Kentucky

News from the state of Kentucky

In Louisville, Breonna Taylor’s family honors her legacy

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On the one year anniversary of her death, Breonna Taylor's family will gather in downtown Louisville Saturday to honor Taylor's legacy and continue their...

Feds release investigative docs on Kentucky pipeline blast

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Heat from a deadly gas pipeline explosion in Kentucky burned so hot it melted the siding on a home 1,100 feet...

Kentucky Senate votes to make it a crime to taunt police

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FRANKFORT, Ky — It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate on...

Federal look into Breonna Taylor’s death casts a wider net

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Their numbers have dwindled since protesters first flooded Louisville’s streets after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her home a year...

Man charged with raping, assaulting child found incompetent

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl and fracturing her head with a shovel after being found mentally incompetent...

Kentucky House to vote on bill limiting no-knock warrants

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FRANKFORT, Ky — After lawmakers rejected a statewide ban on no-knock warrants, a Kentucky state House committee advanced a version Wednesday that limits the...

For 23-year-old Ciara Bravo, ‘Cherry’ is a star-making role

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Ciara Bravo didn’t have high hopes for her prospects when she saw the names attached to “Cherry.” She’d been working in the business for...

DOJ seeks $3.2M from West Virginia governor’s coal companies

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $3.2 million in penalties from Appalachian coal mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim...

Former Kentucky unemployment official found dead at age 39

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LOUISVILLE, Ky — The former director of Kentucky's unemployment office, who was fired last year because of problems in the program, has died. Muncie...

Woman sentenced for selling nonsterile, fake medical mesh

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Florida woman convicted of selling counterfeit medical supplies that made it into the operating room of a Kentucky hospital during...