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Kentucky will host Texas Tech on Oct. 23 and UCF five days later in preseason exhibitions at Rupp Arena; both opponents reached last season’s NCAA Tournament. The games will not affect the Wildcats’ 0-0 record, but the column says their results are likely to shape fan expectations. Last season, Kentucky beat preseason No. 1 Purdue and then lost to Georgetown before finishing 22-14.
A Warren County grand jury indicted a man who was arrested in connection with a shooting involving Kentucky State Police. Further details were not provided.
Kentucky coach Mark Pope discussed the Wildcats’ defensive potential in a video, asking how connected the team can be. The Lexington Herald-Leader published the video.
China's Qinwen Zheng survived a lengthy opening match in Beijing. The headline did not provide her opponent's name or the score.
Kentucky Power says a planned TeraWulf hyperscale data center
Frankfort firefighters credited hazardous-materials training held hours before Wednesday night’s fire at Glenn’s Creek Distilling with helping prepare crews for the blaze. More than seven counties provided mutual aid; Franklin County sent 10 trucks and 25 firefighters and pumped over a million gallons of water. Several buildings were damaged, but no one was hurt and no bourbon was destroyed. The distillery has reopened to visitors.
A Kentucky opinion writer argues that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s age and recent absence from the Senate underscore the need for congressional term limits. The 84-year-old senator returned after a three-month break; from June 15 to Sept. 17, he missed 63 of 67 roll-call votes and received about $43,000 in pay, the writer says. The piece cites the age gap between lawmakers and the public as evidence of a growing disconnect.
UK HealthCare is offering fall 2026 flu and COVID-19 vaccines at UK Retail Pharmacies and University Health Services. Flu shots are available to people 5 and older, with a higher-dose option for those 65 and older; updated COVID-19 vaccines are available by appointment for people 12 and older. Some pharmacy locations require appointments, while others accept walk-ins. Students should bring their ID and insurance information; vaccines are not covered by the student health fee.
Three dairy cows from Harvest Home Dairy in Oldham County visited the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington on Thursday, where students met them and sampled food made with local ingredients. UK Hospitality used the event to highlight its partnerships with Kentucky farms. Harvest Home Dairy makes cheese, yogurt, yogurt popsicles and caramelized milk, and supplies yogurt to UK cafeterias.
The New Orleans Saints placed running back Travis Etienne Jr. on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury. The move sidelines him while he is on the list.
Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia has filed to terminate his contract with LIV Golf. The report did not provide further details about the filing or its timing.
An injury crash shut down the left and middle lanes of eastbound I-64 in Lexington on Thursday evening. The crash occurred near mile marker 82, south of the southern split, according to the city’s traffic ticker. Further details were not immediately available.
The failed execution of Christa Pike in neighboring Tennessee could raise new questions in Kentucky as the commonwealth's attorney general, Russell Coleman, has been pushing to restart executions.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a northern Kentucky Catholic church’s bid to build a shrine in Park Hills. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the decision. The case concerns the church’s religious land-use rights.
A former Louisville Metro Police Department officer has reached a plea deal in an overtime theft case.
Reports say Torey Lovullo will return as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks for an 11th season.
Travis Huffstetler and Lana Lopez stopped in Richmond, Kentucky, during a 21-day challenge to visit all 58 Buc-ee’s locations. The couple, who run a photography and videography business, are two stops from finishing, with visits to Huber Heights, Ohio, and Mount Crawford, Virginia, remaining. Huffstetler said the trip is helping him pursue landscape and nature photography; they plan to offer prints from each of the 14 states they visited.
Christa Pike’s execution in Tennessee failed Wednesday, renewing debate in Kentucky over whether capital punishment should resume. Russell Allen of the Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty urged Gov. Andy Beshear to commute the sentences of all 24 people on Kentucky’s death row, while prosecutor David Dalton said one botched execution does not discredit the system. A court injunction has halted Kentucky executions since 2010, and the state has not carried one out in nearly 18 years.
Amid renewed attention to sexual violence following a former Cornell student’s lawsuit, Lexington’s Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass says the number of survivors it serves nearly doubled over the past year. The center serves 17 Kentucky counties, offering trauma-informed therapy, case management and anonymous support, regardless of how long ago the assault occurred. The Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs connects survivors and affected families with regional centers. The SVRC’s
Givaudan plans to build a $215 million production plant in Indiana.
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