Kentucky News

Home to two Army bases and thousands of soldiers, Kentucky is looking to entice more troops to become full-time residents by exempting them from the state's income tax.

Organizers of an anti-tax protest scheduled for Independence Day are encouraging participants to travel to the state capital with flags, chairs, a brown bag lunch and bottled water.

Officials say a Lexington man will forfeit his house in an upscale neighborhood after pleading guilty to possessing more than 30,000 images of child pornography.

The American Automobile Association has projected that travel over the Independence Day holiday will drop 1.9 percent this year compared to 2008.

Gov. Steve Beshear has announced grants totaling more than $2 million to expand recycling and reduce solid waste.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Highway Safety is reminding everyone to "Drive Smart" during the July Fourth holiday period.

A central Kentucky judge-executive is facing additional scrutiny after his Kentucky Association of Counties credit card incurred charges to strip clubs and an escort service.

The Adair County Fiscal Court will be receiving $27,626 in grant money through Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Division of Waste Management.

Preliminary statistics* indicate that thirteen people died in thirteen separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, June 22 through Sunday, June 28, 2009.

A newspaper investigation has found that executives at the Kentucky Association of Counties have spent nearly $600,000 in travel, entertainment and other expenses over the last two years.

State police say three people have been fatally shot at an eastern Kentucky home.

U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has seen a surge of interest in his weekly teleconferences with Kentucky reporters.

A Pendleton man has died in a fire at his home. Kentucky State Police said the body of 35-year-old Michael R. Davidson was found in his bedroom after firefighters extinguished the blaze early Sunday.

A southern Kentucky man charged with murder three years ago faces a competency hearing next month to determine if he can face a trial for his life.

Some people have certain presumptions - for example, that government is better suited to handling problems than individuals or private entities.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says it will pay the costs not covered by the federal government for cleaning up ice storm debris along roadways in counties declared disaster areas.

A Kentucky death row inmate condemned for the rape and murder of two Louisville high school students in 1984 lost his bid for a new trial Thursday after the state Supreme Court ruled a judge properly handled a DNA testing issue.

State officials have issued a quarantine for 20 Kentucky counties regulating the transportation outside those counties of articles that could harbor the emerald ash borer.

After 10 days, $600,000, charges of one side having no concern for the beleaguered horse industry and charges from the other side of vote buying, Kentucky's lawmakers have left town after passing three of the four special session items on their agenda.

The Kentucky National Guard is celebrating a birthday. Governor Beshear payed tribute to the guard's 217th birthday by declaring Wednesday "Kentucky National Guard Day." A celebration was held at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort.