Judge rules against owners of failed Lexington restaurant and other top stories.

• Judge rules against owners of failed Lexington restaurant

  

  A Fayette Circuit judge has ruled in favor of Walker Properties and against the owners of the failed National Provisions restaurant in a dispute over rent and fixtures. National Provisions at 710 National Avenue in Lexington closed in September, and that resulted in a suit filed by the property owner, Walker Properties, against the restaurant owners, Krim Boughalem and his wife, Andrea Sims. In a ruling filed Wednesday, Judge Thomas Travis granted a summary judgment to Walker Properties, dismis..

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• New Alcohol Delivery Service In Lexington

  

  New Alcohol Delivery Service In Lexington Posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:56 PM EDT Updated: Thursday, July 20, 2017 7:37 PM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) You can have just about anything delivered to your front door and now, a Lexington business is adding alcohol to that list.Anyone 21 and older in Fayette County can go to hops2go.com, pick out what they want and then call their order in at 888-BEER. When the order is placed, it is run through the Hops 2 Go system and then brought to..

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• Lexington, Louisville awarded $5 million for violence prevention

  

  Lexington and Louisville have been awarded $5 million over the next three years to start leadership fellowship programs for young black men age 16 to 25. The grant from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust is to start programs for teens and young men impacted by violence. The program is affiliated with Cities United, a nonprofit committed to addressing violence in more than 100 cities nationwide. The fellowships will encourage leadership development and offer education and job support. T..

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• Lexington officer involved in deadly crash identified, radio traffic ...

  

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The name of the officer involved in a deadly accident Wednesday night has been released. The Lexington Police Department The Lexington Police Department said Officer Jordan Truett struck and killed Dave Miles, 50, with his vehicle. Miles died at 2:56 a.m. Wednesday at UK Medical Center Emergency Department. Lexington Police say the officer was responding to a request from another officer for assistance on a traffic stop. In radio traffic obtained by WKYT, you can hea..

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• Rupp Arena upgrades part of new Lexington Center plans

  

  NBBJ and EOP Architects of Lexington unveiled proposed changes to the Lexington Convention Center on Thursday. The estimated 265 million dollar project ...

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• Former LexCath standout Whitman leaves Kansas basketball team

  

  Graduate transfer Jack Whitman is leaving the Kansas basketball program, Coach Bill Self confirmed Thursday morning. Whitman, a 6-foot-9 forward from Lexington Catholic High School in Kentucky, played the last three seasons at William & Mary before committing to KU in May. “Jack called me last night and informed me that he would not be playing basketball at Kansas for his fifth year,” Self said. “I do not know what his plans are moving forward. All I know is he will not be part of our basketbal..

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• Fayette County coroner seeks help finding family of 47-year-old man ...

  

  The Fayette County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the family of a man who died Thursday in Lexington. John Gregory Marlowe, 47, died of natural causes in the area of Eastland Drive, according to the coroner’s office. He was a white man thought to be from Harlan and attended Evarts High School. He reportedly had a sister named Jennifer. Anyone with information about Marlowe is asked to call the coroner’s office at 859-455-5700.

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• Mr. Calipari goes to Washington

  

  University of Kentucky Men's Basketball Coach John Calipari made the rounds in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, posting photos of himself on the National Mall ...

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• Griffin helps to shut out Lexington, Columbia wins 4-0

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Cameron Griffin and four other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Columbia Fireflies beat the Lexington Legends 4-0 on Thursday.Griffin (1-2) went 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out two to pick up the win. Andre Davis (5-3) went five innings, allowing one run and six hits while striking out five in the South Atlantic League game.In the top of the fourth, Columbia grabbed the lead on a single by Luis Carpio that scored Desmond Lindsay. The Fir..

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• GOP and Dems start talking about compromise health bill

  

  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will move next week on a measure to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, but, predicting failure, other senators are already talking about areas of compromise between Republicans and Democrats. Senator John Thune, R-South Dakota, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said there was a "good chance" that if Republicans prove unsuccessful next week there could be pressure to "pivot to another strategy, which could include shorter term measures where you..

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