Former Kentucky sheriff pleads not guilty in the fatal courthouse shooting of a judge
Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of gunning down District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers.
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Families sue Kentucky gun shop that sold AR-15 used in 2023 bank shooting that killed 5
The Kentucky gun shop that sold an AR-15 to a man who used it to kill five co-workers and wrote in his journal that the gun was “so easy” to buy is facing a lawsuit filed Monday from survivors and families of the victims.
Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion
A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.
Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky couple denied marriage license by ex-county clerk Kim Davis
A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued former county clerk Kim Davis over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up midsentence
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday after stopping his remarks midsentence and staring off into space for several seconds.
Indiana man can’t be removed from sex offender registry for Kentucky offense, COA affirms
A man convicted of a sex crime against a minor 15 years ago in Kentucky must remain on Indiana’s sex offender registry, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Tuesday.
Ex-Louisville officer gets probation for using excessive force during Breonna Taylor protest
A former Louisville police officer who pleaded guilty to using excessive force has been sentenced to two years of probation, 200 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine. Katie R. Crews, 29, of Jeffersonville, was sentenced last week.
Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend settles lawsuits over shooting
The boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who fired a shot at police as they burst through Taylor’s door the night she was killed has settled two lawsuits against the city of Louisville, Kentucky, his attorneys said Monday.
3 charged with sending defense-related data to China, including 2 from Indiana
Three people and a business have been charged in federal court with participating in an illegal scheme to export controlled data to China and to defraud the Defense Department.
Kentucky man charged in 1994 killing of Gary Indiana woman
A Kentucky man has been charged in the 1994 rape and murder of a northwestern Indiana woman found strangled to death inside her home with an electrical cord.
Kentucky school shooter seeks parole in high-stakes hearing
A Kentucky man who killed three students and wounded five more in a school shooting 25 years ago will have to wait another week to learn his fate in a high-stakes hearing that could see him released or denied the chance to ever leave prison.
Former Louisville cop pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case
A former Louisville police detective who helped falsify the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.
COA upholds dismissal of trucking company’s suit against employee in deadly crash
A Kentucky trucking company whose employee died in a fiery explosion while driving through Indiana cannot bring back to life its suit against the man and his wife, who was also in the crash, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
Now-deceased man IDed in 1980s slayings of Indiana, Kentucky motel clerks
Indiana State Police identified a now-deceased man on Tuesday as the suspect who raped and killed three women in Indiana and Kentucky in the late 1980s as they were working night shifts as motel clerks.
Jefferson woman indicted for unreasonable force during Louisville protest
A federal grand jury has handed down an indictment against a Jeffersonville woman for allegedly using unreasonable force during a racial justice protest in her capacity as a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer.
Police: Indiana mom abandons 5-year-old autistic son in Ohio
An Indiana mother who authorities say drove to Ohio and abandoned her 5-year-old autistic son on a street was captured in Kentucky when police there arrested her on an unrelated warrant.