State News

(WKYT) — A new Safe Haven Baby Box will be unveiled at the Powell County Ambulance Service on Monday, Sept. 14. Safe Haven Baby Boxes offer an anonymous infant surrender option for mothers in crisis […]

(WDRB+WAVE/WKYT) — A Hardin County man facing multiple attempted murder charges in connection with a string of shootings last year will no longer stand trial next week after reaching a plea agreement. Dante Patterson, 24, […]

 (WDRB+WAVE) — A 40-year-old man is facing felony arson and wanton endangerment charges after police said he set a fire and intentionally flooded several floors of a Louisville hotel earlier this summer. Timothy Hardsaw, of […]

(WKYT) — A Harrison County jury found a man guilty on multiple counts of sexual abuse and recommended the maximum penalty allowed under the law on each charge. Bradley McFarland was found guilty of first-degree […]

(WKYT) – The Lexington Fire Department continued a tradition to honor those who lost their lives in the September 11 attacks on Thursday. The department’s annual memorial stair climb at Kroger Field invited community members […]

 (WKYT) – A Kentucky State Police trooper shot a black bear in self-defense on Thursday night in Harlan County. The KSP said that around 9:40 p.m., the trooper discovered the bear had gained access to […]

 (WYMT) – A Prestonsburg man is facing a federal charge after investigators say illicit material was discovered on his computer during a search. Jimmy Ray Brown was charged with possession of child pornography, according to […]

(WDRB+WAVE/WKYT) — Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a twisted piece of World Trade Center steel stands in a small Louisville park — a permanent reminder of a national tragedy and […]

. (WKYT) – Woodford County became the first in Kentucky to permanently ban data center construction. The Woodford County Fiscal Court unanimously approved the ordinance on Tuesday, Sept. 8, which was worked on alongside the […]

(WKYT) – A man was sentenced in Lexington on Thursday for the 2024 death and abuse of his infant son. Amancio Torres-Trevino Jr. was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder and eight years […]