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University of Kentucky's Integrate Blue plan faces union pushback
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (547+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. "The University of Kentucky is reorganizing hundreds of jobs across its IT, marketing and communications departments, and a campus union is pushing back. UK calls it Integrate Blue, a plan to merge nearly 20administrative departments across an organization of…...
Morning Briefing in the Bluegrass
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (196+ words) Good morning, Kentucky. Here's what you need to know today. It will be even warmer today than Thursday, as sunny skies turn a little more partly cloudy by the end of the day. A few spotty light showers are possible…...
Lexington set for road upgrades under Kentucky's new highway plan
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (489+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. " House Bill 502 has paved the way for major road infrastructure projects across the state. After years of planning and state-backed funding, this area, along with several other major roads in the city, will undergo improvements. More than $5. 2 billion…...
Downtown Louisville spring cleaning in full swing ahead of Derby festivities
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (305+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. "Volunteers and the Louisville Downtown Partnership spruced up downtown Louisville ahead of a busy season of events. Block by block, Jeanne-Marie Rogers collected debris left behind on downtown sidewalks. "I am a native of Louisville, and I have…...
Paducah nuclear project to create hundreds of jobs, billions in investment
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (313+ words) PADUCAH, Ky. "More than 70 years ago, a factory in Paducah enriched uranium-235 to support Cold War efforts. "It was used to make atomic bombs for the war effort back in the 50s," said Craig Clymer, Mc Cracken County judge/executive. However,…...
New specialty license plate drives support for college students
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (164+ words) VERSAILLES, Ky. "Kentuckians now have the choice to receive a Kentucky Community and Technical College System license plate when they renew their vehicle registration, which helps students in need, according to a news release. The license plate launched earlier this…...
Louisville's Home for Good on track to house 250 by next year
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (335+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky." The Home For Good program in Metro Louisville is advancing with the aim of housing 250 people permanently by next year. Morgan Wyatt knows firsthand the impact programs like Home For Good can have. "After giving birth, I came…...
Kentucky lands federal funding for major Bath County bridge project
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (235+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky." Federal money has been secured to replace eight state-owned bridges along a stretch of U. S. 60in Bath County. Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky. , announced Thursday that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received more than$13. 6 millionthrough the U. S. Department of Transportation's Competitive Highway Bridge…...
Bardstown community mourns as fallen airman returns home
4+ day, 41+ min ago (396+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. "The Bardstown community came together to honor a hometown hero, as Tech. Sgt. Ashley Pruitt returned home, one of six service members killed when a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on March 12. Dozens of community…...