Kentuckian are making their selections for state and federal offices as the polls open on Election Day for the 2026 midterms.
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Lexington Police issue Traffic Alert downtown as Kentucky Men's Basketball season opener, election night watch parties collide.
Starting on Nov. 13, the park will only be open on Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Deputies said Boswell is deaf and nonverbal and may have trouble communicating with others.
Drivers should expect some short-term delays as the load moves along the route.
Kentucky State Police says 6-year-old Roman Heilman, who was reported missing in Louisa on Nov. 1, has been found safe. KSP thanked local, state and federal partners, as well as the hundreds of volunteers who assisted in the search for the boy. A volunteer tells LEX News Heilman was located by searchers on horseback. KSP says Roman is currently being...
Kimberly Keagy has a look at some of the top stories for Tuesday.
Voting at a polling location in Ohio was delayed due to an apparent bomb threat Tuesday morning.
Two women face murder charges after a 4-year-old boy was found beaten to death inside a home in Atlanta, according to authorities.
Hyperscale data center developers are eyeing a potentially massive, controversial sales tax break passed by Kentucky state lawmakers, but they might have to meet a number of requirements recently outlined by a state board to get it. The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development published new policy documents Monday afternoon detailing these new hoops for data [...]
On this episode of Aging Untold, we explore the lesser-known medical uses for botulinum toxin injections and how to decide if it is right for you. Plus, we break down the early warning signs of shingles and why prompt treatment matters.
William Terry "Tubby" or "Fuzz" Caldwell, 72, of Bledsoe, died Oct. 25, 2026. Peggy Jane Scott, 75, of Baxter, died Oct. 24, 2026. Carl E. Giles, 90, of Harlan, died [...]
Georgia authorities said a teenager was found shot and killed inside an abandoned apartment Sunday morning.
Escaped convicted murderer Jacob Allen Morley was captured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri.
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What has your church meant to you? Before you answer, think about the people, the prayers, and the ways it has been there for you. Who has prayed for you [...]
Leaves are falling, winds are blowing, and the air is finally beginning to cool off. I am delighted! Fall has arrived in all her glory with vivid oranges, reds and [...]
Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials last month.
Polls at 6 a.m. opened to a beautiful fall day in Kentucky, as voters made their way to precincts around the state. Voters will decide who is going to replace U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, as well as all six Congressional districts. One of those, the heavily contested 6th District will be heavily watched by politicos [...]
BOONEVILLE, Ky. — Five families were displaced after an early Sunday morning fire damaged an apartment building in Owsley County. The fire broke out shortly before 3 a.m. at Booneville Homes apartments. Neighbors said flames could be seen shooting through the roof of an upstairs apartment before the fire spread to other units. "It was really scary," neighbor Ashley Bowman...
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. -People living near the Rowan County Landfill could notice stronger odors over the next several weeks as Rumpke works on the landfill’s gas collection system. Rumpke says the work is part of ongoing efforts to address odors and reduce complaints from the surrounding community. The company expects the work to continue for about three to four weeks...
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A shooting in Lexington on Monday is renewing calls for community-driven prevention efforts, even as new figures show gun violence across the city has fallen dramatically. Devine Carama, director of ONE Lexington, said reaching young people before conflict turns violent is at the heart of that work. "Do we want our young people to live and thrive...
The Harlan County Lady Bears turned in a top-10 finish for the fourth consecutive year as they competed in the KHSAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Lexington. "I'm [...]
November 2, 2026 - Another October has passed and another Allhallowtide season (which collectively encompasses Halloween, the Day of the Dead, Samhain, All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All [...]
The three men disguised themselves and moved frantically through the night, searching for the house of a certain woman. A witch. The King James Version of the Bible calls her [...]
The 87-year-old driver from Bowling Green that was involved in a crash on Broadway in Nashville that killed one person and injured three others was booked into Nashville Metro Jail on Monday, Nov 2.
