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Frankfort’s annual Capital Pride Festival took place Saturday on Broadway and the St. Clair Mall, drawing vendors, food trucks and information booths despite rain. The event supports and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and featured live music, drag shows and drag queen story time. Launched in 2017, the festival has been held annually except for a two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kentucky State University students, alumni, families and supporters gathered Saturday in Frankfort for the annual homecoming parade, as the university marks its 140th anniversary. The theme, “The Legacy Looks Good on Us,” honored generations of Thorobreds. Participants included the Frankfort Youth Bengals, Louisville’s Central High School marching band and KSU’s marching band. The parade began at the Capitol grounds and ended at VFW Post 4075 on Second Street.
Franklin County defeated The Frankfort Christian Academy 2-1 Monday at Capitol View Park in the first round of the 41st District boys soccer tournament. Elvin Jahir Rapalo put the Flyers ahead, Jacob Tigges tied it for TFCA, and Trace Hall scored the winner with 36:22 remaining. Franklin County advanced to Tuesday’s semifinals against top-seeded Great Crossing; the Royals finished the season 6-9-2.
Feeding Kentucky and God’s Pantry Food Bank received a 34,000-pound food donation Monday as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “America Gives” effort. Gov. Andy Beshear, First Lady Britainy Beshear and Mayor Layne Wilkerson joined volunteers in unloading the delivery. The nationwide initiative is sending 250 truckloads to 250 food banks to mark America 250. The shelf-stable food will
Billy Addison Grubbs, 91, died Sunday in Richmond. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, preceded by visitation from noon to 2 p.m.
Loud booms were heard near Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, according to sources cited in a report. The cause of the sounds was not specified.
President Donald Trump will visit Highland Heights, Kentucky, for a midterm rally on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to the Republican Party events website. The exact location of the event has not been announced. The rally is free to attend, but visitors must register on the event site in order to receive a ticket. Doors open...
Fifty-two middle school students from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and American Samoa will compete Wednesday in the National Civics Bee Championship in Washington. C-SPAN will televise the event for the first time at 8 p.m. Eastern, hosted by actor and game show host Jerry O’Connell. Students advanced through local and state contests after submitting essays on improving their communities through civics. The winner will receive a $100,000 529 education savings plan.
Arionne Harris, 26, of Richmond, Indiana, has been brought back to Kentucky and is being held in Montgomery County Regional Jail on a $2 million cash bond. He is charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident in the death of Felicia G. Joseph, 36, of Lexington, who was struck near a Mount Sterling truck stop. Harris was arrested in Kansas and is due in Montgomery County court next week.
Jelena Ostapenko dominated in her opening match at the Wuhan tournament.
Remnants of post-tropical cyclone Isaias are expected to bring rain to Louisville.
Netflix has secured exclusive broadcast rights in Spain for the 2030 World Cup.
No. 4 Kentucky swept LSU 25-20, 25-19, 25-19 in Lexington, improving to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in SEC play. Middle blocker Lizzie Carr led the Wildcats’ defense with eight blocks as they held Jurnee Robinson, the SEC leader in kills per set, to 10 kills. Brooklyn DeLeye had 16 kills and Morgan Gaerte added 15 in her return from an eye injury; setter Kassie O’Brien recorded 34 assists. Kentucky is scheduled to host Ole Miss on Sunday.
A regulator rejected Lexington’s complaint against Kentucky American Water. The dispute is not over.
A regulator rejected Lexington’s complaint against Kentucky American Water. The dispute is not over. The available information does not identify the regulator or explain the complaint.
Louisville chef Lawrence Weeks, owner of Murray’s Creole Pub, named seasonal Pawpaw Ale-8 his favorite Southern soda in Southern Living. Made by Winchester-based Ale-8-One, the drink combines native pawpaw with the company’s ginger and citrus soda. The beverage was developed with Kentucky State University researchers, who have studied pawpaw since 1990 and maintain more than 2,000 trees at a 12-acre research farm.
Will Stein said he saw signs that CJ Baxter was headed for a breakout year at Kentucky. The Lexington Herald-Leader published a video about Baxter’s outlook, but the available story text does not include further details.
Nancy Wiser, president of Lexington-based Wiser Strategies, received the inaugural Tom L. Preston Lifetime Achievement Award from the PRSA Thoroughbred Chapter at a Sept. 24 ceremony in Lexington. The new annual honor recognizes a public relations career marked by high professional standards and lasting community impact. Wiser began her career in 1982, served as vice president of Preston’s firm and later founded her own communications businesses.
Kentucky’s Will Stein said teams that fail to compete in the SEC can be embarrassed. His comments on the conference’s demands appear in a video published by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
A Lexington woman escaped from a car in Woodford County after allegedly being nearly strangled by a Georgetown man. Fayette County deputies arrested the man Monday; Lexington police allege he broke the woman’s cellphone and unlawfully imprisoned her.
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