http://www.yourstreet.com/news/lexington YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The board of Lexington's Blue Grass Airport violated the Kentucky Open Records Act when it redacted information from a copy of a $10,000 check written in July 2008, the Kentucky Attorney General's office said. The check, written on an airport account, was issued to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749450/airport-erred-in-redacting-gobb-check,-ag-says Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:47:08 -0700 C.J. Leslie, Raleigh Word of God’s outstanding basketball forward, plans to be in Lexington, Ky., on Friday night for the Wildcats’ Midnight Madness. But that doesn’t mean that the University of Kentucky is the favorite to land the 6-foot-8, 200 pound forward... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742254/leslie-plans-visit-to-kentucky-midnight-madness Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:14:08 -0700 Over the next several weeks, people across Kentucky will be lining up and rolling up their sleeves to be vaccinated against seasonal flu and the new H1N1 virus. But Matt Schweder and his family won't be among them. Schweder, who lives in Lexington, said his family... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749471/officials-try-to-rid-worry-over-h1n1-vaccine Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:33:08 -0700 The fine folks from Lexington, Ky., were thrilled about their 2-year-olds in their first visit to Presque Isle Downs on the last day of the 2009 season. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737697/pid-winds-down-with-big-money-finish Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 LEXINGTON, Ky. -- With one scary hit on Tim Tebow, No. 1 Florida's season -- really, the entire complexion of the college football season -- could have changed. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737698/no-1-florida-wins-but-tebow-injured Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 Lexington, SC (WLTX) - A West Columbia man is in jail after officials say he robbed, kidnapped, and assaulted a cab driver Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729076/man-arrested-after-carjacking-cab-driver Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:27:08 -0700 LEXINGTON - The economic downturn has taken a toll on funds that donors gave the University of Kentucky for scholarships, fellowships and professorships, a newspaper reported. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718741/uk-s-endowment-feels-pinch Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:33:08 -0700 Insight Cable in Louisville and Lexington has made arrangements with ESPN to show the University Louisville at University of Kentucky football game at noon Saturday, Sept.19, to all of its subscribers, regardless of whether their programming package includes ESPNU. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712651/insight-showing-uk-u-of-l Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:47:08 -0700 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jorge Gonzalez almost didn't watch. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712191/uk-center-gets-centered-as-gonzalez-returns-from-suspension Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:37:08 -0700 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Eight projects in Virginia are sharing more than $71 million in federal bonds for school construction. The no-interest bonds were established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. They are available to localities for K-12 school... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709179/virginia-projects-share-71-6-million-in-school-building-bonds Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:06:08 -0700 Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman will attend the six-day Toll Fellowship Program beginning Saturday in Lexington, Ky. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710089/chapman-selected-for-training-for-emerging-leaders Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:18:08 -0700 LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The rush to improve safety since Eight Belles was euthanized at last year's Kentucky Derby did little to curb the number of horses dying at American racetracks in 2008, the Associated Press found in a national count. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6689831/horse-racingmore-than-1,200-horses-killed-at-tracks-in-2008 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The rush to improve safety since Eight Belles was euthanized at last year's Kentucky Derby did little to curb the number of horses dying at American racetracks in 2008, the Associated Press found in a national count. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6689846/horse-racing-more-than-1,200-horses-killed-at-tracks-in-2008 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- The rush to improve safety since Eight Belles was euthanized at last year's Kentucky Derby did little to curb the number of horses dying at American racetracks in 2008, The Associated Press found in a national count.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6687960/more-than-1,200-horses-killed-at-tracks-in-2008 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:44:08 -0700 Central Kentucky, get ready for another close-up. Producers of Secretariat, Disney's movie about the 1973 Triple Crown winner, will cast for extras next week in preparation for filming in the state for two weeks late this month and in early October. Oscar nominee... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6680254/extras-being-cast-for-secretariat- Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:29:08 -0700 LEXINGTON - The Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Association of Counties are taking different approaches in responding to internal spending scandals. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6655028/spending-scandals-handled-differently Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:21:08 -0700 David Mohney stepped down as board chairman of Lexington's Downtown Development Authority on Monday to take a part-time job with the organization as a professional staff member. Mohney said he and Harold Tate, president of the Downtown Development Authority, "are... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6655118/mohney-steps-down-as-chairman-of-downtown-development-authority Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:11:08 -0700 LEXINGTON, Ky. — His team is riding a nonconference winning streak of 14 straight games, and the way University of Kentucky coach Rich Brooks sees it, that's how things should be. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6653497/cats-expect-victories-in-nonconference-games Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:32:08 -0700 LEXINGTON - Former Kentucky League of Cities executive director Sylvia Lovely has agreed to relinquish most of her duties and abstain from suing the League. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6646130/league-director-relinquishes-duties Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:50:08 -0700 Associated Press - August 28, 2009 5:24 PM ET LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A former Lexington teacher accused of sexually abusing two students in the 1970s has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6640198/former-teacher-sentenced-for-70s-sex-abuse Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:24:08 -0700