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FRANKFORT— A bill aimed at increasing governmental transparency passed favorably out of the Senate Committee on State and Local Government on Tuesday.

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A jury has recommended that a western Kentucky man spend 7 ½ years in prison for fatally shooting a man he said was stealing from his storage unit.

MAYKING, Ky. (AP) — The water of an Eastern Kentucky creek has turned red due to mine discharge, but state officials say the discharge isn’t responsible for dead wildlife in the creek. Kentucky Energy and Environment spokesman John Mura tells WFPL-FM (http://bit.ly/25ibpwC) that mine activity at Hardshell Tipples in Letcher County overflowed a retention pond

GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of killing a 2-year-old girl in Barren County has had his trial moved to the end of the year.

Campaign highlights mutual safety responsibilities of all highway users

FRANKFORT—The Kentucky House voted 97-0 today to expand the circumstances under which parental rights may be involuntarily terminated.

FRANKFORT—Kentucky would become the 50th state to make it a felony to possess, breed, sell or otherwise handle dogs for the purpose of dog fighting under a bill that has cleared the state House.

Mosquito Protection Strongly Recommend When Visiting Zika-Affected Areas

JAMESTOWN, Ky. – Lake Cumberland State Resort Park will host the 11th Annual Earth Day Geocache Weekend April 22-24. Geocaching is an outdoor sporting activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) to hide and seek containers, called “geocaches” or “caches.” Lake Cumberland State Resort Park has prepared another challenging hunt for

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s chief justice says proposed budget cuts would mean the judicial system would likely send 17,000 defendants back to county jails because there would be no officers to supervise them while they are awaiting trial.

FRANKFORT, KY (Mar. 21, 2016) – Governor Matt Bevin and Kentucky Justice Secretary John Tilley announced today that Jeffersontown Police Chief Richard W. Sanders will serve as the new Commissioner for Kentucky State Police (KSP).

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — A candlelight vigil was held in Clark County to honor three young men who died in a fatal shooting six years ago.

Cadiz, KY) – A Cadiz man was injured in a rollover wreck Saturday in Trigg County.

FRANKFORT—A bill that would give families of emergency medical services personnel killed in the line of duty the same $80,000 state death benefit now provided to families of fallen police and firefighters is on its way to the governor’s desk.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Two Elizabethtown juvenile detention center employees have been indicted on misdemeanor charges after an investigation into a teenage girl’s death that authorities say was caused by a heart condition.