Ex-Louisville officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
Myles Cosgrove was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment.
5th victim dies after Louisville bank shooting
Police say a Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace, killing five people.
2 Army Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky, killing 9 people
The two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, part of the 101st Airborne Division, crashed during a routine training mission 30 miles northwest of Fort Campbell.
Barges on the loose in Ohio River with one carrying methanol sinking
Kentucky emergency officials said 10 out of 11 barges became loose from the tug.
Family donates organs of boy killed in freak accident playing basketball
A Kentucky family is devastated after an 8-year-old boy died while playing at home, but they hope his memory will continue through the lives of others.
Denny's sign falls on top of car, killing 1, injuring 2
A towering Denny's Restaurant sign fell on a car near Interstate 65, killing a woman and injuring her husband and daughter.
Kentucky firefighter donates kidney to co-worker’s son
Tim Belcher donated his organ to a 7-year-old boy who had Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
Biden visits Kentucky with McConnell to highlight funding for aging bridge
The Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Cincinnati and northern Kentucky, was declared functionally obsolete by the Federal Highway Administration in the 1990s.
Police called after 'Cousin Eddie' holiday display spooks neighbor
Joni Keeney, the woman behind the display, plans on expanding it further next year with an additional Clark Griswold mannequin.
Calif. police captain dead after arrest in husband’s slaying
The body of a California Highway Patrol captain was found just days after a man was arrested in the shooting death of her husband in Kentucky, investigators said.
Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend settles lawsuits over deadly shooting during police raid
The city of Louisville agreed to pay $2 million to settle lawsuits filed by Kenneth Walker. Police knocked down Breonna Taylor's door the night of the deadly raid, and Walker fired a shot from a gun, hitting one of the officers.
Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments over statewide abortion ban
Tuesday's hearing comes a week after Kentucky voters rejected an anti-abortion ballot measure.
University of Kentucky student accused of using racial slurs during assault
A white University of Kentucky student is accused of physically assaulting a Black student worker while repeatedly using racial slurs.
McDonald’s tests selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts at select locations
In true Krispy Kreme fashion, the doughnuts will be made fresh and delivered to select McDonald’s locations daily.
Kentucky man skydives 100 times in one day for 60th birthday: ‘Age is a number’
Michael Bratcher may have broken a state record for the number of skydivers in one day.
25 years after Kentucky school shooting, a chance at parole
A quarter-century later, Michael Carneal is 39 with a parole hearing next week that comes at a very different time in American life — after Sandy Hook, after Uvalde.
Biden surveys Kentucky flood damage, pledges more help as state braces for storms
At least 37 people have died after the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history, and flooding remains a threat with more thunderstorms in the forecast this week.
4 Louisville police officers charged in connection with raid that led to Breonna Taylor's death
The charges are another effort to hold law enforcement accountable for the killing of Breonna Taylor after one of the officers was acquitted of state charges earlier this year.
Dozens still missing in Kentucky as state braces for more rain
Kentucky state police are taking calls from worried people who can’t locate loved ones due to spotty cell phone service.
Kentucky flooding: At least 25 dead as search for victims continues
Kentucky is expecting more rain storms in coming days as rescue crews continue the struggle to get into hard-hit areas, some of them among the poorest places in America.