Lexington, Ky., is in the spotlight as incidents in Berea and local governance shift draw attention to its public safety and civic leadership.
UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart has announced he will retire as athletic director at the end of June and will not take the executive-in-residence role for the UK Sport and Workforce Initiative. The university is seeking a successor as Beshear raises questions about governance and new hires.
A gunman wearing a gray‑white hoodie, gloves and a mask has shot two U.S. Bank employees in Berea, Kentucky. Authorities are pursuing leads, with law enforcement, the FBI and other agencies involved. Schools were briefly locked down as the investigation continues. The bank has expressed condolences and support for victims’ families.
A man wearing a gray-white hoodie, gloves and a mask has shot two U.S. Bank employees in Berea, Kentucky. Law enforcement are searching door to door with helicopters, drones and dogs; schools went into lockdown and families are being supported as investigations continue.
Videos show a vacation bible school skit at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington depicting a firing-squad execution of a figure dressed as the devil, prompting criticism from gun-violence advocates and seminary professors. The church defends the performance as a long-running VBS tradition.