Updated: 7:56 AM The Young Professional’s Committee of the Lexington Public Library Foundation announced the fundraiser, “Bluegrass & Bourbon,” will be Friday, April 26, starting at 5:00 p.m., at the Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street.
Updated: 7:10 AM Doctors from BluePearl Veterinary Partners are urging people to stop using and return or discard certain Natura Pet Products food and treats after the company issued a recall due to potential salmonella contamination Friday.
Posted: 10:22 AM A visit to Kentucky Children’s Hospital by riders in town to compete in the 2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event and Kentucky Reining Cup.
Updated: 4:32 PM The indictment unsealed Monday in Lexington charges former agriculture secretary Richie Farmer with using his state position to obtain thousands of dollars' worth of gifts, hotel rooms, clothing and computers.
Posted: 10:33 AM Baptist Health Richmond is hosting the 30th Annual Madison County Health Fair Thursday, April 18 at the Richmond Mall from 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Updated: 8:35 AM Following last July’s announcement that more than 300 permanent
employees at Blue Grass Army Depot may be impacted by a reduction-in-Force (RIF),
notices were issued today to just under 200 Depot workers.
Updated: 3:33 PM Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto joined more than 900 third-grade students in Pulaski County on Wednesday for the third annual “Feed the Mind” event to celebrate reading and promote literacy throughout the region.
Posted: 10:12 AM Agriculture Commissioner James Comer will officially launch the Kentucky Proud Farm to Campus program with EKU President Doug Whitlock during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, April 15, at 3 p.m. EDT at the Eastern Kentucky University bookstore in Richmond.
Posted: 8:13 AM Caramanda's Bake Shoppe is excited to announce that we have partnered with Bruster's Ice Cream in
Nicholasville, KY and will begin selling ice cream at our Boston Road and Southland Drive locations on
April 23rd!
Posted: 12:56 PM Bechtel is partnering with Junior Achievement Worldwide to deliver programs to students around the world to achieve both local engagement and global impact through the “Bechtel Building Future Leaders” project. In 2013, Bechtel employees will deliver JA’s impactful programs related to work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship to elementary, middle and high school students.
Posted: 9:18 AM The U.S. government wants to try to do something about a growing trade in items such as elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn and is enlisting the help of another animal to accomplish that.
Posted: 9:11 AM Kentucky Derby weekend is full of parties and events in the Louisville area, but for those who want to celebrate in a nature setting, a state park 160 miles west of the action has an option.
Posted: 9:00 AM Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones is featured on the 2013 Governor's Commemorative Derby poster unveiled Monday by Gov. Steve Beshear.
Updated: 12:16 PM The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) will host Adult Learner College Fairs at all 16 of its colleges beginning this week.
Updated: 1:28 PM Agriculture Commissioner James Comer credited industrial hemp supporters for encouraging lawmakers and Gov. Steve Beshear to approve historic legislation that will help restore hemp production to Kentucky.
Updated: 3:18 PM Kentucky State Police tell us that Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa Florida alerted them that a suspect in an Amber Alert might be in the Richmond area.
Posted: 8:34 AM The Kentucky Department of Agriculture will contract with a private fuel testing laboratory to test motor fuel samples and will shut down its motor fuel and pesticide testing lab in Frankfort, Agriculture Commissioner James Comer announced today.
Posted: 8:30 AM Big Sandy Superstore has announced plans to expand into the Lancaster, Ohio market with a 50,000 square foot home furnishings superstore in 2013.
Posted: 3:13 PM A state biologist says at least one pair of bald eagles is nesting at Lake Cumberland and that the birds are making a comeback in the area.