State/National

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.

INDEPENDENCE, Ky. (AP) — A Northern Kentucky father has been accused of violently shaking his infant son, causing severe injury including hemorrhaging to the baby’s brain.

Louisville, KY – Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Board of Directors met yesterday with agriculture commissioner candidates Ryan Quarles and Jean-Marie Lawson Spann to discuss their positions on issues affecting the state’s agriculture industry.

MANCHESTER, Ky. — The community of Manchester is an official “Trail Town” thanks to its connections to local streams, forests and natural landmarks, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Secretary Bob Stewart announced yesterday.

Over last 5 years tourism economic impact up by more than $2.2 billion to $13.1 billion

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Nine semifinalists for the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award have been named.