Kentucky
First Down Kentucky: Kroger Field will be packed this fall
Mark Stoops Gives Updates On Kentucky Football At Media Day
Kentucky has eight home games on the slate in 2024. South Carolina and Georgia will roll into Lexington back-to-back in September. Auburn will make their first trip to the Bluegrass State since 2015. Jeff Brohm will be on a Louisville sideline on the road in the Governor’s Cup rivalry for the first time since Andre Woodson found Steve Johnson streaking down the sideline in 2007.
The fan base has shown its excitement through season ticket sales. Kroger Field will have some jam-packed crowds this football season.
The Big Blue Nation can find tickets to Kentucky home games here. First Down Kentucky is ready to get the last weekend of summer without college football (that felt so good to type) started by looking at some more fall camp highlights.
More Kentucky fall camp highlights
All but two Kentucky practices have been closed throughout fall camp, but the social team over at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility has been doing a good job of keeping us up to speed on what is going on with the Kentucky football program.
Two more videos dropped on Thursday.
Most notably, Marques Cox was spotted in the background without pads not participating, but it looks like Jager Burton has returned to practice after he was not shown in a practice highlight clip of the first-string offensive line earlier this week.
We should expect some more highlight packages over the weekend from Kentucky’s second fall camp scrimmage. Over at KSR+, we took a look at some of the big storylines that could develop as camp wraps up. We will have much more coverage of what is going on at the facility over the weekend.
Recruiting update at KSR+
We are now halfway through the current recruiting dead period as camp begins to wrap up. Once September rolls around, schools will be allowed to host prospects for visits again. Kentucky currently has 17 high school commits in the fold, but there is plenty of work to be done.
A new recruiting notebook dropped at KSR+ on Friday afternoon. We have a couple of big updates to share at wide receiver, where UK’s offensive line class sits, and why Cedric Works‘ transfer to Frederick Douglass is a big deal.
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The man in charge of the sign-stealing scandal at Michigan that some Big Ten rivals will claim tainted an undefeated national champion is not leaving football. After being fired during the epic run last year in Ann Arbor, Connor Stalions has re-emerged and will now have control of his own defense.
Stalions has joined the Detroit (Mich.) Mumford coaching staff as a volunteer assistant and is the program’s new defensive coordinator.
“He’s great with the kids, has an outstanding football mind and we’re learning a lot — not just the kids, but the coaching staff,” Mumford head coach William McMichael said. “He’s a great addition to what we’re doing. He can help prepare the kids for college. They are learning the lingo, how they practice college, and how they break down film, so it gives the kids an advantage.”
Michigan is currently awaiting a formal Notice of Allegations for the sign-stealing scheme that reached drastic measures. At the end of the month, a Netflix documentary will air that will tell the story of the scheme. Stalions is expected to make his first public appearance since resigning from Michigan on Nov. 3.
What a sport.
13 things more likely to happen than winning the Powerball jackpot
Hoping to win the Powerball jackpot? Here are 13 things more likely to happen than becoming an instant millionaire.
The Kentucky Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Wednesday, June 3, 2026 winning numbers for each game.
Cash Ball
06-07-14-21, Cash Ball: 11
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Pick 3
Evening: 7-0-9
Midday: 8-9-3
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Pick 4
Evening: 2-2-9-3
Midday: 7-8-6-6
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Powerball
14-16-38-55-64, Powerball: 12, Power Play: 3
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Powerball Double Play
26-28-31-56-64, Powerball: 13
Millionaire for Life
04-13-32-51-55, Bonus: 04
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Kentucky
Fayette County school board chair, KEA sue to block Kentucky law that would oust current members
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Fayette County Board of Education Chair Tyler Murphy and the Kentucky Education Association have filed a lawsuit challenging a newly enacted Kentucky law that would overhaul the governance structure of Fayette County Public Schools and force all current board members out of office at the end of 2026.
The lawsuit names the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Fayette County Board of Elections and Fayette County election officials as defendants.
At the center of the legal challenge is Senate Bill 4, which lawmakers passed over Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto earlier this year.
Under the law, the seven-member Fayette County Board of Education would be reduced to five district-based seats, the lawsuit reads. The terms of all current board members would end Dec. 31, 2026, and new elections would be held for the restructured board.
The lawsuit argues the law is unconstitutional and asks the court to block its implementation, including any election-related actions tied to the measure.
