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Residents of eastern and central Kentucky are experiencing scattered power outages as the remnants of Hurricane Helene travel north.

The city of Lexington is launching a new response team to assist police with mental health-related calls. An $850,000 federal grant allows the city to hire a full-time mental health professional.

Utility crews have been tackling power outages since Helene remnants crossed the Commonwealth. Preventive measures to lessen the loss of electricity are challenging.

A Lexington coalition advocating for more walking, cycling, and bus riding and less car driving is asking for a change of pace this week.

After a package leaking powder was received at the state Board of Elections Tuesday, some county clerks are stepping up safety procedures.

The growth of natural areas in Lexington’s public parks has generated interest in the community. That talk has come within neighborhoods and at City Hall.

Next month marks the start of the Kentucky Division of Forestry’s fall forest fire season, which enacts statewide burn restrictions. That comes as the U.S. Drought Monitor reports 80 percent of Kentucky is already experiencing a drought.

The landing of a military Black Hawk utility helicopter Thursday on the University of Kentucky campus may have set the scene. But behind the scenes at tables under a shade tree were students in the school’s aerospace program.

Members of the U.S. Department of Justice visited schools in Madison County last week as part of an agreement made last year to address discrimination complaints.

Lexington Council members got a thorough review of recruitment and retention of public safety workers last week. One Councilman would like to dive a little more into overall numbers in each division.