Lexington Open brings professional tennis to UK courts through Aug. 9
Men’s main-draw play begins Aug. 3 at UK’s Lexington Open, where fans can watch professional tennis through the Aug. 9 finals.
Kentucky
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Why August 3 matters in Kentucky’s debate over a possible McConnell Senate vacancy
Mitch McConnell remains in rehabilitation and says he intends to return. No vacancy has been documented, but Kentucky law would require a special election if one were formally created.
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Barbourville road and aquatic-center access projects included in Kentucky highway plan
Kentucky’s enacted 2026-2028 highway plan programs $975,000 for a Barbourville Independent Schools aquatic-center access road, $7.8 million for KY 1487 improvements and $210,000 for KY 11 planning.
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Perry County receives $269,000 for Fort Branch Road bridge repairs
The Perry County Fiscal Court will receive $269,000 for repairs to the Fort Branch Road bridge in Fort Branch. The project covers the deck, barriers and superstructure, but construction timing and traffic plans have not been announced.
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Louisville’s Street Rod Nationals return Aug. 6-9 with fairgrounds parking restrictions
The 57th annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals begin Thursday, Aug. 6, at Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center, with all-day no-parking areas on five nearby street segments.
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Lexington drivers face new school-bus stopping rules as classes approach
Kentucky’s school-bus stopping law took effect July 15, 2026. Here is what Lexington drivers need to know before Fayette County schools open Aug. 12.
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Kentucky regulators weigh a data-center power contract as residents question who will pay
Kentucky regulators are reviewing a proposed 482-megawatt Hancock County data-center power agreement after the parties asked for a decision on the written record.
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Louisville Metro approves amended FY2026-27 operating budget
Louisville Metro Council approved Ordinance O-175-26, the amended operating budget for Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government’s 2026-27 fiscal year. Mayor Craig Greenberg is listed as approving the measure.
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Kentucky announces seven home nonconference games, six-transfer class for 2026-27
Kentucky men’s basketball will have seven home nonconference games in 2026-27, while UK Athletics has highlighted a six-player transfer group led by Milan Momcilovic.
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Saint Joseph Health begins transition to CommonSpirit name across Lexington care sites
Saint Joseph Health said its Kentucky hospitals, clinics and care sites would begin using the CommonSpirit Health name in July 2026, including Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East in Lexington.
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OneQuest Health opens Louisville outpatient behavioral-health center
OneQuest Health announced July 9 that it opened a Louisville outpatient office offering mental-health and substance-use services for Jefferson County.
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Frankfort Regional Medical Center opens Capital Gastroenterology
Frankfort Regional Medical Center announced July 8 that it has opened Capital Gastroenterology as an expansion of specialty care in Frankfort.
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Lexington council gives final approval to FY2027 budget
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council gave final approval to the city-county government’s FY2027 budget on June 9, establishing the spending framework for the fiscal year that began July 1.
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Franklin County considers $685,000 road agreement and FY27 budget amendment
Franklin County Fiscal Court’s July 8 agenda called for action on a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet road-funding agreement of up to $685,000 and the first reading of a fiscal-year 2026-27 budget amendment.
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Lexington police charge 17-year-old after Douglass Park shooting
Lexington police said a 17-year-old girl was charged after a July 5 shooting at Douglass Park left a female victim hospitalized with injuries initially reported as life-threatening.
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Louisville I-65 work redirects traffic as longer 2027 shutdown is planned
Louisville-area I-65 work is routing through traffic onto an approximately 16-mile detour and shifting local travel to city streets. Officials are also planning a longer, not-yet-final shutdown for summer 2027.
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Target opens in Frankfort’s $150 million Paddocks development
Target held a July 21 ribbon cutting for its new 128,000-square-foot Frankfort store, the first business to open in the 95-acre Paddocks mixed-use development near U.S. 127 and Interstate 64.
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Kentucky courts begin major staffing and program changes after budget cuts
Kentucky’s Administrative Office of the Courts is restructuring statewide programs under the 2026-28 budget, with estimated annual savings of $5 million and an expected net loss of about 60 jobs.
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Attorney general finds Fayette school board’s closed-session notice was incorrect, but suspension did not violate open-meetings law
Kentucky’s attorney general found an error in the Fayette County Board of Education’s closed-session notice while concluding the error did not make the board’s suspension of Superintendent Demetrus Liggins an Open Meetings Act violation.
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State audit flags academic, financial and workplace concerns at JCPS
A state audit released July 1 raised concerns about school performance, spending, planning and workplace culture at Jefferson County Public Schools as the district prepares for 2026-27.
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Kentucky’s McConnell succession dispute reaches an August 3 deadline as Beshear weighs authority
Gov. Andy Beshear has asked Sen. Mitch McConnell for a public update while Kentucky confronts contested questions about a potential Senate vacancy, a special election and the governor’s authority under a 2021 state-law change.
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Lexington’s data-center moratorium is followed by zoning review as officials weigh permanent rules
Lexington-Fayette officials are reviewing a proposed data-center zoning ordinance after the Urban County Council unanimously approved a temporary development moratorium that runs through Oct. 31.