Kentucky's lieutenant governor has lost a preliminary round in her legal fight with the state's governor over a staffing dispute. … [Read more...]

A federal appeals court has vacated the 30-day prison sentence given to the man who tackled U.S. Senator Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home in 2017. … [Read more...]

A team of nurses from Kentucky is heading to North Carolina to help victims of Hurricane Dorian. … [Read more...]

The last of four women charged as teenagers with the 1992 torture murder of a southern Indiana 12 year-old has been released from prison. … [Read more...]

A group of Kentucky hospitals is suing dozens of opioid makers and distributors saying the companies misrepresented the benefits and dangers of the painkiller. … [Read more...]

Kentuckians face threats to their safety and property throughout the year; from tornadoes, flooding, straight-line winds, lightning, winter storms, and man-made hazards, to daily emergencies. … [Read more...]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College announced a new scholarship dedicated to supporting first generation college students. ECTC President & CEO Dr. Juston Pate said the scholarship made possible by donations from Michael and Selena Hudson will allow first generation college students the assistance. He said about thirty percent of ECTC students are the first in their family to complete a college degree. For the Hudsons, the opportunity to help students build better lives was personal. Not only did they both attend ECTC, they were also both first generation college students. The Hudson First Generation Scholarship fund will begin taking applications in January 2020, with awards being made for the 2020-2021 academic year. Donors can contribute gifts of any amount to the fund to increase the number of scholarships awarded. Checks can be sent to ECTC at 600 College Street Road, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701 with Hudson First Generation Scholarship noted in the memo field. For more information or to donate to the fund, contact Megan Stith at 270-706-8721. … [Read more...]

Many motorists will be out and traveling enjoying the final holiday weekend of the summer. … [Read more...]

The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a nonprofit mental health provider can't use bankruptcy to escape its financial obligations to the state pension system. The unanimous ruling on Thursday could help protect the financial viability of one of the country's worst-funded public pension systems. Louisville mental health provider Centerstone owes an estimated $130 million to the Kentucky Retirement Systems, which manages the state's pension fund. The court ruled that Centerstone had a statutory obligation to pay into the system, which bankruptcy does not erase. Centerstone had argued that it had a contractual obligation. A concern for state officials was whether other nonprofits remaining in the system would use bankruptcy to leave if the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Centerstone. … [Read more...]

Authorities in Meade County are searching for an inmate who walked away from a work detail in Brandenburg Wednesday (8/28). … [Read more...]