Kentucky cities are regulating how and where people can ride golf carts on public streets as the low-power vehicles become more popular as a way to beat high gas prices. Lewisport in Hancock County is weighing an ordinance this summer …
Madisonville, Ky., police are asking the public’s help after a rash of storm grate thefts have left exposed holes around the city. Lt. Jason Lutz says the thefts ran through May and June and roughly 30 grates have been taken. …
Kentucky officials will start a yearlong study next month to determine the effects of controversial new laws designed to curb prescription pill abuse. The Courier-Journal reports the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has contracted with the University of Kentucky …
An eastern Kentucky official has announced a settlement in a lawsuit over the drug OxyContin. The Appalachian News-Express cited a statement from Pike Judge-Executive Wayne T. Rutherford in reporting that drug maker Purdue Pharma agreed to pay $4 million to …
They are reaching middle age, in the midst of raising children and building careers. A quarter century has elapsed since an amusement park outing turned into a terrifying night, when they escaped from an old school bus that burst into …
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has declared a state of emergency for 12 Kentucky counties where severe storms caused widespread damage this month. A statement from the governor’s office on Friday says the storms that began on April 15 caused flooding …
A central Kentucky family won a $7.24 million verdict after a jury concluded that a company that makes implantable hearing aids knowingly sold a defective device that shocked a 6-year-old girl. The jury in federal court in Louisville awarded $6.25 …
Parts of southeastern Missouri, western Tennessee and western Kentucky got a little bit of a shake. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.7 earthquake rumbled through the area that the epicenter registered southeast of Portageville, Mo. That area is …
Jefferson County judges have dismissed nearly 40 percent of the texting while driving charges brought under Kentucky’s two-year-old ban while police and prosecutors say the ban is nearly impossible to enforce. The Courier-Journal analyzed all 909 charges that have been …
Kentucky is coming closer to closing a loophole that allows amusement ride operators to avoid paying fines for safety violations. The House Committee on Agriculture and Small Business has approved a bill that requires operators to pay fines regardless of …