Stu Johnson
ReporterStu has been reporting for WEKU for more than 30 years.
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A home away from home for families of veterans being cared for at Lexington's two VA medical facilities is about to open. A ceremony and ribbon cutting took place Friday morning at the Leestown Road campus. -
A central Kentucky financial advisor doesn’t anticipate two U.S. bank failures will signal concerns among area banks in the Commonwealth.
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Some changes are planned for Lexington’s Community and Resident Services program. Lexington Council members got briefed this week.
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Lexington City Council members got a briefing on plans for the central Kentucky community’s next regional park. Cardinal Run North Park, with 137 acres, will be developed where New Circle and Versailles Roads intersect.
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Fayette County’s new county clerk is reviewing and assessing the contents of House Bill 302. The measure passed in both the House and Senate, calls for modifications regarding elections.
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The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team will play Wednesday evening in the College Basketball Invitational national title game.
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Lexington city leaders are moving toward a new funding program to significantly boost affordable housing support.
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Scores of firefighters from states as far away as Washington and Wisconsin are in Lexington this week. They are participating in the Andy Fredericks Training Days event at the Kentucky Theater.
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The future of the Kentucky bourbon barrel tax lies in the hands of state senators in Frankfort. The state House approved legislation to phase out the tax based on the assessed value of barrels stored in warehouses
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There are a number of bills still in limbo as lawmakers break away from Frankfort during the governor’s veto period. One of those is House Bill 338, which allows Kentuckians 70 and older to be exempt from jury duty.
