Beshear confirms he's speaking on the DNC stage tonight, says he'll be "talking about how we've gotta elect Kamala Harris as the next POTUS."

Happy belated birthday to a legendary American restaurant chain: The incomparable Long John Silver's 🟡 launched in Lexington 55 years ago. As a kid in dining-challenged Coshocton, Ohio, it was a family go-to. Surely others ate at the “fish house,” yes?

BREAKING: The Lexington Herald-Leader team will keep you updated as we learn more information on this shooting outside a Kentucky courthouse. kentucky.com/news/local/cri…

Who makes the most in Lexington city government? If overtime and other bonus pay is included, police and fire officials come out on top. kentucky.com/news/local/cou…

The Lexington Herald-Leader has taken extraordinary measures to investigate + confirm the sexual harassment allegations made by women in KY political circles against Rep. Daniel Grossberg. Our team Austin Horn + Alex Acquisto analyzed 68 text messages/DMs sent by Grossberg to these 3 women. It's not

NEW: The University of Kentucky is eliminating its Office of Institutional Diversity, and making several other changes related to DEI, several months after the state legislature tried to pass bills targeting DEI on college campuses statewide. kentucky.com/news/local/edu…

ICYMI: Disgusting or deflection? An edited video clip involving Governor Andy Beshear is drawing a heated reaction from critics, including JD Vance. KY gov refuses to apologize: 'It's ridiculous, but it's also deflection.' kentucky.com/news/politics-…

Today has been A Day and I almost let it pass without reminding you to sign up for the Bluegrass Politics newsletter. This team has been doing important, revelatory and exclusive reporting lately that you can't miss if you care about Kentucky politics: kentucky.com/newsletters

Monday night in Chicago, Governor Andy Beshear praised Hadley Duvall's courage + strength. Today, after a half-dozen young women involved in Frankfort politics have courageously shared/described the unsolicited harassing/sexually charged texts + direct messages they received from

What? Thats my walk-up song, Tim Walz cc: John Mellencamp

Oh, how I love a great investigative story. State of KY officials aren't talking, but the Lexington Herald-Leader's John Cheves uncovers an elaborate scam by KY inmates to hack state-issued tablets + "earn" nearly $1 million in digital dollars before being busted. How did it happen? Our

You can run, you can hide, but you can never successfully conceal your embarrassing lack of oversight from John Cheves.

We've reported recently on a number of scandals inside the Kentucky Department of Corrections, including inmates hacking their state-issued, for-profit tablets to credit their accounts with more than $1 million ... shorturl.at/Q0wJs ^JC

A memo in the early 1980s I failed to receive as a kid: "Hey RAG, make sure you learn how to raise hogs. They make excellent hams...and people pay millions for them." Thanks to Kelly Craft for supporting Kentucky's young farmers. kentucky.com/news/politics-…

After joining UK HealthCare, new specialties are coming to a Morehead hospital Read more at: kentucky.com/news/health-an…

It's highly unusual for a state AG to intervene in local courtrooms, but that's what's happening in Fayette County. An excellent story by Taylor Six examining local 'legal warfare' involving a circuit judge + Attorney General Russell Coleman Coleman. Well done, Taylor kentucky.com/news/politics-…

Lots of tears in margaritas around #Lexington today: Janet Patton reports legendary Taco Tico, which preceded Taco Bell's 1986 arrival by more than a decade, is closing. 'Another one of our childhood places gone.' Nobody covers the dining/bourbon scene here better than Janet.

Didn't say they did, Paul

As first reported earlier today by the ⁦Lexington Herald-Leader⁩. The ghost of Matt Bevin, circa 2019, reappeared today. A sad story + flashback involving one of his pardoned KY inmates just as the GOP governor was leaving office cc: ⁦⁦Joe Sonka 😐⁩ search.app/X9BeLShQ7pNaJJ…

Nearly 24 hours later, the suspect in the #I-75shootings in Kentucky remains on the lam. Our Lexington Herald-Leader team has swarmed the story since we first learned of it. Stay tuned to Kentucky.com for more details as the search continues. kentucky.com/news/local/cri…