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Ky students need to understand their history. Legislators shouldn’t try to stop them.

I don’t remember the white student’s name, just what he said to me after my Kentucky history class one day: “My parents or grandparents never told me about any of … Click to Continue »

Personal heaters sold to public and military have started fires. They’ve been recalled

Home Easy is recalling 3,000 Geek Heat personal heaters, sold to the military and the public, as fire hazards. The problem, as stated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission … Click to Continue »

Kentucky pulls an ace in season-opening softball victory over Big Ten foe

The words “February” and “softball” do not normally come together to generate warm thoughts. For the University of Kentucky on Thursday night, a Florida dateline and a season-opening victory brought … Click to Continue »

Two cops leap into river to save ‘gurgling’ woman trapped under Georgia boat dock

A woman who plummeted from a Georgia bridge was rescued when two police officers heard “gurgling” under a nearby dock and leaped into the water to pull her out. It … Click to Continue »

Slideshow: Kentucky rallies but falls short against top-ranked South Carolina

The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team was defeated 59-50 by No. 1-ranked South Carolina in Memorial Coliseum on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. … Click to Continue »

One hurt in shooting near Lexington club; victim takes himself to hospital

Lexington police are investigating a shooting outside a club on Winchester Road that left one person hurt early Friday morning. A call of shots fired in the 900 block of … Click to Continue »

Longtime Lexington state rep withdraws re-election bid

Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, announced late Thursday that she won’t run for re-election in 2022. The Democratic veteran has served Lexington’s 79th House District since 1999. She officially withdrew her filing … Click to Continue »

Coronavirus weekly need-to-know: Cruises, travel warnings, declining COVID cases & more

In the United States, more than 77.4 million people have tested positive for coronavirus as of Friday, Feb. 11, according to Johns Hopkins University. About 915,000 Americans have died. Worldwide, … Click to Continue »

What is Kentucky’s outlook for a No. 1 seed? A top-ranked bracketologist weighs in.

Will the Kentucky Wildcats be seeded as one of the top four teams in the 2022 NCAA Tournament? There’s still a ways to go before that question is answered — … Click to Continue »

Bungles no more? Cincinnati’s Super Bowl run has changed everything for Bengals fans.

Editor’s note: Jeremy Chisenhall covers criminal justice and breaking news for the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com. He joined the paper in 2020, is originally from Erlanger, Ky., and has been … Click to Continue »

The Kentucky Wild Health Genomes are here. Here’s how and why they exist.

Tuesday morning’s unveiling of the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes as the 10th team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball — an official partner league of Major League Baseball — … Click to Continue »

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