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University of Kentucky students say they feel good about the football season and are cautiously optimistic about what lies ahead. Their outlook follows the Wildcats’ overtime win over LSU.
Hye-Jin Choi maintained a two-stroke lead in Shanghai, according to the report.
The Courier Journal is inviting guest opinion columns and outlining how prospective contributors can submit them. The item appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader’s Opinion section.
The Lexington Herald-Leader examines the seven college basketball programs considered blue bloods and which teams could join their ranks next.
Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District race between Republican Ralph Alvarado and Democrat Zach Dembo is tightening ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The candidates agreed to a televised debate Oct. 22 on Fox56 in Lexington. President Donald Trump is set to rally in Northern Kentucky Saturday, while Alvarado plans to attend Mt. Sterling’s Court Day Festival. A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee internal poll showed Dembo leading 46% to 40%, though race analysts still rate the seat as leaning Republican.
Family members continue to mourn a baby killed in the Laken Snelling case. The Lexington Herald-Leader shared a video about their grief.
A single-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 62 in Canton was fatal. No further details about the crash were provided in the available report.
Michon Minyard has been charged with murder in connection with an assault on Columbus’ West Side, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
President Trump is hosting a rally in Northern Kentucky. A Lexington Herald-Leader report examines six reasons for the event.
A council president will not sanction Hawkins or Ruhe over road-rage claims.
Lexington police say a woman was sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times inside her apartment in the 1800 block of McCullough Drive around 2:52 a.m. Oct. 3. She was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives arrested 36-year-old Christopher A. Davis on Thursday. He faces charges including first-degree rape, assault and robbery, and is being held at the Fayette County Detention Center; the investigation is ongoing.
Kentucky voters go to the polls Nov. 3, with registration due Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. and mail-in absentee ballot requests due Oct. 20 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Completed ballots must reach county clerks by 6 p.m. local time on Election Day. Excused in-person absentee voting is Oct. 21-23 and 26-28; no-excuse early voting is Oct. 29-31. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and in-person voters must show photo identification.
Lexington police arrested 36-year-old Christopher Davis on Oct. 15 in connection with a reported sexual assault and stabbing near McCullough Drive. Police said the incident was reported around 2:52 a.m. on Oct. 3, and the victim told investigators Davis sexually assaulted her and stabbed her multiple times. Davis faces charges including first-degree rape, assault and robbery, and tampering with physical evidence; he is held at the Fayette County Detention Center.
Laken Snelling received a sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The report provided no details about the sentence.
Former University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling was sentenced Friday in Fayette Circuit Court to 10 years in prison for her newborn son’s death. She pleaded guilty in August to first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing an infant’s birth; prosecutors recommended the sentence under a plea agreement. The baby was found dead at a Lexington residence on Aug. 27, 2025. Medical examiners determined he was born alive and died of asphyxia by undetermined
A former UK student was sentenced to prison after the
A former UK student was sentenced to prison after the death of her infant, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
A former UK student was
Laken Snelling, 22, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in Fayette County for the 2025 death of her newborn son in Lexington. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and concealing an infant’s birth; the sentences will run concurrently. Police found the baby dead in a closet at a Park Avenue home, and the medical examiner said he was born alive and died of asphyxia by undetermined means. Snelling was taken into custody and is eligible for parole after serving
Cold weather is expected this weekend in the Cincinnati area as Panda Fest and Donald Trump’s rally in Northern Kentucky take place.
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