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Fayette County Public schools seeking up to $73 million in bonds

Fayette County Public Schools is proposing changes to existing bonds. According to a resolution for Monday’s meeting agenda the district is seeking up to $73 million in bonds. $9.2 million will go towards repairs and improvements to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. the school district is refunding $63 million in prior bonds which could generate an estimated $2 million in potential debt service savings. The bonds are backed by the […]

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4 hospitalized in overnight Lexington crash

Four people were taken to the hospital after an overnight crash in Lexington, police say. According to Lexington police, officers responded just after midnight to the intersection of Russell Cave Road and Radcliffe Road for reports of a two-vehicle collision. Police say all four occupants of the vehicles were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This story will be updated when new information is available. Credit: WKYT

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I-75 southbound in Whitley County has been reopened

***UPDATE*** Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 11 has announced that all southbound lanes on I-75 near mile marker 11 are now back open.   Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 11 has announced that all I-75 southbound lanes near mile marker 11 will be closed for an extended period of time due to a car accident on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Southbound drivers are asked to detour at exit 11, Kentucky Highway 92, and […]

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Bardstown Police Department captures escaped inmate after weeks-long search

The Bardstown Police Department has captured an inmate that was reported missing over two weeks ago. On Friday, April 10, the Nelson County Sheriff's Office posted on social media asking the community to be on the lookout for Ja'wan McKight, an inmate who allegedly escaped while being transported to the Nelson County Jail. On Saturday, the Bardstown Police Department announced that McKnight was finally apprehended. His capture comes exactly a […]

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Paris police investigate possible attempted abduction of 4-year-old while in yard

Paris police are investigating a suspicious incident involving a possible attempted abduction of a 4-year-old child. LEX 18 spoke with a woman in Paris who asked to remain anonymous for her safety. She said her 4-year-old daughter experienced a scary close call Tuesday while playing in her yard. She says a vehicle pulled up in front of the home, and the person inside watched the 4-year-old for nearly 30 minutes […]

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