Lexington, Kentucky

The prolific and influential musician and recording artist helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers.
Mamadou Savané, owner of Sav's Grill in Lexington, Kentucky, brings the food of Guinea to the American South.
Boosting turnout in Kentucky's blue cities may be Democrats' only chance to unseat the unpopular Senate leader.
An openly gay man, a woman and a black man will now compete to serve a district that has never elected a gay, female or black representative.
“What the events in Charlottesville did was confirm that this was the right thing to do,” said Lexington Mayor Jim Gray.
"When you see the violence that we saw in Charlottesville, then you know that we must act," Lexington Mayor Jim Gray said.
"The tragic events in Charlottesville today have accelerated the announcement I intended to make next week."
Kentucky's Jefferson County logged 695 overdoses in January alone.