Kentucky’s bioscience industry employed 17,675 people in 2025, up 6.9% from 2021, with average annual wages of $113,580, according to a report by BIO and TEConomy Partners. The average wage was 81% above the state’s private-sector average. Employment grew across all five major subsectors, with medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural feedstock and industrial biosciences posting double-digit gains. Distribution accounted for nearly half of bioscience jobs.
Early voting in Fayette County begins Thursday and runs through Saturday, with voting available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at any of six library locations, regardless of precinct. County Clerk Susan Lamb said election equipment and 1,100 election officers are ready, and she would not be surprised if early voting exceeds 40,000. The ballot includes 24 races, a constitutional amendment and three questions; Lamb urged voters to review sample ballots before Election Day, Nov. 3.
Frankfort wedding planner Elope and Micro Co., owned by Kiauna and Osias Villaflor, is offering Halloween ceremonies at a local chapel for couples seeking a lower-cost option. The $31 “quickie” ceremony matches the date, and a longer, more customized “short and sweet” option is also available. Ceremonies can include a photographer, mini wedding cake and witnesses; custom florals are an add-on.
Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky, plant, the company’s largest vehicle factory worldwide, remains central to its U.S. manufacturing strategy nearly four decades after production began in 1988. Toyota announced an $800 million investment to prepare the facility for battery-electric vehicle production and expand Camry and RAV4 capacity. Georgetown also makes hybrid vehicles, engines and other components, anchoring a network of 11 facilities in 10 states. Toyota has pledged up to an additional $10 billion for
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.4% annual rate in July-September, accelerating from 2.2% in the second quarter, according to an advance estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Stronger investment, consumer spending and government expenditures drove growth, while declining exports partly offset gains; private domestic demand rose 4.9%. Inflation measures slowed, with the PCE price index up 2.1% and the core index up 2.5% at annual rates. The preliminary estimate is due for revision Nov.
Nine students were aboard a school bus involved in a crash at Versailles Road and Rice Road in Lexington, Fayette County Public Schools spokesperson Miranda Scully said. No injuries were reported. The families of the students on board have been contacted.
Baptist Health could receive $3 million in state funding for a proposed expansion of health care services in Shelby County, including a possible freestanding emergency department and urgent care facility. The allocation is part of $5.5 million designated by the Kentucky General Assembly for county health initiatives and requires approval by the Shelby County Fiscal Court. The project’s location, total cost and construction schedule have not been announced.
Bobby Lee Newton Sr., 78, died Oct. 20 following a short illness. Services are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Total Grace Baptist Church in Lexington, with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Newton was the husband of Orontes Newton.
A Fayette County school bus and a car crashed Thursday morning at Richmond Road and Fontaine Road in Lexington, the Lexington Fire Department said. Four students and two staff members were on the bus, while a child and an adult were in the car. The bus driver and the child in the car were taken to a hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries. Parents were notified.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky says he will seek a House vote on articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during the first week of the lame-duck session, beginning Nov. 9, if Hegseth remains in office. Massie introduced the articles in September, citing the lack of congressional approval for the war in Iran, but the effort stalled when the House adjourned without a vote. He told Roll Call he believes the measure has better than a 50% chance of passing if it is not tabled; it would
Ashford Stud, Coolmore’s Kentucky operation in Woodford County near Keeneland, links the Bluegrass Thoroughbred industry with breeding networks in Ireland and Japan. The farm’s breeding shed has operated for more than 40 years, and its stallions have included Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify. American Pharoah is spending a second consecutive breeding season in Japan and is expected back in Kentucky in 2027. Sierra Leone, winner of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic, has retired to Ashford’s
Booker says the moment has arrived for Kentucky to put common sense over corruption. In an opinion piece, he urges the state to put people ahead of politics. The headline does not specify further details of his argument.
In a Lexington Herald-Leader opinion piece, Booker argues that Kentucky should prioritize common sense and people over corruption and politics. The headline frames the present moment as an opportunity for that change.