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41 Kentucky high schools will soon be receiving grants, but the money won't be going to teachers or administrators. As Josh James reports, students will be deciding how the money is spent.

We conclude our series of Black History Month Reports with a look at famous, and not so famous, African American Inventors.

UK Opera Theatre's production of Verdi's Falstaff opens on Friday, February 24 at the Lexington Opera House. We have a conversation with director Richard Kagey, Reginald Smith Jr. (Falstaff), and Elizabeth Maury.

February is National Children's Dental Health Month and hundreds of students at a local elementary school brushed their teeth in unison at an assembly Thursday morning as part of the first annual "Brush Off!" event.

It can take years for an artist - in whatever medium to develop and master their craft. In Kentucky, a government-sponsored program is working to make sure the artist's knowledge continues to thrive in local communities.

University of Kentucky students were treated to a crash course on the state budget and how it affects higher education, tuition, and university policy Tuesday night.

A committee of the Lexington Planning Commission has recommended postponement of a proposal from Southland Christian Church to develop a new campus on Richmond Road at the site of the old Lexington Mall.

The Hope Center in Lexington now has more room to help the homeless get back on their feet.

If the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees vote this afternoon is any indication, some UK students could be living in a residence hall developed and managed by a private company as early as 2013.

Our series of Black History Month stories continues with a look back at the life and accomplishments of E. Belle Jackson; one of fifteen African American women who established Lexington's Colored Orphan Industrial Home more than a century ago.

Kentucky is receiving more than 1.8 million dollars in forest service payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But as Brenna Angel reports, the money is drying up.

Transylvania University's first-ever local food fair attracted a larger crowd than expected Friday.

As the discussion continues about how to fund a massive renovation to Rupp Arena, some community leaders say Lexington can't forget about more pressing needs. As Brenna Angel reports, those needs include more support for social services.

Members of a heart transplant support group met for a special Valentine's Day celebration at UK hospital Tuesday.

The congressional redistricting plan signed into law last week shifts Kentucky's 6th district slightly northeast. Brenna Angel reports on what this means for Democratic Rep. Ben Chandler, who is seeking a fifth term in office.

WUKY and the Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum are commemorating Black History Month with lesser known stories of prominent local African-Americans. In this segment, curator Yvonne Giles introduces us to Lexington's Alfred Russell who, for a time presided over the African nation of Liberia.

Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear joined the University of Kentucky's Dr Mary Lynne Capilouto to introduce a new tool designed to dispense health care information to women who may not otherwise receive it.

Fayette County Sheriff Kathy Witt has taken an offer to run the Fayette County Detention Center off the table for now. The sheriff's office had difficulty finding an insurance company willing to take on the risk of covering the jail.

For more than thirty years, the Lexington Farmer's Market has been connecting people with fresh food and local products. As Brenna Angel reports, a community archiving project plans to preserve the market's history.

A candidate for the Urban County Council has withdrawn his name from consideration after failing to meet a signature requirement on his candidacy petition.