

VisitLex releases ASMR video with a horse

April 18, 2019 01:15 PM

Virginia Tech’s Blackshear on the ‘tremendous energy’ Zion brings Duke

April 18, 2019 11:29 AM

Betsy DeVos hosts roundtable discussion on school choice in Kentucky

April 17, 2019 01:57 PM

View more videos

Major Kentucky basketball recruit ready to reveal decision. Little mystery remains.

Sports

Major Kentucky basketball recruit ready to reveal decision. Little mystery remains.

April 18, 2019 06:05 PM

Calipari on Kentucky basketball’s newest recruit: ‘He’s where the game is going’

April 18, 2019 12:12 PM

‘That’s crazy.’ Check out all the bad lip reading from three years of Kentucky CATSPYs

April 18, 2019 06:24 PM

New UK basketball signee showed Calipari he’s a ‘winner’ with stellar play as senior

April 18, 2019 02:12 PM

More in Sports

Kentucky officer charged after allegedly exchanging photos with minor on Snapchat

Local

Kentucky officer charged after allegedly exchanging photos with minor on Snapchat

April 18, 2019 12:53 PM

Police investigating her husband’s death found fire. Lexington woman faces new arson charge.

April 17, 2019 02:43 PM

He’s accused of Lexington blowtorch assault, murder. He says jail treatment hospitalized him

April 17, 2019 11:17 AM

Bevin at her side, DeVos touts her school choice proposal in Lexington

April 17, 2019 11:42 AM

More in Local

Ever seen a horse try ASMR? Lexington puts Kentucky spin on viral trend

Business

Ever seen a horse try ASMR? Lexington puts Kentucky spin on viral trend

April 18, 2019 05:55 PM

Toyota, SoftBank fund, Denso invest $1 billion in Uber

April 19, 2019 01:03 AM

Facebook, on Mueller Day, drops bad Instagram news in a month-old blog post

April 18, 2019 04:00 AM

Another Lexington restaurant on health department probation is gone

April 17, 2019 08:30 PM

More in Business

The price of a controlled narrative: Trumpism, the Mueller Report and our new normal

Opinion

The price of a controlled narrative: Trumpism, the Mueller Report and our new normal

April 18, 2019 10:51 PM

Joel Pett doesn’t think William Barr made America great again

April 18, 2019 05:03 PM

Ending child care deserts is possible in 2020. We would all benefit.

April 18, 2019 10:46 AM

Joel Pett wonders why America can’t elect a female president

April 17, 2019 05:39 PM

More in Opinion

Hedge fund firms accused of cheating public sue Kentucky pension agency over fraud suit

Two investment firms that have handled hundreds of millions of dollars for Kentucky Retirement Systems this week sued the state pension agency, accusing it of backing a lawsuit that alleges they swindled KRS on hedge funds.

Blogs & Columns

In a mild surprise, Mike Smith makes his Kentucky Derby choice

April 16, 2019 08:39 PM

With preps done, Omaha Beach tops Kentucky Derby media poll

April 15, 2019 02:23 PM

LSU shows it wants to keep Will Wade, at least for now

April 15, 2019 09:57 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 8, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 8, 2019

April 11, 2019 01:19 PM

Pets for adoption in April 2019

Pets for adoption in April 2019

April 09, 2019 08:06 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 1, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 1, 2019

April 04, 2019 04:59 PM

View all galleries

Easter reminds us that resurrection is possible when we lose faith

Paul Prather came back to his faith when he couldn’t hear God. Easter, Christians’ highest and holiest day, reveals the way.

More in Paul Prather

Weekend to do list: Kitefest, Mary Poppins show and ride a Ferris wheel at Fayette Mall?

LexGo

Weekend to do list: Kitefest, Mary Poppins show and ride a Ferris wheel at Fayette Mall?

April 18, 2019 01:12 PM

More in LexGo

Looking for live music? Here’s three shows whose success keeps bringing them back

Music News & Reviews

Looking for live music? Here’s three shows whose success keeps bringing them back

April 18, 2019 11:42 AM

More in Music News & Reviews

Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

View Newsletters

Subscriptions

Learn More

Advertising