State News

 (WKYT) – The trial of a man accused of killing a former state lawmaker’s daughter during a home invasion is still set to begin May 1–but the victim’s family is cautiously optimistic that date will […]

 (WKYT) – Kentucky State Police released body camera video following the guilty plea of a former state trooper. The body camera video shows former Trooper Hayden Kilbourne using excessive force and hitting a suspect with […]

 (WFIE/WKYT) – Big changes are coming to Kentucky’s WIC program. New food packages are being rolled out this month, and health officials say many families will benefit from more flexibility in food choices they didn’t […]

 (WKYT) – Kentucky State Police responded overnight to an active investigation in Estill County. WKYT crews saw a large police presence near Knob Lick Road with an ambulance and Madison County deputies on standby. The […]

 (WXIX) — Gov. Beshear criticized the Kentucky Senate’s proposed budget Wednesday, saying it will cut Medicaid by $2.7 billion over two years and reduce funding for social services. The Senate passed its budget proposal on […]

(WAVE/WKYT) – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Kentucky says the latest version of the state budget could force the program to shut down. Louisville lawmakers announced plans to expand the Imagination Library across Kentucky on […]

(LEX 18) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week formally added bromazolam to the federal schedule of controlled substances, following a push from Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and a 21-state coalition that called […]

  UPDATE: March 18 at 1:15 p.m. LEX 18 obtained the autopsy report for 48-year-old Marvin Knuckles, who died at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in January after falling from a 40-foot embankment. The autopsy […]

 (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police is investigating a recent fatality of a juvenile linked to a car accident that occurred earlier this month, according to a press release. According to the release, around 5 […]

(WAVE/WKYT) – Lawmakers are working to make railroad crossings safer in Kentucky. The Kentucky House passed House Bill 311, which requires railroad companies to clear overgrown trees, plants, and brush within 250 feet of a […]