The Leitchfield Fire Department responded to a fire on the roof of OFS Brands around 9 pm CST Saturday (3/2). … [Read more...]

Some Kentucky lawmakers have complained that circuit judges in Frankfort wield too much power in deciding big legal cases. On Monday (2/25), Republican lawmakers started advancing a bill aimed at spreading those cases to other judges across the state. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill over objections from Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. The bill's sponsor is Senate President Robert Stivers. The measure could apply to lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of a state law. It would allow a random drawing to determine where a case is heard if state officials who are defendants request it. Those cases now often end up in Franklin County Circuit Court in Frankfort. Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd drew criticism last year from state leaders who backed a pension overhaul that he struck down. … [Read more...]

Representatives from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet collected input from members of Meade County Fiscal Court last week. … [Read more...]

Crews from various agencies were called in the wake of several accidents outside of the wintry precipitation over the past weekend in Meade County. … [Read more...]

Kentucky's attorney general says a new regulation restricting public access to the state Capitol is invalid. … [Read more...]