State/National

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes encourages Kentucky voters to prepare for the Nov. 3 General Election by taking advantage of online services to verify their polling places, view sample ballots and research candidates.

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Police say a man who ran from a traffic stop shot an officer in the chest and then barricaded himself inside a home for more than five hours.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — An attorney has disputed charges filed last month against a University of Kentucky law student who operated a drone that crashed inside Commonwealth Stadium before the Wildcats’ season-opening football game against Louisiana-Lafayette.

CUMBERLAND, Ky. — Kingdom Come State Park is planning a volunteer work day on Oct. 31 from 1-3 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ third-quarter profit fell slightly, but the company rode strong North American sales to overcome $1.5 billion in costs from its deadly ignition switch recall.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 20, 2015) – Governor Steve Beshear today called on lawmakers and Kentucky’s future leaders to adopt new recommendations for schools, public agencies and communities to stop youth bullying.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Republican Governors Association has purchased more than $1 million worth of ads in the final two weeks of Kentucky’s competitive governor’s race.

MAYSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The mayor of a small town in northern Kentucky says two adults and three children have been killed in a fire at a set of apartment buildings.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The director of West Virginia’s mine safety office says there is a growing substance abuse problem among miners.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is seeking public input for an ongoing study of the KY 69 Corridor in southern Hancock County.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2015) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted Kentucky a one-year extension for meeting requirements of the stringent new identification security law known as REAL ID – meaning a Kentucky driver’s license is still sufficient for gaining access to the vast majority of federal installations.

Georgetown plant produces only US-made Lexus; $360 million expansion added model, 750 new Kentucky jobs

HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A portion of U.S. Route 127 in Mercer County will soon be designated as “Officer Regina Nickles Memorial Highway,” in honor of Kentucky’s first slain female officer.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Horse Park is offering indoor and drive-thru wagering for the Breeders’ Cup races next week.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two more distilleries have been added to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour, bringing the total number of micro distilleries included to 10.