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• Outgoing Kentucky governor restores voting rights for thousands of...

  

  — The outgoing Democratic governor of Kentucky signed an executive order Tuesday to restore the right to vote and hold public office to thousands of non-violent felons who've served out their sentences.The order from Gov. Steve Beshear — who leaves office next month — does not include those convicted of violent crimes, sex offenses, bribery or treason. Kentucky already restores voting rights to some nonviolent convicted felons, but the felon must apply to the governor's office, which approves th..

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• Volunteers serve Thanksgiving dinner to Lexington elementary students

  

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -While Thanksgiving is still a few days away, students at K through five Harrison Elementary School in Lexington are celebrating early thanks to volunteers from the Lexington Kiwanis Club. "This is a cultural event here at the school today so the kids are going to get a real thanksgiving dinner with dressing and cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy," Kiwanis secretary Edye Brya..

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• Shake Shack coming to The Summit at Fritz Farm

  Shake Shack will open its first-ever Kentucky location at The Summit at Fritz Farm in Lexington.The restaurant and the shopping center will open in March 2017, developers announced Tuesday.The restaurant, which began in 2001 as a hot dog cart in New York City, features 100 percent angus beef burgers, hot dogs, crinkle cut Yukon potato fries, frozen custard, shakes, beer, wine and a Shack Burger dog biscuit.The one-level, 3,000 square-foot Shake Shack will anchor “The Green,” a communal space are..

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• One man injured in shooting on Eastland Parkway in Lexington

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -Police were investigating Tuesday after a man was shot behind a building off Eastland Parkway. The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital. No information was available about the extent of his injuries. Police said they received a call around 1:15 p.m. about a person who had been shot near a vehicle off Eastland Parkway, behind the Parkway Center shops. When officers ..

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• VIDEO | Lexington teen solves Rubik's Cube, breaks world record

  

  VIDEO LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)-Fourteen-year-old Lucas Etter, a ninth-grader at Henry Clay High School, is the first person to solve a Rubik's Cube in less than five seconds. Saturday, his time for a single solve of the Rubik’s cube 3x3 was marked at 4.90 seconds during a World Cube Association-sponsored competition outside of Baltimore, Md. Etter has been competing since age 9, he attrib..

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• Golden Alert canceled; missing Lexington woman found

  

  Barbara Martin Garcia, 53, last seen Monday November 23 at the Circle K on Buckhorn Drive. If you see her call Lexington Police at 859-258-3600. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -Lexington Police have found a woman at the center of a Golden Alert. Barbara Martin Garcia, 53, was found safe around 1:30 Tuesday morning. She went missing from a facility on Buckhorn Drive on Monday afternoon. Ac..

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• "Sybil" art auction has Lexington ties

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)-A colorful auction is taking place that has ties to Shirley Mason's Lexington home. She's the woman who inspired the 1977 movie starring Sally Field, "Sybil." Mason died in 1998 in Lexington. More than 100 works of art recovered from her home illustrate her many personas- 16 in fact. There's Mary and Marcia and Vicky, just to name a few. Jim Ballard, formerly ..

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• Burglar uses roof to break into Lexington store

  

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -Police say a man climbed up onto a roof in order to break into a store. Lexington Police got an alarm notification from Panaderia, a bakery on W. New Circle. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a back door open. However, after investigating, officers say it appears the suspect got in through the roof. Police think the burglar used debris on the ground to create a make..

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• Liveblog: Kentucky-Boston U basketball

  It’s late night at Rupp Arena as newly minted No. 1-ranked Kentucky entertains Boston University for the second straight year. Tipoff is 9 p.m. on the SEC Network. Tom Hart, John Pelphrey and Laura Rutledge comprise the broadcast team for the telecast.We will be live blogging. Join us with your comments, observations, questions, rants, etc. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to have your comments appear automatically. Or you can just post through the comment box.Live Blog Liveblog: Kentucky-Bost..

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• Boone Creek Creamery opens Kentucky Proud store

  Boone Creek Creamery, 2416 Palumbo Drive, is opening the largest purelyKentucky Proudstore in Central Kentucky. The official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony will be 2 p.m. Nov. 30 but the shelves are stocked now. The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and will be adding a half day on Saturday during the holiday season. Call 859-402-2364 for more information or go toboonecreekcreamery.com.OwnerEd Puterbaughsaid his creamery has become a major agricultural tou..

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