Mickey Stines, who is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins to death in September, entered a not guilty plea in Letcher Circuit Court Monday afternoon.

Most of the first 26 businesses to win Kentucky medical cannabis cultivator and processor licenses from its lottery system are tied to marijuana companies based in other states, one of which likely submitted hundreds of applications.

The former sheriff of Letcher County is being arraigned Monday in Letcher County. Shawn “Mickey” Stines was indicted by a grand jury late last week.

A Kentucky state representative plans to introduce a bill in the 2025 legislative session that would hold parents civilly liable for violent gun crimes committed by their children.

In a TV interview, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said he would not support using the U.S. military to deport immigrants from the interior.

The League of Women Voters of Kentucky released a report showing the legislature continues to rely on fast-tracking maneuvers to push bills through this session, limiting public input.

Keven Dawson Jr.’s family described him as a loving father and veteran who went to work at Givaudan Sense Colour just before his 50th birthday — but never returned.

Renewable energy company Canadian Solar Inc. announced a new industrial battery manufacturing plant in Shelbyville, representing a $712 million investment.

Louisville’s mayor wouldn’t commit to signing the consent decree with the DOJ before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, whose previous administration avoided such police reform measures.

A pregnant Kentuckian filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kentucky’s two strictest abortion bans, saying she wants to “ensure that other Kentuckians will not have to go through what I am going through.”