State News

Democratic state Rep. Derrick Graham has been named chairman of the House Education Committee.

The U.S. Department of Energy has rejected a proposal that would have extended operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

A south-central Kentucky city is hoping to capture methane gas from a regional landfill and turn it into electricity.

A newspaper's analysis has found that almost 100 bridges in the northern Kentucky-Cincinnati region need attention due to age or defects.

The state fire marshal's office is presenting a northern Kentucky fire department with the Medal of Valor for its response 36 years ago to the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze.

Emergency responders in central Kentucky had cleared the scene of a crash that killed a Tennessee woman when they found the body of her husband nearly 1,000 feet away.

Lottery officials say a Cash Ball ticket worth $1 million has been sold at a Georgetown gas station.

Police say a central Kentucky man who was killed after being hit by a train was standing on the tracks when he was struck.

Kentucky State Police say a young Elizabethtown mother has been critically injured when her vehicle overturned as she was pushing it.

Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.

Using the state's Kentucky Proud logo to indicate Kentucky-bred thoroughbreds in racetrack programs may soon become a permanent fixture.

An eight-year veteran of the Kentucky State Police has been recognized as Trooper of the Year.

The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange will begin an advertising campaign in mid-June to promote its work in TV spots that will run statewide.

Police say a dispute over shooting at rabbits with an air gun in a Louisville yard quickly became a threat with an AK-47.

A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers is in full view again with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of using tactics that might tempt Democrats to change Senate rules that now protect the minority party.

Tobacco farmers long on the defensive notched a victory when the U.S. Senate defeated an attempt to eliminate the federal insurance program for the embattled crop.

A University of Louisville trustees committee has recommended a 3 percent increase in undergraduate tuition for the next academic year.

The Pikeville Medical Center says it will join the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

A company that sent layoff notices to about 260 workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant says it will delay implementing them for at least 30 days.

The tea party has won the first round in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear set up last year by executive order.

Appalachian coalfield counties are continuing to log the highest unemployment rates in Kentucky.

The Kentucky Supreme Court has suspended northern Kentucky attorney Eric C. Deters for 60 days because of misconduct in two civil cases.

The commonwealth's attorney in Cadiz has asked to withdraw himself from a murder trial in an old slaying case.

The Shakespeare in the Park series in Louisville is set to begin in June. This year's Shakespeare play will be "Twelfth Night."

Two dozen Kentucky museums and other attractions are offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families starting Monday and continuing through Labor Day.

Kentucky Housing Corp. is reporting that the number of homeless in Kentucky now stands at nearly 2,400, down significantly from past years.

A popular Beatles tribute festival takes place again this weekend in Louisville.

Clark County school board Chairman Michael Kuduk says the board will probably have to comply with orders from Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday to start implementing a controversial facilities plan.

Police in western Kentucky say a 13-year-old boy has been charged with assault in connection with a playground attack that sent another boy to the hospital.

The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage will worsen the state's shortage of physicians.