Kentucky News

Bill Smith said most of the coal extracted by his High Ridge Mining operation in Pike County will be shipped to China to help fuel its economy.

Former Miss America Heather French Henry is the latest Democrat to consider challenging U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in his re-election bid next year.

A judge promised more openness Tuesday after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time why a key prosecution witness could be discredited.

President Barack Obama today named Deloitte LLP Chief Executive Officer Joe Echevarria, a Walt Disney Co.

Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups.

Maybe you heard of the Kentucky juvenile justice worker who was accused of the rape and sodomy of a boy she was supposed to be counseling.

The Lagoon Bridge, now under construction near Kentucky Lake, is the first phase of the replacement for the Eggners Ferry Bridge over the Tennessee River.

The Executive Branch Ethics Commission has handed down public reprimands and fines to three former employees in the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

Daviess County Coroner Jeff Jones says the man died Monday evening after being taken to a hospital.

Almost a month to the day after it closed, the Dorena-Hickman Ferry in western Kentucky expects to resume service Tuesday.

Taylorsville Police and Kentucky State Police held door checks for students at Spencer County High School Monday morning as a precaution for the last week of school.

The consensus opinion is that UK must at least make a deep run into the tournament, if not win the whole event, to advance to NCAA regional play.

Franklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd said Monday he planned to make a ruling as soon as possible on Gov.

Robin and Chris Sparks enjoyed some beer cheese and wine during the 2013 Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest Saturday afternoon in downtown Nicholasville.

COX'S CREEK, Ky. -- Troopers with the Kentucky State Police are investigating a car accident in Nelson County that left two siblings dead.

The manager of Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary and Audubon Center in central Kentucky is retiring after 38 years on the job.

Police in eastern Kentucky say 1 man died and another injured by a gunshot after the two got into an argument involving an all-terrain vehicle.

Kentuckians don't have to worry about an onslaught of noisy cicadas this year, though experts say they're about to emerge in the Northeast.

Mike Lawrence/The Gleaner Rust shows through a steel beam on the northbound twin bridge span.

May 19, 2013 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Drummer Bob Holz will appear at Sterling Folk Festival in Sterling ,NY. Friday,May 24th at 3:00 PM ET.