Author name: Bill Stephens

(Paducah, Ky.) – On October 12, 2015 at approximately 3:50 am, the Keaton Correctional Institution, located in Paducah, KY, contacted the Kentucky State Police, Post 1 Mayfield about an escaped inmate.

ISOM, Ky. (AP) — A Pike County man has died after a crash at the Mountain Motor Speedway in Isom.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — More than 7,000 combat boots are being displayed at the 101st Airborne Division headquarters at Fort Campbell, honoring active duty service members who have died since the 9/11 attacks.

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a western Kentucky woman has been charged with theft from an Obion County bank.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments on Friday regarding the decision by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend implementation of the “Waters of the United States” rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

Closure of Westbound Entry Ramp to WK Pkwy Travel Center in OHIO County on TUESDAY, Oct. 13

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A former Georgia doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute painkillers in Kentucky.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – (Oct 8, 2015) – Following FEMA’s “National Preparedness Month” in September, individuals and communities throughout 14 mid-west states will participate in the fifth annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Earthquake Drill.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division will be returning to Fort Campbell over the next few days.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge plans to approve the sale of West Virginia-based Patriot Coal’s assets.

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Covington police officer fired two shots at a pit bull that was charging him while the officer was investigating a reported armed robbery.