
Stu Johnson
ReporterStu has been reporting for WEKU for more than 30 years.
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Lexington’s city council got back into session this week after a summer recess. The agenda for the first work session was relatively light, but the discussion was anything but that. The issue of violent crime got significant attention during council comment time.
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While waters have receded and cleanup is progressing in eastern Kentucky, there remain transportation challenges. In Breathitt County Brandon Gross is still fielding 30 calls or more, daily, about road repairs or challenges with gaining access to residences.
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The word polio, for many, conjures up an image of a disease from the past.
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Lexington property owners could be seeing a decrease in their city property tax rate this fall. However, the urban county government would realize a four percent increase in revenues from property taxes
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No specific infrastructure changes along the lengthy Kentucky River would have significantly prevented July flooding in eastern Kentucky. That's the word of the director of the Kentucky River Authority.
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Lexington’s mass transit system has been awarded more than six million dollars in federal funding. It will go to purchase new buses and facility improvements.
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It’s been just over two weeks since massive flooding resulted in 39th deaths and damaged hundreds of homes in eastern Kentucky. Federal officials Monday sought to ease concerns about eligibility for assistance.
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It’s been more than a week since utility crews got the power back on for the region hit by widespread flooding. That’s not to say the additional loss of power won’t still occur in these eastern Kentucky areas.
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A private university in central Kentucky is maintaining a flat tuition rate along with no admission testing requirement.
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The CDC Kentucky map this past week showed eleven counties in the green category when it comes to COVID incidence. One of those counties registering green was Fleming. The northeast county sits in a region where all counties east of it are in red, the highest level.