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Monday, June 1, 2026

• Lexington kicks off new plan for how to improve city parks
• FCPS board approves next school year budget, $95 million loan amid financial crisis
• Shelby County jury recommends life in prison for Shannon Gilday
• WEKU Wins Four Regional 2026 Edward R Murrow Awards
• Kentucky State University evacuates campus and farm
• Mother/daughter team use story quilts to honor late poet Nikki Giovanni
• Lexington council members add nearly $3 million to city’s upcoming budget
• Lexington to host virtual job fair for former Fayette County Public Schools employees
• Brailen Weaver pleads not guilty in fatal shooting at Berea bank
• New data center project announced in northeastern Kentucky
• Grand jury indicts Brailen Weaver in fatal Berea bank shooting
• Mason County gives final approval on rezoning properties for data center construction
• Remembering the Somerset-London tornado in Kentucky, one year later
• Kentucky National Guard honors World War I soldier, fallen service members in Memorial Day Ceremony
• Today's Interview - Vanessa Becker-Weig
• Task force committee discusses homeless safety, experiences with public
• FCPS holds moderated forum to address budget concerns
• Wildcat Mountain Farmstead Cheese
• Invasive bass species found in Rockcastle County lake
• Threatened orchids were returning to southern Kentucky, then the 2025 tornado hit
• Perry County coal miner is killed on the job
• Gorton, Carter to face off in Lexington mayoral race
• Richmond tops fastest-growing Kentucky cities, census data show
• Alvarado, Dembo win central Kentucky’s U.S. House primaries
• On first anniversary of deadly tornado, a southern Kentucky community reflects at Day of Remembrance
• New multiuse outdoor tourism space opens in Perry County
• Primary elections often decide local elected officials with limited voter involvement
• One year after tornado, a southern Kentucky church and electric co-op reflect on rebuilding efforts
• UK entering partnership with new dining services provider
• Former Letcher County Sheriff charged with murder ordered in court next month