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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:02 PM EST
|By Kristen Kennedy
Kentucky Children’s Hospital is debuting a new mobile clinic, meeting patients closer to home.
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Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:42 PM EST
|By Lee K. Howard
UK basketball player Jacob Toppin recently opened up about his struggles with mental health
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Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 3:25 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
The changes are expected to increase pressure, especially on uninsured Kentuckians.
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Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 5:57 PM EST
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
Jonelle Patton, the director of Lexington’s E-911 center, told us for our initial story that staffing shortages were partially to blame for the long call times.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 3:55 PM EST
|By Kristen Kennedy
WKYT sits down with the outgoing mayor, as he prepares to pass on a few ongoing problems.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 3:09 PM EST
|By Kristen Kennedy
A Lexington daycare owner has been fighting the state’s decision to shut her facility down.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Post-conviction attorneys want Frankie Covington’s life sentence vacated.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 3:23 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
What does it mean for revenue in the state’s coffers? And what does it mean for the cash in Kentuckians’ wallets?
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 3:30 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Owners will have to overcome zoning obstacles before the business can open its doors.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 3:06 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Grassroots support groups are trying to bridge the gap in their absence.
Radar
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:17 PM EST
|By Kristen Kennedy
Some school districts made students’ health a priority when re-opening during the pandemic.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:03 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
No, it's not a UFO.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:22 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Residents and business owners fear late-night crowds will fuel more violence.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 3:44 PM EST
|By WKYT News Staff
While the races for U.S. Senator and Lexington mayor might be races dominating campaign ads, many Kentuckians will find they don’t have a choice when deciding who should represent them in the state legislature.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
State highway engineers are relying on them in more areas to cut down on crashes.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Kristen Kennedy
A retired Army Master Sergeant is working against the clock, trying to get enough votes to pass a bill in Washington from his hometown of Paris.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 3:48 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
A virtual public hearing scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
A recent round-up of suspects in two central Kentucky counties netted nearly two dozen arrests.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Pediatricians do not recommend the practice, but some still do it either by choice or by accident.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 2:17 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Big changes have allowed the vet to keep 'bridging the great health divide' for animals in Appalachia.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 3:20 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Leaders at the Morgan County Animal Shelter in eastern Kentucky say it’s the worst they’ve seen it.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
A Lexington couple has been living a homeowner’s nightmare after they say they were duped by a loan-appointed consultant and home contractor.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Stolen campaign signs have taken center stage in a Kentucky state senate race. Two candidates in District 20 are now making accusations against each other.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 3:39 PM EDT
|By Kristen Kennedy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been on the ground in Eastern Kentucky for two months.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By Kristen Kennedy
A daycare owner in Lexington is fighting the state’s decision to shut her down.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 2:23 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Planning officials believe its use would run afoul of Lexington’s zoning ordinance.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Ring-time data obtained through an open records request show many calls are taking more than two minutes to be answered. So, far this year, there have been 19 reports of extended ring times filed at E-911.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 3:48 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Complaints obtained through an open records request show they have already seen what the impact could be.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Many retirees last received a COLA in 2011. Is one even possible right now?
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
A 2019 report obtained by WKYT Investigates breaks down the factors behind many of the city’s shootings.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Kristen Kennedy
A small clinic on UK HealthCare's campus gained big popularity during the pandemic. The ICU Recovery Clinic became many COVID-19 patients' lifeline after leaving the hospital.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
According to court documents, 52-year-old Eyvette Hunter was indicted Monday on a murder charge.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
WKYT visited several rural counties to see how folks on the frontlines are dealing with an influx of the dangerous drug.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 3:13 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Radio Television Digital News Association announced today that WKYT is the winner of the national Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
The bill includes provisions to aid veterans exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 12:45 PM EDT
|By Kristen Kennedy
If you look at most school supplies, you're going to notice an increase in what you pay this year.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Experts said a number of factors make the commonwealth more prone to certain things like that happening.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 2:05 PM EDT
|By Kristen Kennedy
The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging sees thousands of patients a year. Those patients, and the years of information they've provided doctors, have led to a ground-breaking discovery.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:13 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
An advocacy group has repeatedly called for Lexington to implement GVI. What does the strategy look like?
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Posts on social media about fake crimes are spreading fake information.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
WKYT first reported on Dr. Michael Heilig in 2018 when he failed a drug test after being pulled from the operating room. Now, we know the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure is investigating him again.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:30 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The head of the new authority talks the path to progress, pushback from certain corners of the racing world, and what’s next.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:30 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
In a one-on-one interview, HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus said the authority is ready for the initial rollout.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Demand is still largely outpacing supply in Lexington, experts say, even as markets cool nationwide.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 1:13 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Denny Lipscombe says his work is key for future generations. But time could be running out.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Kristen Kennedy
Tens of thousands of Kentucky high school students graduated this school year. Many will go on to colleges and universities, but a growing number are heading to trade schools instead.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 2:17 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
WKYT has reported at least two arrests of Kentucky men in the past six months stemming from self-described predator hunters.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Rising rent and an affordable housing shortage are among the factors that worry advocates.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Shelby Lofton
A gap in the law— that’s what Fayette County’s commonwealth’s attorney told us after a Lexington mother seeking justice for her daughter reached out to us.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By Ally Blake
There’s a new push to help get weather alerts to the Amish community. It’s a difficult task, because their religious beliefs prevent them from owning computers, phones, televisions, or radios.