Early voting was up across Kentucky in comparison to the last midterm election in 2022. During Kentucky’s early voting period between Thursday and Saturday, 377,269 Kentuckians cast ballots. Most of them were Democrats, 180,541. Republicans had 170,304 voters. The combined total of absentee voters and early voters is 438,602. Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams [...]
Two juveniles were injured in a shooting Monday morning in Lexington, according to the Lexington Police Department. Police responded to the area of Honey Jay Court and Centre Parkway at around 7:45 a.m., where a heavy police presence was reported. Schools on the Tates Creek campus, along with Millcreek Elementary School, were placed on heightened alert because of the nearby...
BOONEVILLE, Ky. (LEX NEWS) -- Several families were displaced after a fire destroyed an eight-unit apartment building in Booneville early Sunday morning, according to the Booneville Owsley County Volunteer Fire Department. Volunteer firefighter Michael Mason said crews arrived at Booneville Homes Apartments to find the two-story building engulfed in flames with heavy smoke. “We didn't have the man
LOUISA, Ky. (LEX NEWS) -- Kentucky State Police have issued an IAN Alert for a 6-year-old boy who was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Louisa. Police said Roman Heilman was last seen on Tadpole Road around 4 p.m. on Sunday. Roman is described as a white male, approximately 3 feet tall and weighing about 60 pounds. He has shoulder-length light...
This column was first published in the Northern Kentucky Tribune. Kentuckians are heading to the polls (no-excuse early voting was Oct. 29-31) to elect a U.S. senator, six members of the U.S. House, half the state Senate, the entire state House, many judges and local officials – and decide whether Kentucky governors should be barred [...]
Greg Davenport says he’s not opposed to progress. But he has serious misgivings when it comes to a proposed 16-inch natural gas pipeline that a public agency wants to run through his family’s Christian County farm, property his family has owned since the 1940s. “Basically, they said, ‘Sign this, or we'll take you to court. [...]
DeFlock groups are multiplying and increasingly talking to each other, comparing notes about what resisting mass surveillance from small towns could mean — and how to harness a newfound wave of civic engagement. The post 'Small Country Roads Everywhere': DeFlock Spreads its Wings in Appalachia as Resistance to Surveillance Mounts appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
Mortimer Media Group, the parent company of the Salyersville Independent, is offering a $2,500 cash reward for anyone who can supply video with supported audio proof showing someone buying someone else’s vote. The video with audio can be from a phone or other recording devices. If anyone needs some sort of discreet recording device, we [...]
If one thing has been made completely clear from the past two general elections in Magoffin County, a large chunk of the community honestly doesn’t know all the laws surrounding voting. Whether intentionally or not, we have voters selling their votes and being taken advantage of by politicians who prey on their lack of knowledge. [...]
A special judge ruled that the trial of the man charged with murdering Amber Spradlin in Floyd County in 2023 and the two men accused of helping to tamper with evidence, will move forward Jan. 11.
SALYERSVILLE – With photos circulating social media of reportedly city equipment being used on the mayor’s personal property, the Salyersville Independent reached out for clarification, though some things are still hazy. Last week, photos of city equipment that appeared to be moving some dirt and rock around, as well as a Rumpke container, all located [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County grand jury released the following indictment this week, issued on September 17: Wesley C. Howard, 36, of Salyersville, is charged with fourth-degree assault (Class A misdemeanor); second-degree strangulation (Class D felony); and second-degree persistent felony offender. According to the indictment, on or about December 14, 2025, Howard allegedly punched another [.
VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX NEWS) -- Long before the horses cross the finish line at the Breeders’ Cup, another championship tradition is taking shape in Woodford County. Since 1988, Kroger has designed and produced the official floral blankets presented to Breeders’ Cup winners. This year, the public is getting a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into creating them. “We...
The big day is near. It is the scariest day of the year!
I know you don’t need some transplant telling you to vote as if your future depends on it, so I received advice from some of the locals, and they said, "Go out and vote!"
