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Family members say their son, Diego Posadas Mendez, was badly injured by participants from an opposing team during a game at the facility on National Avenue, and they are pressing authorities for an explanation of what happened and why.
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The July fire at Wilson’s Pool Room displaced five upstairs residents and caused extensive damage to the business. Investigators said the cause remains undetermined and there is no suspected foul play at this time.
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A newly installed community blessing box in Lexington’s East End is intended to keep the memory of a boy killed in 2022, just a week before his 11th birthday.
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The company says its Country Boy Distilling venture will convert a historic building in Sadieville into a new production and visitor business, with a target opening at the end of 2026.
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Kentucky is among several states challenging new federal oversight rules for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families that would allow the federal Administration for Children and Families to share more detailed recipient records with federal staff, according to a report from LEX18.
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The City of Louisville Inspector General is urging Louisville Metro Police Department to take immediate steps after a review identified broad racial disparities in policing outcomes, as a related lawsuit continues to proceed.
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WLKY reports the Highlands-area restaurant will stop operations at the end of the month, marking a difficult turnaround for regular customers and staff.
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Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear announced Monday that applications are now being accepted for a $2.2 million federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) STOP grant to support domestic violence survivors in Kentucky.
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A Louisville Public Media report finds that, despite aggressive steps from President Donald Trump’s administration to boost coal production, rail data show a drop in domestic coal shipments, suggesting the effort may have only partially translated into increased movement of coal within the country.
