I think Pope and the #bbn are both ready. #weareuk #gobigblue #kentucky #allin

Hard to capture that Rupp Arena had standing room only for new head coach Mark Pope’s introduction. Herald-Leader Sports Lexington Herald-Leader Ben Roberts

The Commonwealth of Kentucky. Lexington Herald-Leader

So I talked to Mark Pope today, after the wild Andrew Carr story already published, but asked him about it anyway ... and his answer is an even wilder ride. This dude is all gas, no brakes. ✍️ theathletic.com/5464446/2024/0…

Thorpedo Anna with Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr. up wins the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks. Herald-Leader Sports Lexington Herald-Leader

Kentucky Oaks for Herald-Leader Sports and Lexington Herald-Leader.

The Kentucky Derby for Herald-Leader Sports and Lexington Herald-Leader

The Northern Lights over I-75 in Lexington, Kentucky.

My newspaper sent me on a road trip across Kentucky. Through 10 days and 1,661 miles, here's what I saw: kentucky.com/news/state/ken… Lexington Herald-Leader KentuckyStateParks

Woah. Kentucky's Mitchell Daly goes yard in the bottom of the 10th to give the Cats a 5-4 win over NC State on Saturday in the 2024 CWS. #bbn #weareuk #kentucky #gobigblue #lexky #baseball

Uniquely Kentucky. Lexington Herald-Leader

Memorial Coliseum on the University of Kentucky campus is now open after an $82 million renovation. On Friday, the Wildcats beat Northern Kentucky 3-0 during the Bluegrass Battle. Lexington Herald-Leader Herald-Leader Sports Caroline Makauskas

Kentucky football upsets Ole Miss. Lexington Herald-Leader Herald-Leader Sports Jon Hale

Death of the American shopping mall. In suburban St. Louis at the shuttered Chesterfield Mall, its parking lot is used for overstock of Tesla Cybertrucks.

Tobacco barns of Graves County, Kentucky. Lexington Herald-Leader

Kentucky beats Lipscomb 97-68. Herald-Leader Sports

Massive fight breaks out following the Ohio State - Michigan game. Police pepper sprayed players, coaches to separate teams. Check out the gallery: dispatch.com/picture-galler…

2024: My year in pictures for St. Louis Post-Dispatch stltoday.com/news/multimedi…

Irritating, five writers get credit, but they can't name the photographer who shot the image. Photographers should be credited for their work. It's important to know who is making pictures. Crediting who created an image is one step to help build public trust in news photography.

Ice and snow in Lexington, Kentucky. It is unpleasant outside. Lexington Herald-Leader HLpublicsafety