Company leaders say the new storefront directly serves approximately 1,000 registered patients currently enrolled in the state program throughout Eastern Kentucky.
In the race for Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District, Democratic nominee Ned Pillersdorf cast his ballot early in Prestonsburg, using the occasion to urge eastern Kentucky voters to make their voices heard.
The Pike County Fiscal Court tabled a motion to begin constructing a storage building at the Pike County ATV Hillbilly Trail System.
Two candidates are running to become the state representative for Kentucky’s 95th District in the Nov. 3 general election.
On Saturday, Oct. 17, 606 Pred Hunters, an online group that aims to catch child predators, contacted the sheriff’s office to say they had arranged to meet a man at Thealka Park by using a decoy.
Fall colors brighten the hills surrounding James Wiley Craft Memorial Park in Whitesburg, where site preparation is underway for the city’s long-planned splash pad. The water-play area will offer children a place to cool off with fountains and sprays, without the standing water of a swimming pool. Planning began in 2020, when the city received a $100,000 federal Land and [...] The post Fall colors
Letcher County Schools plans to notify families by 5:45 a.m. when classes will be delayed an hour because of winter weather and no later than 6:45 a.m. when school is canceled. Superintendent Josh Yonts outlined the district’s winter weather plan online last week and at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. When school is canceled, the district may use nontraditional [...] The post School dis
Kaye Combs Moore was born a month after Amelia Earhart disappeared while attempting to fly around the world. She grew up inspired by Earhart, earned her own pilot’s license and later portrayed the pioneering aviator for various organizations. She also became an active member of the Ninety-Nines, the international organization of women pilots that Earhart helped found. Now, at 89 [...] The post At
A Letcher County man is accused of shooting at police in Virginia after allegedly stabbing a woman at his home at Thornton. Stuart Reynolds, 72, was arrested early Sunday, October 25, at an overlook on Pound Mountain. A Wise County sheriff’s deputy suffered a minor injury from shattered glass during the encounter, Virginia State Police said. Reynolds was not injured. [...] The post Letcher man acc
Draper Hall played football at the University of Memphis, but he never forced his son, Kellan, to play football. “We put him in gymnastics. He was a black belt in taekwondo. We put him in wrestling so he would understand the physicality of the sport and overcome that. He won a state title in wrestling in Arkansas and was second [...] The post Kentucky remains in hunt for 5-star Kellan Hall first a
Letcher County Central will take a two-game winning streak into its regular-season football finale Friday, October 30, at Belfry. The Cougars improved to 5-4 by defeating Magoffin County 53-0 at home on October 9 and Powell County 34-8 on the road October 16. LCC outscored the two opponents by a combined 87-8, reversing a three-game losing streak. Friday’s kickoff at [...] The post LCC takes 2-gam
These frosty mornings are bringing back a slew of old memories — memories of rabbit hunting, which, for me now, is just that: a memory. We rabbit hunters ruled in the 1970s and ’80s. Those were fun times, and we had a blast. Most of my rabbit hunting buddies have gone to their forever hunting grounds. Sheriff Steve Banks is [...] The post Frosty mornings stir hunting memories first appeared on The
Bass fishing has been good on most area lakes. We go fishing every week, usually early, and often see bass breaking the surface, making big splashes as they bust through schools of shad. It is exciting to see and hear, and it really gets a bass fisherman going. This time of year, bass move into shallow areas and along shorelines, [...] The post Fall bass fishing brings hard strikes first appeared
The $10.3 trillion buildout dwarfs dot-com, electrification, railroad booms. The post Data Centers Are Now the Largest Financial Bet in US History appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
Appalachia, the same region that fueled the United States' industrialization, is building out its own unique relationship to the infrastructure of the globalizing 21st century. 100 Days in Appalachia is designing "The New Rural Landscape" beat to cover that relationship. The post Covering a New Tech Age in Appalachia appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .