A major cholera outbreak, thought to have started at a popular Lexington tavern, killed about 7% of the city's population in ...

Transy was the first college west of the Allegheny Mountains, and its status as an academic powerhouse helped cement one of ...

The exhibit highlights hidden Kentucky stories, including a woman who played a key role in air conditioning invention and a ...

After a down 2024 season, what are the best things about Kentucky entering Year 13 of the Mark Stoops era in Lexington?

He stands at six feet five. He tips the scale at 180 pounds. He hails from Bimini, The Bahamas, and played his high school ball in both West Palm Beach, Florida, and Brookville, New York. He is going ...

In the wild world of auto racing, truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Here's a look at some of NASCAR's oddest facts.

A number of exhibits around the city will take a look at the past in July and August as part of the city’s celebration of its ...

The Devils on the Run is anticipated to continue through Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and other states through the summer season. Several locations have sold out their sessions in advance ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Central Kentucky's signature 502 area code could soon run out of available phone numbers, and locals have mixed opinions about it. For some in the Louisville area, the three ...

Post position Post positions are the randomly drawn starting spots for as many as 20 horses competing in the Kentucky Derby. These spots start at 1 on the inside and go to 20 on the outside. If 20 ...

The 2025 Kentucky Derby, the 151st edition of horse racing's first Triple Crown leg, will be contested Saturday, May 3 (post time 6:57 p.m. ET, NBC). Twenty horses are again set to compete in the ...

The first garland of roses was presented to Burgoo King in 1932. 4. Fastest Derby: Secretariat still holds the Kentucky Derby speed record at 1:59.40 for 1¼ miles, set in 1973. 5.