$6,000 for a baseball game? Beshear, Ball disagree with executive spending

,000 for a baseball game? Beshear, Ball disagree with executive spending

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Was a reported $6,000 outlay for a Lexington Legends baseball game an example of executive branch overspending or a chance to give hundreds of foster kids their first experience in a professional ballpark? In Frankfort, it depends on who you ask. A long-running conflict over executive branch spending came to a head … Read more

‘We’ve seen hundreds of them’

‘We’ve seen hundreds of them’

A spotted lighthouse invasion continued across the country and in Kentucky. What is going on? According to a Kentucky Office of the State Entomologist Facebook post, the lanternfly started in Gallatin County in 2023 before expanding to 16 counties by the beginning of the year, all north of Fayette. State entomologists encouraged residents to be … Read more

Kentucky Bourbon Distillery Seeks $34.5M Mid-Bankruptcy Sale Just Months After Construction

Kentucky Bourbon Distillery Seeks .5M Mid-Bankruptcy Sale Just Months After Construction

A Kentucky bourbon distillery that completed construction a few months ago is now up for sale after a federal bankruptcy judge approved a process to address more than $34.5 million in unpaid debt, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported Thursday. Luca Mariano Distillery in Danville will be offered to bidders following an order from US Bankruptcy Judge … Read more