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SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — Investigators in Pulaski County are trying to determine what caused a fire that destroyed a farmhouse and killed two people.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the 2014 death of his wife at a western Lexington motel.

Oak Grove, KY (Christian County) – The Kentucky State Police is investigating a single vehicle, injury-collision that occurred at the 89 mile marker of Interstate 24, on Saturday, January 23, at 8:14 a.m.

Hours of service requirement extended for drivers

Despite the best efforts of road crews to clear and treat snow-covered roadways, motorists are still encouraged to stay off the roads tonight as the threat of refreezing increases.

Gov. Bevin has activated the state’s prohibitions on price gouging to protect consumers during the winter storm that has affected most of the Commonwealth.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet employee has died while plowing highways in Christian County.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 21, 2016) – With low temperatures and snowy conditions around the state, many Kentuckians could be exposed to harsh winter elements. To prepare for these conditions, Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) officials are emphasizing the importance of limiting exposure to the cold and taking other necessary steps to prevent hypothermia. Meanwhile,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 21, 2016) – As the Commonwealth braces for tomorrow’s winter storm, Governor Matt Bevin today urged motorists to restrict their travel and prepare for potential ice-related damage, service interruptions and impassable roadways. “Safety is our first priority; so it is very important to restrict travel to a minimum. I strongly encourage everyone,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 21, 2016) — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for December 2015 rose to 5.3 percent from a revised 5 percent in November 2015, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary December 2015 jobless rate was 0.2 percentage

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been sentenced after a Huntington police officer found more than 850 pills in her vehicle.

STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — The daughter of a man who was fatally hit by a Stanford police cruiser last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer, the police chief, the mayor and the city of Stanford.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a body found in Oldham County has been identified as a missing UPS pilot who was last seen alive in May.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Animal health officials responding to a bird flu outbreak in southwest Indiana say crews have finished killing more than 400,000 birds ordered euthanized at the 10 affected commercial poultry farms.

FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) — Fort Knox is expected to gain 223 employees this year as a result of the reorganization of the 4th Cavalry Brigade and addition of the U.S. Army Reserve Careers Division headquarters