Lexington Herald Leader

kentucky.com — Over residents' objections on Thursday, Lexington's Urban County Planning Commission approved Kroger's plans to demolish and rebuild its Euclid Avenue location, featuring parking spaces on the roof and an escalator for shopping carts. The plan requires approval from the Urban County Council, which has 90 days to act.

kentucky.com — The Lexington Public Library must pay $927,491 to Kathleen Imhoff, its former chief executive officer, because of the way it terminated her employment in July 2009, an arbitration panel ruled this week. The arbitrators said Imhoff had a four-year employment contract that allowed the library board of trustees to fire her for cause and not be obligated to continue paying her $137,035 annual salary and benefits.

kentucky.com — A Bourbon County chemistry teacher can remain in the classroom even though he violated state law by not disclosing previous misconduct investigations against him at the University of Kentucky, a state board has ruled. Eric Smart of Versailles was investigated by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board after the Lexington Herald-Leader published articles in December detailing his departure from UK.

kentucky.com — A Lexington high school football player was killed in a fatal shooting in Lexington Wednesday night, his uncle said. A high school athletic director said Patrick Puckett was a "fun-loving kid who got along with everybody. He was one of those kids you couldn't help but love.