Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Police Searching for 2 Kentucky Men Accused of Stealing, Pawning Guitars
Jun 29 2016 // Police are looking for two Lexington, Ky., men charged with stealing guitars from music stores. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports arrest warrants have been issued for 37-year-old Jeremiah Hager and 35-year-old Jerason L....
Judge Dismisses Distillery’s Trademark Case Against University of Kentucky
Jun 27 2016 // A federal judge has dismissed an Appalachian distillery’s lawsuit in a trademark dispute with the University of Kentucky, but the moonshine maker vowed to fight on. The case pits the state’s flagship university...
University of Kentucky Developing Concussion Protocol for Jockeys
Jun 16 2016 // The University of Kentucky is developing the first ever concussion protocol for jockeys. The university announced a three-year study on Monday in partnership with the Jockeys’ Guild and several thoroughbred...
Kentucky Gov Ignores Court Order, Reorganizes Workers’ Comp Commission
Jun 14 2016 // Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin scrapped most current members of a powerful commission and replaced them with his own appointees for a second time, in spite of a judge’s order that temporarily blocked the...
Judge Blocks Order by Kentucky Governor to Abolish Workers’ Comp Commission
Jun 10 2016 // A Kentucky judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Gov. Matt Bevin’s executive order that abolished the Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission and recreated a new one. The Lexington Herald-Leader...
Jim Justice-Owned Mine Cited by Kentucky Regulators for Mudslide Damage to Homes
Jun 9 2016 // Kentucky regulators have cited a company owned by coal operator Jim Justice for conditions that they say contributed to a mudslide and flooding that damaged six homes in Pike County. Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet...
Kentucky School District to Pay $1.75M After Teaching Assistant Broke Child’s Legs
Jun 2 2016 // The family of an autistic teenager whose legs were broken when a teaching assistant physically restrained him will be paid $1.75 million by a Kentucky school district. The family did not sue the Jefferson County Public...
Adventure Seekers Barely Escape Flooded Kentucky Cave
May 31 2016 // The operator of a Kentucky spelunking attraction says he is analyzing what happened last week after 19 people barely escaped a flooded cave by trudging through neck-deep water to reach the caverns only exit. David Foster,...
Wet Spring Hurts Kentucky Corn, Soybean Farmers
May 20 2016 // This year’s wet spring season is causing problems for farmers in western Kentucky who are trying to get corn and soybeans planted. The farmers said they have been hurt by the recent series of thunderstorms and...
Kentucky Doctor Gets 100 Months for Over-Prescribing Pain Pills
May 16 2016 // A former doctor with offices in Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescription drugs. Jamie Guerrero agreed to pay $827,000 in restitution to...
Police Make 2 Arrests in Most Recent Kentucky Home Burglary, Fire
May 13 2016 // Kentucky State Police say two people have been charged in connection to a home burglary and arson that occurred in Madison County. Police say 38-year-old John C. Roth of Nicholasville was arrested Tuesday and charged with...
Tornado Cleanup Underway in Kentucky
May 13 2016 // Business and home owners have begun cleaning up after severe storms spawned a tornado in western Kentucky and left at least 10 people with minor injuries. Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon said a campus with a local...
Police Investigate 6th Home Burglary, Arson in Central Kentucky
May 12 2016 // A house north of Richmond has become the sixth home in Central Kentucky that state police think were recently burglarized and then set on fire. Trooper Robert Purdy told news outlets that a Madison County home received a...
Kentucky Police Investigate Connection Between Home Burglaries, Fires
May 5 2016 // Kentucky State Police say they are investigating three house fires that occurred after the homes were burglarized. Police said in a statement that they think the cases are related and believe the blazes are the result of...
Kentucky Bans Large Commercial Trucks from State Route After Accidents
May 3 2016 // Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas issued an order temporarily banning large commercial trucks from traveling on state Route 151 after a series of crashes there. Thomas’ action comes after the...
Kentucky Worker Electrocuted While Trimming Trees
Apr 21 2016 // Kentucky State Police say a man has been electrocuted while trimming trees in Breathitt County. Police said in a statement that 23-year-old Justin Miller of Perry County, died Monday morning while cutting tree limbs in the...
Kentucky Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
Apr 4 2016 // Kentucky has filed suit against Volkswagen AG and its luxury units claiming the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act. “Volkswagen must be held...
3 Tornadoes Leave Behind Damage in Kentucky County
Apr 1 2016 // The National Weather Service says three tornadoes touched down in western Kentucky’s Christian County over the weekend when a severe storm passed through the area. The Kentucky New Era cited the National Weather...
Miner Killed in Eastern Kentucky Mining Accident
Mar 29 2016 // State officials say an eastern Kentucky coal miner has died in an accident at a Harlan County mine. A statement from the Energy and Environment Cabinet says 48-year-old Mark Frazier of Line Fork died Friday after being hit...
Kentucky Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
Mar 24 2016 // Kentucky sued Volkswagen AG and its luxury units on Tuesday claiming the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act. “Volkswagen must be held...
