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August 11, 2026

• Perseid meteor shower peaks over Kentucky this month. Here’s when to watch
• Rampant switching of sides will make UK-U of L football a wild ride in 2026
• Developer breaks ground on ‘attainable’ apartments in Lexington, Nicholasville
• Developer behind massive KY data center project thinks it can double in size
• 2026 Herald-Leader Top 10: LCA tops Class 2A high school football preseason poll
• How UK volleyball’s new addition is connecting with one of its established stars
• All-America setter Kassie O’Brien is determined to level up for Kentucky volleyball
• Why a low point in 25-26 UK basketball season might be key for Will Stein’s team
• Lexington hotel off Nicholasville Road sells for $15.9 million
• Rabid bat found inside Lexington house, health department says
• Fayette schools employee files lawsuit alleging she was fired for being white
• Kentucky State Police ‘Trooper of the Year’ arrested, charged with DUI
• Severe weather with damaging winds expected on Tuesday. When could storms hit KY?
• Longtime Lexington Christian Academy staffer named new high school principal
• Gang leader with Lexington and Louisville ties added to FBI’s top 10 list
• Somerset landlord accused of demanding sex from tenants agrees to $150K settlement
• Former KSP youth camp director indicted for stealing money from program
• Eastern Kentucky school district bans energy drinks for upcoming school year
• Eastern KY man gets prison time after FBI finds thousands of images, videos of children
• ‘Shell policies’ give UK’s leaders more top-down control. It worries some faculty.
• KY’s anti-DEI law made universities enact ‘neutrality’ rules. How it works at UK
• KY legislators legalized hunting bobcats at night. Experts worry about ‘overharvesting.’
• Eastern Kentucky high school cancels classes Wednesday for student’s funeral
• Strong storms down trees, cause 100,000 power outages in Kentucky
• Mitch Barnhart’s top lieutenant is leaving UK after athletics director hire
• Beshear urges Kentuckians ‘roll up our sleeves and give’ amid blood shortage
• When a FCPS fundraiser fell short, Lexington bartenders stepped in to raise money
• How these Lexington restaurants stayed open for decades in a volatile industry
• Longtime Lexington restaurants are celebrating milestones. You can party with them
• Popular Lexington restaurant opening for dinner during Crank & Boom ‘takeover’
• KY high school band director and teacher charged with sexually abusing students
• The fault is not in the stars: KSU must choose its future | Opinion
• Ex-KY sheriff who shot, killed judge is denied bond. Trial will be moved to another county