A federal grand jury has indicted a coal company and three operators at a Harlan County mine where an underground miner was killed in a roof fall last year. The 32-count indictment issued Wednesday in London charges...More >>
A federal grand jury has indicted a coal company and three operators at a Harlan County mine where an underground miner was killed in a roof fall last year.More >>
Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says there's a growing chance that his party's presidential nominee could ultimately be chosen at a brokered convention this summer.More >>
Federal officials say another 10 states are getting a total of $230 million to set up new health insurance markets under President Barack Obama's overhaul.More >>
About 50 Kentucky tea party activists have rallied at the state Capitol in support of a bill that would limit state debt and to protest deficit spending at every level of government.More >>
A three-judge federal appeals panel has turned away a challenge from a defunct cigarette maker to a landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies.More >>
Police have charged five western Kentucky teens after a video showing a naked juvenile in a high school locker room was shown to other students.More >>
The National Parks Conservation Association says a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to exempt some older coal plants from tough air quality standards could hurt Mammoth Cave National Park.More >>
The process of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas in Kentucky is the subject of a panel discussion this week at the University of Kentucky.More >>
A Covington collection agency has merged with an accounts receivable company based in New York, which plans to add up to 250 jobs at an expanded northern Kentucky facility.More >>
Kentucky is still perfect in the SEC after Tuesday's 73-64 win over Mississippi State. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 18 points and the top-ranked Wildcats rallied from 13 points down at halftime to win 73-64. Anthony...More >>
Residents in the Fort Carson area can expect to see and hear more helicopters when Army aviators from Fort Campbell, Ky., conduct high-altitude training in Colorado this spring.More >>
The University of Kentucky board of trustees has approved letting university President Eli Capilouto sign a deal with a Tennessee real estate firm for a plan that will lead to a new 600-bed residence hall for honors students.More >>
Leaders of the nation's largest Protestant denomination have endorsed an optional alternative name for the Southern Baptist Convention: Great Commission Baptists.More >>
Former Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton has made a personal appeal to lawmakers to create a new public university in the state's Appalachian region to build intellectual capital.More >>
A 22-year-old Oklahoma woman who reportedly contracted salmonella after eating at Taco Bell has sued the fast-food company, seeking more than $75,000 in damages.More >>
A group representing the pharmaceutical industry spent more than $194,000 on lobbying legislators to oppose a bill that would require a prescription to buy cold and allergy medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, a key...More >>
Vice President Joe Biden's wife will visit community colleges in Kentucky and Tennessee to promote President Barack Obama's proposal for an $8 billion program to train community college students for high-growth...More >>
A church in Perry County has turned into a shelter for eastern Kentucky residents still without power after heavy snow fell in the region on Sunday.More >>
A panel for the Southern Baptist Convention has recommended that its leadership approve a new, add-on description for the denomination, though it wouldn't be a legal name change.More >>
Michael David Reliford, editor and general manager of The Independent who worked at the Ashland newspaper for more than 45 years, has died. He was 68.More >>
The Kentucky State Fair Board is seeking proposals for a luxury hotel that they say would lure more large conventions and trade shows to the area.More >>
Hundreds of educators from 17 states are headed to Kentucky to learn how the state is using a new set of nationwide standards in its public schools to get students ready for college.More >>
The University of Louisville and Kentucky National Guard have set up a partnership that will promote an ongoing professional exchange among soldiers and their families and university faculty, staff and students.More >>
A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow across parts of the South, causing power outages, slippery roads and numerous accidents during the Presidents Day holiday weekend, is moving out to sea.More >>
As a winter storm has dumped several inches of snow on parts of the South, about a dozen vehicles have been involved in an interstate pileup in northern Tennessee.More >>
The reopening of the Sherman Minton Bridge has business returning to normal more than five months after a crack in load-bearing steel led to Gov. Mitch Daniels to order the span over the Ohio River closed.More >>
Military spouses who leave their jobs because of the frequent moves required in the military would be eligible for unemployment benefits under proposed bill in Tennessee that has the support of the governor.More >>
Coal isn't the only Appalachian resource that keeps Kentucky heated. Political leaders reared in the mountains have been doing their part for years, stirring hot debate in Frankfort.More >>
Muhammad Ali turned 70 last month, but the world's most famous people are still wishing the boxer known simply as "The Greatest" a happy birthday.More >>
With General Motors posting a $7.6 billion profit last year, employees at the automaker's Bowling Green plant are also reaping a windfall as a part of the company's profit-sharing distributions.More >>
The Morehead State University Board of Regents is asking state lawmakers to reject a proposal that would add the private University of Pikeville to Kentucky's public university system.More >>
Allegiant Air is ending its short-lived service between Lexington and Las Vegas this spring, but it will continue to service flights between the Blue Grass Airport and Florida.More >>
Musicians and supporters of the Louisville Orchestra protested outside an opera performance at the Brown Theatre as they seek a settlement in a yearlong contract dispute with the orchestra's board.More >>
Two fugitives wanted in Kentucky for rape and sexual abuse were caught in Texas, after police investigators found out they had been communicating with a friend on Facebook.More >>
Political activity has slowed and food donations have declined, but nearly 20 protesters remain camped at the home base for the Occupy Louisville protest.More >>
Muhammad Ali lost just once in his seven prizefights in Las Vegas over 19 years. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and join the icon known as "The Greatest" in...More >>
Gov. Steve Beshear says an underwater inspection team concluded the crash of a cargo ship into the Eggners Ferry Bridge on Kentucky Lake caused no significant damage to the piers.More >>
