Boss surprises team with lottery tickets as Christmas gifts, leading to $50K jackpot win
Sheila Colter, an employee at Med Center Health Environmental Services in Kentucky, gifted her team scratch-off tickets for Christmas, leading to an unexpected $50,000 jackpot win.
Tornado outbreak leaves behind damage in Tennessee, Kentucky
Supercell thunderstorms were one of many impacts from a large storm system that promised to produce snow, wind and heavy rainfall for portions of the eastern U.S.
Residents impacted by Kentucky derailment fire can now return home for Thanksgiving
Authorities reviewed air monitoring data and decided it was safe to let people return to the small town of Livingston.
Kentucky mom charged with murdering her kids: officials
The Kentucky woman accused of fatally shooting her two young children has been charged.
Kentucky mine collapse: Crews remove debris amid ongoing search for trapped worker
Crews began the arduous process of removing layers of rubble and debris from a collapsed coal mine preparation plant in eastern Kentucky Thursday.
1 dead, another still trapped after 11-story coal plant collapses in Kentucky
The 11-story coal plant was being demolished at an abandoned mine in Kentucky when it collapsed Tuesday night, trapping two people under multiple floors of concrete and steel.
Lost dog's escape leads to heroic rescue of elderly man on National Dog Day
Two compassionate individuals searching for a lost dog in Kentucky inadvertently became heroes as they potentially saved an elderly man's life.
Classes still canceled early next week after school bus route disaster in Kentucky
A redesign of the district's school bus routes left some children stranded at home on the first day of school -- and others getting home at late as 10 p.m.
GOP leader McConnell freezes during news conference at Capitol
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference on Tuesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds.
Sheriff: Woman killed after loose tire from truck hits her windshield
The woman was taken to a local hospital where she later died. Authorities are still searching for the truck driver.
7-year-old shoots and kills 5-year-old child inside Kentucky home
An initial investigation found that the shooting reported Monday evening at the home in McKee was accidental, Kentucky State Police said in a statement.
Body of escaped inmate found floating in Ohio River, police say
Convicted murderer, 50-year-old Bradley Gillespie, was one of two inmates who escaped from a prison in Lima, Ohio.
2 more horses die at Churchill Downs; total stands at 12 at home of Kentucky Derby
Mare Kimberley Dream was euthanized after sustaining a distal sesamodean ligament rupture to her front leg during Saturday’s first race. Lost in Limbo was euthanized following a similar injury just before the finish line in Friday’s seventh race.
Kentucky man accused of shooting roommate for eating last Hot Pocket, police say
Clifton Williams, 64, was charged with assault and pleaded not guilty in the Louisville incident over a Hot Pocket, according to reports, citing police.
Kentucky Derby: Mage crosses finish 1st amid drama, deaths
It was the fifth scratch from the Derby in the days leading up to the $3 million race for 3-year-olds. Six horses have died at Churchill Downs in recent days.
Kentucky Derby: Houston's Mattress Mack made $1.2M bet on Angel of Empire, lost
Mattress Mack bet more than $1 million on Angel of Empire to win the Kentucky Derby.
Feds: Kids as young as 10 worked at McDonald's locations in Kentucky
A Labor Department investigation found one franchisee employed 24 kids under the age of 16 to work more hours than legally permitted and children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m. but were not paid.
Kentucky man reels in likely world-record alligator gar from Texas river
To say Kentucky angler Arthur Weston was holding on tight is an understatement.
Ex-Louisville officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
Myles Cosgrove was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment.
'TikTok Trickster' arrested, charged with scamming women, sexually assaulting 11-year-old Texas boy
The man labeled as the 'TikTok Trickster' appeared in front a judge in Kentucky on Monday and is currently facing several charges.