One month before Election Day, campaign finance reports show Raquel Carter leading the Lexington mayoral race with $173,000 raised, $54,000 spent and $119,000 on hand. Linda Gorton reported $109,000 raised, $32,000 spent and $77,000 remaining. Carter’s donors include real estate and development interests, along with $11,000 in PAC contributions; Gorton reported no PAC money and raised $51,000 at events. Neither candidate reported debts or obligations.
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton announced the co-chairs of a new independent review panel on automated license plate readers. The panel will work to ensure the technology is used responsibly and meets the city’s needs.
A Kentucky State University basketball player is set to be released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Tuesday, her attorney says. ICE detained her at Louisville International Airport just under two months ago.
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Lexington drivers may see relief as the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet expects the I-75 widening project to finish by the end of October, reopening all eight lanes. Paving on Euclid Avenue has wrapped up, but construction continues on Newtown Pike, where state crews have been widening the road for more than two and a half years. City public works lists more than two dozen active projects affecting traffic, including Cooper Drive at University Drive, reduced to one lane until mid-December.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials told lawmakers Tuesday in Frankfort that KINDL, a new driver’s license database, is replacing a 40-year-old system and is designed to streamline renewals and updates. The cabinet says average walk-in waits have fallen from 49 minutes last April to nine minutes; customers can renew online and upload vision screenings. Three regional offices are expected to open soon, and some libraries may offer vision screenings.
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and challenger Raquel Carter will debate Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Transylvania University, ahead of the Nov. 3 election. They discussed winter-weather response, violence, Flock license-plate cameras and data centers. Gorton cited plans to add licensed drivers and review camera use; Carter emphasized reliable basic services and regulating Flock. Both oppose large-scale data centers, and Gorton said the city should extend its current moratorium.
Jenna Lifshen and Sydney Cox discuss Kentucky football milestones, volleyball’s dominance and other University of Kentucky athletics topics in Season 2, Episode 5 of the “Kernel at the Buzzer” podcast. Both are University of Kentucky seniors and Kentucky Kernel sports journalists who have covered Wildcats teams. Lifshen also interned with NBC Sports.
Kentucky lawmakers reviewing K-3 literacy data in Frankfort heard that third-grade reading scores have risen since 2022, though about 10% of schools have very low reading performance. Analysts cited limited parent support, including help with read-at-home plans, as a top barrier identified by teachers. The Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee is considering tighter rules for early reading screeners and student retention.
Kentucky’s men’s golf team competed in the Cullan Brown Collegiate on Oct. 5-6, 2026. The tournament was held at Lexington Country Club in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Lexington’s mayor named a retired University of Kentucky professor and a nonprofit leader to a panel reviewing Flock cameras. The headline did not identify the appointees or provide details about the panel’s work.
University of Kentucky alumna Ashley Judd posted a video message to campus sexual-assault survivors, saying the university and her fraternity had remained silent and shielded men who raped them from accountability. Her message came amid renewed national discussion of campus assault following allegations against men at Cornell University. UK student-success vice president Kirsten Turner thanked Judd and said survivors deserve belief and compassion; the university highlighted investments in advocacy and
The Philadelphia 76ers have lost backup center Ariel Hukporti to a torn Achilles tendon. The headline does not provide further details about the injury.