Married Kentucky police officers cut date night short at fried chicken restaurant to thwart armed robbery

Two off-duty Kentucky police officers, a married couple out for date night, thwarted an armed robbery by springing up from their table at a Lexington fried-chicken restaurant, drawing their guns and chasing the suspect out of the building.

Kentucky student expelled from private Christian school over rainbow shirt and cake, mom claims

A Louisville, Ky. high school student is claiming she was expelled over a photo of her posing with her birthday cake — because the cake and the sweater she was wearing were both decorated with rainbows.

Critics attack Bevin's pardon of man convicted of child rape

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin received backlash after he pardoned a man convicted of raping a child. Bevin said there was no physical evidence of a rape.

Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions.

Kentucky man marries daughter after helping murder her boyfriend, police say

A Kentucky man and his two adult daughters are facing first-degree murder charges in the killing of a Minnesota man who had been dating one of the daughters.

Police: Kentucky man left starved puppies to eat deceased dog

A Kentucky man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities say he neglected and starved his dogs, some of whom resorted to eating a deceased dog.

Jim Beam offers Airbnb stay at Kentucky distillery for the price of a bottle of bourbon

Jim Beam is offering bourbon fans the chance at a historic, one-night stay at the Jim Beam American Stillhouse in Clermont, Kentucky, starting Oct. 21 through the end of the year on Airbnb.

McConnell wants hemp removed from controlled substance list

The U.S. Senate's top leader said Monday he wants to bring hemp production back into the national mainstream by removing it from the list of controlled substances. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a group of hemp advocates in his home state of Kentucky that he will introduce legislation to legalize the crop as an agricultural commodity. The versatile crop...