Kentucky lawmakers have agreed to loosen inspection requirements for underground coal mines. … [Read more...]

Police say a man was trying to have four people, including two court officials, killed while he was behind bars. … [Read more...]

Metro Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has suspended a youth explorer program run by the police department amid an allegation of sex abuse. … [Read more...]

A first grade teacher at a Hardin County elementary school died in a Monday morning car crash on her way to work. … [Read more...]

Kentucky State University's board of regents has chosen M. Christopher Brown to be the school's 15th president following a sometimes controversial search. … [Read more...]

Authorities say a couple were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a home near Bowling Green early Sunday. … [Read more...]

A Louisville-based software company says it is expanding its training program for eastern Kentucky students in regions hit hard by the loss of coal jobs. … [Read more...]

Forestry officials say a dozen firefighters from Kentucky are in Oklahoma to help battle wildfires there. … [Read more...]

Vice President Mike Pence appealed for total GOP congressional support for a White House-backed health overhaul during a brief visit Saturday to Kentucky, where the Republican governor and junior senator are among the plan's skeptics. … [Read more...]

A recent federal report gave Kentucky’s foster care system a failing grade in every area, and its worst rating was for finding children a permanent home. … [Read more...]