3 police officers killed in Kentucky by suspect with rifle

Lance Storz opened fire on officers serving a warrant on his eastern Kentucky home, investigators say. Two officers were killed and five were injured.

Kentucky suspect shot and killed deputy who let him smoke after arrest

Gary Rowland concealed a gun during the arrest and pulled it out when deputies let him outside to smoke, according to Kentucky State Police.

Incarcerated father loses bid to attend Uvalde victim's funeral despite help from Kardashian, others

The father of a Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim is currently in federal prison for a drug trafficking offense and had asked for a temporary release to attend the 10-year-old’s funeral.

Kentucky pediatrician allegedly tried to hire hitman to kill ex-husband, DOJ says

Stephanie Russell, 52, allegedly contacted someone who she thought would execute the hit but it actually ended up being an undercover FBI employee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

2022 midterm elections: What to watch as 5 states hold primaries

Voters in several states will test former President Donald Trump’s sway again Tuesday — including Pennsylvania, where he’s endorsed celebrity Dr. Oz for U.S. Senate.

Judge: Former Kentucky clerk violated same-sex couples' rights

A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples who were among those to whom she wouldn’t issue marriage licenses — a refusal that sparked international attention and briefly landed her in jail in 2015.

Brett Hankison trial: Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid

A Kentucky jury on Thursday found former police officer Brett Hankison not guilty after he fired shots during a 2020 drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death.

Brett Hankison trial: Jury selection starts for ex-cop involved in botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor

Hundreds of potential jurors gathering at a Louisville courthouse on Friday will learn whether they could be chosen for the only criminal trial over the botched police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

Kentucky couple, married 56 years, died holding on to each other in tornado

Billy and Judy Miller, who were married 56 years, died while holding on to each other after tornadoes swept through Kentucky earlier this month.

2 infants survive Kentucky tornado that carried them away in bathtub

A grandmother says two babies have survived a Kentucky tornado last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were in out of the ground, tossing it with them inside.

Kentucky tornadoes: Gov. says all are accounted for after deadly storms

Gov. Andy Beshear says all of the people reported missing in Kentucky after tornadoes swept through the state last weekend have been accounted for.

Kentucky candle factory tornado survivors sue company, allege 'flagrant indifference'

Mayfield, Ky. candle factory tornado survivors have filed a lawsuit against Mayfield Consumer Products, alleging it demonstrated “flagrant indifference.”

Biden visits Kentucky to survey tornado damage, offer support

President Joe Biden on Wednesday traveled to the tornado-ravaged state of Kentucky to survey damage and offer federal support for the victims.

Kentucky man rescues wife, sister-in-law from rubble of candle factory demolished by tornado

MMA fighter Brian Brooks says his wife, who worked at the Mayfield, Kentucky candle factory destroyed by a tornado, called him to tell him that she and her sister were trapped in the rubble, and that she loved him. He raced to the scene, helping to pull as many workers as he could from the collapsed building -- and eventually managed to rescue his wife and her sister as well.

Tornado killed 7 children on a single street in Kentucky

Fourteen people died within a few blocks when a tornado touched down in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Eleven of them were from a single street, including seven children.