LEXINGTON, Ky. - A University of Kentucky student organization that helps train animals to work with special needs clients has been chosen as one of 200 finalists in State Farm’s Neighborhood Assist program.    Wildcat Service Dogs is in line to receive up to $25,000 if it makes the final cut.  

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Lexington’s Paul Laurence Dunbar High School marching band will be heading back to New York City in 2014 for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. - The creation of a Kentucky-based call center for individuals looking for health insurance information through the state’s health exchange will translate to 100 new jobs. Xerox will provide the staffing and infrastructure for the center.

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Toyota will start building the Lexus ES 350 at a factory in Georgetown, Ky., starting in 2015, producing a luxury brand vehicle for the first time in the United States.

The Japanese car company said Friday that the Georgetown plant will build about 50,000 of the flagship sedans each year, creating 750 new jobs.

The Georgetown plant currently assembles the Camry, Avalon and Venza models as well as their hybrid counterparts. The plant already employs about 6,600 people.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Opera buffs can look forward to Mozart, a popular musical recently adapted to film, and a new version of an audience favorite during the University of Kentucky’s Opera Theatre’s 2013-14 season.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - In 2011, the Department of Defense reported about 28,000 violent sex crimes in the military.  But why do outside estimates put the numbers much higher?  And why do most service members choose not to report their assault?  WUKY Reporter Chase Cavanaugh has the details on an upcoming local screening of an Oscar Nominated film that hopes to answer these questions.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky is in the running to produce an unspecified new vehicle model and add 570 permanent full-time workers at its Georgetown plant, according to details the carmaker provided to state officials to qualify for tax incentives.

The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority approved $146.5 million in state tax incentives on Wednesday to help with the cost of the proposed $531 million expansion.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A Kentucky basketball icon turned politician could be the subject of a federal grand jury meeting on Friday.

Frankfort defense attorney Guthrie True said he has been informed that the grand jury will look at former Agriculture Commmissioner Richie Farmer.

The Executive Branch Ethics Commission charged Farmer last month with 42 administrative ethics violations for allegedly misusing government funds and employees while in office.