Category Archives: Local News
Five Picked Up After Robbery
Lexington police took five people into custody after a robbery early Wednesday morning. Two men say they were walking along Walden Drive to the Kroger on Tates Creek Road around 1 a.m. when a ca...
Oct 01, 2014
Man Robbed Near UK
UK Police issued a crime bulletin after a late-night robbery near campus. It happened around 11:15 Monday night along East Maxwell Street near Stone Avenue. A man told police he was walking when three...
Sep 30, 2014
House Fire in Lexington
Fire caused extensive damage to a home in Lexington early Monday morning.A neighbor reported flames shooting from a home's garage on Vale Drive, off Harrodsburg Road near the county line. Everybo...
Sep 29, 2014
Speedway Robbed
Police continue to search for the man who held up a Lexington gas station late Wednesday night.Police say a man walked into the Speedway on New Circle Road at Meadow Lane just before midnight, pointed...
Sep 25, 2014
Woman Arrested in Stabbing
Lexington police say a woman stabbed her boyfriend during an argument early Wednesday morning.Officers say 29 year old Jacalyn McColgan got into an altercation with the victim at a home on Wem D...
Sep 24, 2014
First Board Meeting Since Audit
The Fayette County school board held its first meeting since the release of an audit that highlighted numerous problems within the system. The audit found no criminal wrongdoing in connection with a $...
Sep 23, 2014
Circle K Held Up
A man robbed a Lexington gas station twice within a few minutes early Monday morning. Police say a man with a bandana over his face walked in to the Circle K Shell on Pimlico Parkway around 2:15 a.m.,...
Sep 22, 2014
Driver on Track
A man was charged with driving his SUV through a dead end and getting stuck on railroad tracks in Lexington Friday morning. Police say Benjamin L. Powell, 23, was driving on Suburban Court, off ...
Sep 19, 2014
Man Shot
Lexington police are searching for the suspect who asked a man for money, then shot him early Monday morning. Police say the victim told them he was walking along Village Drive around 2:45 a.m. when a...
Sep 01, 2014
Twins Waive Charges to Grand Jury
Elderly twins charged with child pornography have waived a second set of charges to the grand jury. According to police, officers charged Jack and Jerry Cassidy with child porn charges after they foun...
Aug 28, 2014
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Question of the Day
Four Lexington Council members are not seeking re-election next year. Three of them cite needing a fulltime job and fulltime income as their reason for leaving. Is it time for Lexington to have a fulltime city council?
Voting Ends: Dec 16, 2025 | 6:05 PM