The city of Lexington is in full celebration mode as it marks its 250th birthday, with a special focus on the culinary treasures within the community throughout the month.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police have launched a homicide investigation. Police say officers were dispatched to a home on the 1800 block of Darien Drive, which runs between Alexandria Drive and Lane Allen Road, for an unresponsive individual around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday.

The Lexington Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was found shot to death on Darien Drive Tuesday afternoon. According to police, officers were dispatched around 1:25 p.m. to a home in the 1800 block of Darien Drive for a report of an unresponsive person.

The Marketplace is set to open in spring 2026, joining existing locations on Beaumont Centre Circle and Richmond Road.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Nathaniel Danzy is facing charges in the murder of Zemondric Hall. At the end of May, shots rang out at the Bridle Creek Apartment Complex, leading one employee to call police. When police arrived, they say they saw Hall suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in his car. He died on the scene.

The Lexington County case was highlighted among other operations so far in 2025, which the DOJ says has resulted in the seizure of nearly 44 fentanyl pills, 4,500 pounds of fentanyl powder and 65,000 pounds of methamphetamine across the country among other drug busts.

The teacher is now charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol, according to court records.

Concerns about the security of church services have risen in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Lexington church. One security expert says active shootings in churches have gone up across the nation in the past ten years,