Court filings contend the legislation unlawfully targets a single school district and interferes with the terms of duly elected local officials. Plaintiffs also argue the law violates provisions of the Kentucky Constitution governing local elections and public officeholders.
Attorneys included exhibits detailing criticism of Murphy and Fayette County Public Schools leadership from state lawmakers, including a petition seeking Murphy’s removal and a letter from state Sen. Chris McDaniel calling for the resignations of Murphy and Superintendent Demetrus Liggins.
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the law is invalid and requests expedited review from the court due to upcoming election deadlines.
No hearing date had been announced as of Wednesday.
The lawsuit comes as Fayette County Public Schools continues to face scrutiny over budgeting decisions, district spending and governance issues that have drawn attention from state lawmakers over the past year.
In a statement, Representative Matt Lockett criticized Murphy as he highlighted what he stated are district failures under Murphy.
“This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt to distract from the disaster that Fayette County Public Schools is under Tyler Murphy’s leadership as board chair. Under his watch, the district has spiraled into a financial crisis so severe that it is now seeking to borrow up to $110 million simply to keep the lights on and make it through the school year. Students have been failed. Families have been failed. Teachers and staff have been failed. Taxpayers have been failed. And the Lexington community has been left paying the price for years of mismanagement and poor oversight.
Rather than taking responsibility for the district’s financial failures and focusing on what is best for students, he has chosen to file a lawsuit challenging a law that was duly passed by the General Assembly and enacted through the constitutional process. He may be emboldened by recent rulings by activist judges, but there are no legitimate grounds for overturning a duly enacted statute simply because you can’t do the right thing by this community. The General Assembly has both the authority and the responsibility to establish standards for public offices and governance structures across the Commonwealth.
At a time when Fayette County schools are facing unprecedented financial turmoil, the focus should be on accountability, transparency, and fixing the problems that have brought the district to this point. The only filing Fayette County taxpayers should be expecting from Mr. Murphy is his resignation.”
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been causing fear around the world, and a Lexington doctor is preparing in the event a case is found in Kentucky.
According to the CDC, there have been 49 deaths and over 300 confirmed cases across the two countries, with more suspected cases still being investigated.
UK Healthcare is working to become a Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center through the National Special Pathogen System, which would allow the facility to treat Ebola patients in-house.
Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels, an infectious disease physician at UK Healthcare, said the current outbreak is serious, but Kentucky residents are not at significant risk.
“Ebola scares people just because of the mortality, the death rate, associated with it and some of the long term consequences when you do survive. Fortunately, the strain that we’re seeing in Eastern (Democratic Republic of Congo) is thought to be not as deadly, but either way it’s a very serious disease. It carries a lot of stigma and fear,” Van Sickels said.
Here in Kentucky, however, is a very safe environment, Dr. Van Sickels said.
Currently, Dr. Van Sickels says UK Healthcare operates as an assessment hospital, meaning it can evaluate patients with symptoms who have traveled to regions with active outbreaks, coordinate testing with the state, and transfer patients to higher-level care centers if needed.
Once the Level 2 designation is complete, UK Healthcare will be the only facility in Kentucky with that capability.
“We’re the only facility in Kentucky that is able to have a level 2 designation once we finish this grant award and get approved,” Dr. Van Sickels said.
In January 2026, UK Healthcare received a grant from the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC), the governing body of the National Special Pathogen System.
“It’s approximately half a million dollars to transform our institution,” Van Sickels said.
The funding has been used to run simulation drills in coordination with Lexington Fire, EMS, and the state health department. The grant also enabled UK Healthcare to upgrade its protective outerwear, with all seam points covered to provide additional protection. Ebola is transmitted through bodily fluids.
During a recent site visit and simulation, evaluators identified vulnerabilities in the facility’s previous protective suits.
“When we had our site visit and had our stimulation, for example, they said that the seams that we had on our old suits, you could pull and stretch, and that they were rather porous,” Van Sickels said.
Van Sickels had been working on the preparedness project since the beginning of the year.
Citing lessons learned from the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic, which spread to the U.S. and resulted in 4 cases and 1 death.
“Ebola 2014 taught a lot of hospitals in the US about high consequence infections, established what is now NETEC, the educating body for our country, uh, about high consequence pathogens,” Van Sickels said.
“We’re constantly wanting to push preparedness, uh, because that is the key to success in evading further outbreaks,” Van Sickels said.
UK Healthcare expects to complete its Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center designation by the end of summer.
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