Saturday, May 13, 2017

Lexington man accused of stealing hundreds of coins from laundry ... and other top stories.

  • Lexington man accused of stealing hundreds of coins from laundry ...

    Lexington man accused of stealing hundreds of coins from laundry ...
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police have charged Leif Morgan with nine counts of third-degree burglary. Police said Morgan went to eight different apartments around Lexington in February, March and April. Police said he used a drill to break open the locks on the washers and dryers. They say he then stole quarters from multiple machines. According to Morgan's arrest citation, he was caught on camera using a tool to break into a laundry room and then stealing more quarters from those mac..
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  • Lexington steps up police patrols downtown as complaints about ...

    Lexington steps up police patrols downtown as complaints about ...
    Lexington police are stepping up patrols downtown and asking people not to give to panhandlers as complaints grow about the number of people begging on streets and at intersections. In February, the state Supreme Court struck down a 2007 Lexington ordinance that prohibits panhandling on public streets or intersections, saying it violated the First Amendment. Since the ordinance was tossed, the number of people asking for money on Lexington streets and complaints about panhandling have skyrocke..
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  • Lexington City Officials Weight Electronic Billboards

    Lexington city leaders are beginning to evaluate the use of electronic billboards along certain roadways in the central Kentucky community.  The idea prompted a number of questions during Tuesday’s council committee meeting. Lexington council members discussed electronic billboards during a committee meeting this week. Following state action, local governing bodies now have the authority to move forward with electronic billboards.  Representatives with Lamar Advertising appeared before th..
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  • Catch some sun before a rain-soaked weekend

    Catch some sun before a rain-soaked weekend
    Thursday may be the best weather day of the next four, according to area meteorologists. WKYT meteorologist Chris  Bailey said heavy rain will accompany a slow-moving system rolling across the state this weekend. The rain arrives in Central Kentucky as early as Thursday night and continues into Friday when a cold front is expected to stall on top of the region. The National Weather Service in Louisville warned that storms Thursday night could include gusty winds and small hail. The National We..
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  • Valley Park new location for Lexington-Fayette County Health ...

    Valley Park new location for Lexington-Fayette County Health ...
    The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s annual Rabies Vaccination Clinic will be held 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at Valley Park, 2077 Cambridge Drive. Vaccinations will cost just $3. All cats must be in a carrier, and all dogs must be on leashes. In the event of inclement weather, the clinic date is subject to change. The health department will provide updated information at www.lexingtonhealthdepartment.org and on its Twitter account at twitter.com/LFCHD. Rabies, a viral disease of h..
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  • Lexington Police Searching For Wallet Thief

    Lexington Police Searching For Wallet Thief
    Lexington Police Searching For Wallet Thief Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 3:53 PM EDT Updated: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:05 PM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) -- The Lexington Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a woman they say took another person's wallet.On February 21, an officer said that a woman had been shopping at the Family Dollar on Race Street with her two young children when she accidentally left her wallet on the counter after paying for her ..
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  • Grand jury indicts four charged in murder of pregnant Lexington ...

    Grand jury indicts four charged in murder of pregnant Lexington ...
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A grand jury has indicted four people in the death of a pregnant Lexington woman and her unborn son. Police say 22-year-old Maryiah Coleman, who was eight months pregnant, was out on a late evening walk with her dog along Winburn Drive on Sept. 7, 2016. Police say shots were fired as four men tried to rob another man, Eric Cannady. According to the indictment, one of the four men fired shots at Cannady and hit and killed Coleman her unborn son, Jakobe. 20-year-olds Demet..
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  • The Midtown Men build on their 'Jersey Boys' brotherhood

    The Midtown Men build on their 'Jersey Boys' brotherhood
    Whether it’s from their spectacular run on Broadway as cast members of the hit musical “Jersey Boys” or in their current gig as a quartet of vocal dynamos singing well-known tunes as The Midtown Men, there is an intangible quality to these four performers. “When people see the original guys from ‘Jersey Boys’ touring the country, they remember the chemistry,” said J. Robert Spencer, who played Nick Massi in “Jersey Boys” and founded The Midtown Men. “I think chemistry for vocal groups is so muc..
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  • Riley tweets Tanner Lee enters summer as Huskers' No. 1 QB

    Riley tweets Tanner Lee enters summer as Huskers' No. 1 QB
    Nebraska coach Mike Riley announced on Twitter that Tanner Lee will head into summer as the Cornhuskers' No. 1 quarterback. Riley said in a series of tweets Wednesday night that the competition among the quarterbacks was outstanding this spring and that they would continue to push each other. Riley said coaches met with the quarterbacks and "explained the importance of defining a starter at this time." Lee, a junior from Destrehan, Louisiana, who transferred from Tulane, beat out redshirt fresh..
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  • Concrete plant proposed on Lexington Road

    Concrete plant proposed on Lexington Road
    A mid section of a proposed redesign of Lexington Road between Baxter and Grinstead, showing the cycletrack on the south side of the road.(Photo: Louisville Metro Public Works)Temporarily stymied in its effort to develop a concrete manufacturing plant off River Road near Zorn Avenue, a Tennessee company is pursuing putting a plant at 1371 Lexington Road near Payne Street, across from Distillery Commons.Jeff Blankley, Smyrna's Kentucky general manager, said in an interview Wednesday that the comp..
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UPDATED | Man critically injured in shooting at Lexington home .UPDATE 4-China bird flu deaths surge in what could be the worst season ever .
Shots fired overnight in Lexington .Lexington must counter divisiveness .

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