Latest Kentucky Headlines

All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Wet Spring Hurts Kentucky Corn, Soybean Farmers

May 20 2016 // This year’s wet spring season is causing problems for farmers in western Kentucky who are trying to get corn and soybeans planted.The farmers said they have been hurt by the recent series of thunderstorms and...

Kentucky Doctor Gets 100 Months for Over-Prescribing Pain Pills

May 16 2016 // A former doctor with offices in Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescription drugs.Jamie Guerrero agreed to pay $827,000 in restitution to...

Police Make 2 Arrests in Most Recent Kentucky Home Burglary, Fire

May 13 2016 // Kentucky State Police say two people have been charged in connection to a home burglary and arson that occurred in Madison County. Police say 38-year-old John C. Roth of Nicholasville was arrested Tuesday and charged with...

Tornado Cleanup Underway in Kentucky

May 13 2016 // Business and home owners have begun cleaning up after severe storms spawned a tornado in western Kentucky and left at least 10 people with minor injuries.Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon said a campus with a local...

Police Investigate 6th Home Burglary, Arson in Central Kentucky

May 12 2016 // A house north of Richmond has become the sixth home in Central Kentucky that state police think were recently burglarized and then set on fire.Trooper Robert Purdy told news outlets that a Madison County home received a...

Kentucky Police Investigate Connection Between Home Burglaries, Fires

May 5 2016 // Kentucky State Police say they are investigating three house fires that occurred after the homes were burglarized. Police said in a statement that they think the cases are related and believe the blazes are the result of...

Kentucky Bans Large Commercial Trucks from State Route After Accidents

May 3 2016 // Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas issued an order temporarily banning large commercial trucks from traveling on state Route 151 after a series of crashes there. Thomas’ action comes after the...

Kentucky Worker Electrocuted While Trimming Trees

Apr 21 2016 // Kentucky State Police say a man has been electrocuted while trimming trees in Breathitt County. Police said in a statement that 23-year-old Justin Miller of Perry County, died Monday morning while cutting tree limbs in the...

Kentucky Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Emissions Cheating

Apr 4 2016 // Kentucky has filed suit against Volkswagen AG and its luxury units claiming the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act.“Volkswagen must be held...

3 Tornadoes Leave Behind Damage in Kentucky County

Apr 1 2016 // The National Weather Service says three tornadoes touched down in western Kentucky’s Christian County over the weekend when a severe storm passed through the area. The Kentucky New Era cited the National Weather...

Miner Killed in Eastern Kentucky Mining Accident

Mar 29 2016 // State officials say an eastern Kentucky coal miner has died in an accident at a Harlan County mine. A statement from the Energy and Environment Cabinet says 48-year-old Mark Frazier of Line Fork died Friday after being hit...

Kentucky Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Emissions Cheating

Mar 24 2016 // Kentucky sued Volkswagen AG and its luxury units on Tuesday claiming the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act.“Volkswagen must be held...

Deadly Kentucky Apartment Fire Ignited by Resident Smoking Near Oxygen Tank

Mar 16 2016 // Jackie Hisle Jr.’s voice cracked through the jailhouse phone Monday as he struggled to explain how smoking near his oxygen tank might have ignited a massive blaze at his apartment building that killed his son and two...

Kentucky Apartment Building Destroyed by Fire, 3 Dead

Mar 14 2016 // Keith Edwards woke up in the middle of the night and heard what sounded like gunshots. Looking out the window, he saw flames, 25-feet tall, starting to consume his apartment building.The massive overnight fire at his...

Aetna Acquisition of Louisville-Based Humana Gets OK from Kentucky, Florida Regulators

Mar 7 2016 // Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has been approved for takeover by Aetna by Kentucky regulators, according to a statement from the Kentucky Department of Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard.The order approving the request...

Kentucky Stockyard Fire Ruled Accidental

Feb 18 2016 // Investigators in Kentucky say a preliminary investigation has found that a construction worker accidentally started a massive fire that destroyed a beef cattle auction business in Lexington. Media cited a statement...

Kentucky Commish Green Lights Aetna-Humana Acquisition, Florida Approves Deal

Feb 18 2016 // Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has been approved for takeover by Aetna by Kentucky regulators, according to a statement from the Kentucky Department of Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard.The order approving the request...

Fire Destroys 184-Year-Old Landmark General Store in Kentucky

Feb 16 2016 // A fire has destroyed a northern Kentucky landmark – the 184-year-old Rabbit Hash General Store in Boone County.Media outlets report the fire was reported at 9:15 p.m. Saturday. No one was injured. Bellevue-McVille Fire...

Kentucky Senate Passes 3-Feet Bicycle Safety Rule

Feb 11 2016 // Drivers overtaking bicyclists on Kentucky roads would have to leave at least 3 feet between their vehicle and the bicycle under a bill that cleared the state Senate. The Kentucky Senate voted 33-4 to approve a bill that...

Tennessee Insurance Commissioner McPeak Elected as VP of NAIC

Feb 9 2016 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak was elected as vice president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the nation’s insurance regulatory...