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3 ag-tech startups get Bluegrass AgTech Challenge Grants during event at Alltech
Jacob Ball, executive director of Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp celebrated this year’s Challenge Grant winners alongside and board members Laura Stephenson, vice president for land-grant engagement and dean of the Martin-Gatton College of...

Kentucky Downs offers Richest Seven Days Of Racing In North America
Kentucky Downs has become the place to be for turf runners in late summer Danny Brewer If you were wondering where the greenest grass in North America resides, look no farther than the Tennessee-Kentucky state line. There is a little country horse...

Kentucky High School students complete 2025 Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Program
The 2025 Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts program concluded on July 26, with a class that represented more than half of the Commonwealth’s 120 counties. Growing from 256 students to more than 500 students, the tuition-free program took...

Toledo preparing for “physicality, toughness” from Kentucky
It doesn’t look like much bulletin-board material will be exchanged leading up to the season opener between Kentucky and Toledo on Saturday at Kroger Field. After the Wildcats’ Mark Stoops showered the respected MAC program with praise during his...

Jason Candle previews Toledo’s trip to Kentucky: “An incredible opponent”
We heard from Mark Stoops in Kentucky’s first Monday press conference of the 2025 season. An hour later, Toledo head coach Jason Candle met with reporters to preview the Rockets’ trip to Lexington to open the year. A two-time MAC Coach of the...

Kentucky and Indiana brace for extreme heat through weekend; Air Quality Alert issued
An August heat wave is moving into Kentucky and southern Indiana beginning this weekend. Here's how high temperatures will climb. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A wave of hazardous summer heat is set to hover over Kentucky and southern Indiana through early...

University of Kentucky Police roll out new safety initiatives as classes begin
Monday marked the first day of classes for students at the University of Kentucky and this year, there are new upgrades on campus to keep them safer.The University of Kentucky Police Department announced several new tools and programs, including a...
Kentucky looks Sunday best
Tony McFadden provides an overview of the key things to note on Sunday. Three points of interest Stormy Impact stands out on ratings The listed Flying Fillies' Stakes (15:42) in theory represents a step up in class for Stormy Impact who has raced...

Kentucky’s first Isaiah 117 House opens
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Logan County is home to the first-ever Isaiah 117 House in Kentucky. “As one of the first mammas who, had this vision at a round table at a coffee shop. To see our community come to get here, to break ground on the...

Blueprint Kentucky student program helps reimagine local community
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2025) — This summer, five University of Kentucky students brought fresh energy and creative vision to Trimble County, working to revitalize the town of Bedford, Kentucky, as the community’s vibrant center. The effort was...

Tim Cook Defends iPhone Air Battery, Reveals $600B US Investments
In a rare glimpse into Apple’s post-launch strategy, CEO Tim Cook recently addressed one of the most pressing concerns surrounding the newly unveiled iPhone Air: its battery life. During a visit to Corning’s glass manufacturing facility in...

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife announces new or amended regulations
In accordance with KRS 150.025, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is providing updated information about proposed fish and wildlife-related regulation amendments that have received final legislative approval and are now in...

1 Injured After 14-Year-Old Opens Fire Near High School Football Game In Kentucky: Report
Kentucky Police arrested a 14-year-old boy for causing panic after firing gunshots near a high school football game in Kentucky on Friday,August 22nd. According to ABC report, the authorities said that the incident in Mayfield, Kentucky, happened...

Underdog Mentality: Kentucky Football Challenges Are Fixable
The Kentucky football program is always embracing the underdog each season, but this season will tell the tale of whether they can put the storm behind them of last season and the last few years and return to Kentucky football Standards....

Iowans’ anger about water pollution is not abating
Tariffs are unfair, and our representatives should say so Republicans sign America’s death warrant by bowing to Trump Stop buying ethanol to stand up for clean water and property rights Root causes of water problems goes unexplored Democrats seem...

University of Kentucky enhances campus safety with new security measures
The University of Kentucky has announced new security initiatives to enhance campus safety as students return for the new school year. "We've heard what parents students and staff have said over the past year, and a lot of it is we want more...

MOV Climate Corner: No more time to waste
At a recent meeting I attended with a representative from Congressman Riley Moore’s office at the Resiliency Center in Parkersburg, another meeting attendee referred to the anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate crisis as, to paraphrase, a...
Rank Local Now Launches as Central Kentucky’s Only AI SEO, CRM, and Media Marketing Agency
Rank Local Now launches in Lexington as Central Kentucky’s only AI SEO, CRM, and media agency, helping businesses adapt to the rise of AI-powered search. LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Businesses across Central Kentucky are facing...

In America's EV battery belt, Kentucky is next test for the UAW
Election day is approaching for nearly 1,500 workers at an electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky. Hourly workers at the sprawling BlueOval SK Battery Park will vote on whether to join the United Auto Workers Union. The National Labor...

Studded Tires Are Illegal In These US States
One of the unbreakable rules of winter driving is changing your ride's shoes when the cold is coming. And if you've ever tried to stop on black ice and felt your antilock brakes go into a full-blown panic attack, studded tires make perfect sense....