2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (366+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A local business owner who uses his fudge shop's social media earnings to pay off student lunch debt has set an ambitious goal for 2026. Adam Dahl, owner of Dahlhus Fudge, raised more than $30,000 in 2025 to pay off…...

18+ hour, 19+ min ago  (209+ words) Berea to begin adding 911 emergency service fee onto water bills'WKYT BEREA, Ky. (WKYT) - The city of Berea will be adding a new 911 emergency service fee onto water bills, beginning with those due Jan. 10, 2026. Berea City Council adopted an ordinance to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (181+ words) New Peddlers Mall location to hold soft open on New Year's Day'WKYT LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A new Lexington Peddlers Mall location will hold its soft open on New Year's Day. West Lex Peddlers Mall, located on Allen Road, said they…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (328+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Tolly-Ho, a popular restaurant near the University of Kentucky campus that has been open since 1971, is closing its doors permanently at midnight on New Year's Eve. The greasy spoon restaurant has been a Lexington and campus staple…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (901+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky will implement three significant policy changes on Jan. 1, 2026, affecting individual taxpayers, the state's bourbon industry and consumer data privacy while cutting state and local revenues. The individual income tax rate will drop to 3.5%, a law that…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (323+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act are set to expire in two days, causing health insurance premiums to increase for Kentuckians who get coverage through the health care exchange in 2026. Priscilla Easterling with Kentucky Voices…...

6+ day, 34+ min ago  (186+ words) Kentucky Newsmakers 12/28: BBB Serving Greater Ky. & South Central Indiana's Heather Clary; Kentucky Retail Federation's Steve McClain'WKYT LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT's Bill Bryant talks with BBB serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana Director…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (288+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky's minimum wage will remain $7.25 an hour in 2026, leaving the state increasingly out of step with a growing number of states that are boosting their pay floors next year, a trend that could deepen wage disparities for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (139+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government announced a revised waste collection schedule due to the holidays. On Christmas and New Years Day, Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1, there will be no city waste collection. The city of Lexington…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (403+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A major mixed-use development will bring hundreds of homes to Winchester starting in 2026. The development is planned for an area near Old Boonesboro Road, north of George Rogers Clark High School. The project is being developed by…...