A north-central Indiana man who lost his right hand in a farming accident eight years ago is the eighth person to undergo a hand transplant at a Kentucky hospital.More >>
A large empty vessel used in chemical weapons destruction is set to make its way to the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Richmond.More >>
Workers at a small Kentucky garment factory that makes Air Force windbreakers can breathe easier now that Federal Prison Industries has decided against pursing the military contract so that prisoners could do the work.More >>
Lawyers have submitted their arguments to the Kentucky Supreme Court in a case challenging the constitutionality of Kentucky's newly drawn legislative districts.More >>
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said research grants from abroad have emerged as a new funding source as state and federal support dips.More >>
University Hospital in Louisville will start searching for a new partner six weeks after Gov. Steve Beshear rejected a proposed merger with a Catholic health care system.More >>
A western Kentucky school district is searching for a new superintendent after the school board opted not to extend the current chief's contract.More >>
The state plans to close the medical examiner's office in Madisonville on July 1 and require 25 western Kentucky counties to transport bodies for autopsies to Louisville.More >>
A northeastern Kentucky company that sells as many as 70,000 jackets a year to the Air Force says it will be forced out of business if the federal government goes through with a plan to let federal prisoners do the work.More >>
Millions of people worldwide are held in modern slavery and sex trafficking, and experts say that's more than at the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.More >>
Three counties have earned the designation as "Work Ready Communities," a new state moniker that is aimed at retaining and attracting businesses.More >>
The state House of Representatives has approved a proposal that would let Kentuckians decide whether to amend the state Constitution to restore some felons' voting rights.More >>
A clothing manufacturer has gone public with worries that a Kentucky factory could be forced to close, idling about 100 employees, because the federal government is considering letting prisoners do the work.More >>
A Kentucky woman whose teenage daughter ended up in a hospital after smoking synthetic marijuana is at the forefront of an effort to push the U.S. Senate to pass legislation banning the substances.More >>
More than 1,000 people attended the world premiere of the independent film Deadline, which was made in Nashville and inspired by the true story of how a newspaper helped solve a small-town racially motivated killing.More >>
The group building a Noah's Ark-themed tourism attraction in northern Kentucky says it has purchased the final tract of land for the 800-acre site.More >>
Cheerleaders, a children's rhythm section and the lieutenant governor roused a crowd of more than 1,000 children and adults who gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to advocate for the needs of children.More >>
Officials in Rowan County are taking a stand against a proposal to add the private University of Pikeville into the state's higher education system.More >>
The attorney for a southern Kentucky sheriff charged with beating a suspect and then covering it up says the indictment is "unjustified" and no one used physical force on 30-year-old Billy R. Stinnett after deputies put...More >>
The lawyer for a Murray State University student who was charged after campus police found explosives in his dorm room says his client never intended harm.More >>
A superseding indictment has been filed against an Iraqi man facing trial on terrorism charges, alleging he lied to gain refugee status and enter the United States.More >>
A southern Kentucky sheriff and four other men have been charged with federal civil rights violations stemming from what prosecutors called a beating and cover-up in 2010.More >>
The Pentagon is offering new details of its plan for shifting from a combat mission in Afghanistan to one focused on training and advising Afghan forces as they gradually shoulder more of the combat burden.More >>
State senators have backed off a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county constable, opting instead to allow fiscal courts to decide their responsibilities and duties.More >>
The owners of a cargo ship that struck and collapsed part of a western Kentucky bridge say they were not responsible for a nighttime collision that took out part of the span because some of the bridge's lights were not...More >>
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights is taking nominations for the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame and plans to hold an inductions ceremony this fall in Louisville.More >>
A western Kentucky woman has been charged with cruelty to animals after the Graves County Sheriff and an animal rights group raided her facility and found more than 100 dogs on the property.More >>
Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo says he is filing legislation to give whistleblowers strong financial incentive to step forward if state tax dollars are being misused.More >>
Hundreds of citizen activists, Appalachian residents and environmentalists rallied at the Kentucky Capitol to call for an end to mountaintop blasting and destructive surface mining practices.More >>
Gov. Steve Beshear has joined with members of Kentucky's congressional delegation to press the Department of Energy to offer a plan for the future of Paducah's government-owned nuclear enrichment plantMore >>
The House Transportation Committee has approved legislation that would allow the Amish to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies rather than bright orange triangular signs that some object to on religious grounds.More >>
Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott has recused himself from a political redistricting case that has been appealed to the state's highest court.More >>
Students who attend a private central Kentucky high school and want to learn more about the region's horse industry will have a chance to under a new program being planned.More >>
Experienced gardeners who have dreamed of displaying their talents in public parks will have a chance to do so with the Louisville Zoo's Adopt-a-Garden program.More >>
SinFire Cinnamon Whiskey is pitched as a "sinful spirit." Sazerac Inc. thinks it's an idea that's sinfully close to its own brand of cinnamon flavored alcohol, Fireball Whiskey.More >>
Officials of Medicaid managed care organizations were questioned by the House-Senate Program Review and Investigations Committee following complaints by independent pharmacists that reductions in reimbursements threaten to...More >>
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has been asked to reinstate recently enacted legislative district lines after a judge found that they don't meet constitutional muster.More >>
A western Kentucky couple is suing the Iowa-based maker of a popular tax return software program claiming the company has failed to fix a glitch that could cause filers problems with the Internal Revenue service.More >>
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