Federal court upholds sentence for longest-serving death row inmate in Kentucky

LEXINGTON — (TNS) Kentucky’s longest-held death row inmate will remain there after a court upheld his sentence of capital punishment from more than 40 years ago. Karu Gene White’s most recent appeal to overturn his sentence was rejected by the U.S. Court …

Monday is Profound Autism Awareness Day in Kentucky

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 27% of kids with autism have the intense symptoms of profound autism. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Monday is Profound Autism Awareness Day across Kentucky. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 27% of …

Northern Kentucky high school softball: Top players in 2025

Monday marked the first day of the Kentucky high school softball season. Even with the weather in limbo, the start of spring sports is always a welcome sight after the throws of winter. As the season gets underway, let's take a look at the top players …

Oklahoma and Kentucky Clash in SEC Tournament Showdown

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The No. 14 seed Oklahoma Sooners prepare to take on No. 6 seed Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Men’s Basketball Tournament Thursday at approximately 8:30 p.m. CT at Bridgestone Arena. This game …

Digging In: Hundreds of deaths in Kentucky’s jails

Taylor Six covers courts and crime for the Lexington Herald-Leader. After a few assignments reporting on lawsuits related to in-custody jail deaths, she noticed a pattern. “These (deaths) were taking place in a lot of the same facilities,” she said. But …

WUKY, StoryCorps partner to preserve stories of Central Kentucky residents

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 18, 2025) — StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, comes to downtown Lexington March 20 through April 16 at Woodland Park  …

Kentucky first of teams 'grieving' Alabama basketball before Tide's NCAA Tournament run

Kentucky coach Mark Pope admitted to struggling with the team's loss to Alabama ahead of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were emotionally affected by the 29-point defeat, which was their third straight to Alabama in a season. Alabama, despite facing …

Creekside kicks off Ag week in Kentucky

Students in Laura Highbaugh’s second-grade class at Creekside Elementary School know a secret about Kentucky’s Commissioner of Agriculture. Confiding in the students, Jonathon Shell told them he didn’t like a particular fruit, asking them to keep it to …

Northern Kentucky high school sports scores, March 17-March 23

The following results were provided by high school coaches or their representatives. Send results each night to prepsports@enquirer.com. Please submit Team or Athlete of the Week nominations by Monday morning for the previous week's performances to …

Bill to overturn conversion therapy ban in Kentucky passes