ASHLAND, Ky. -- Boyd County and its insurance carrier have reached a $1.75 million civil settlement with the estate of an inmate who state prosecutors said died at the county jail of internal bleeding from blunt force trauma caused by corrections officers.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday the nation’s political rhetoric “needs to be ratcheted down” in the aftermath of the massacre of 11 Jewish people at a Pittsburgh synagogue and the death of two black shoppers at a Kroger store in suburban Louisville last week.

    State Budget Director John Chilton said Gov. Matt Bevin is likely to 

A proposed 17 percent funding cut could hobble an already strapped Kentucky criminal justice system. Attorneys say they can't afford to lose any manpower while dealing with rising caseloads, an opioid epidemic, and increasing child guardianship cases.

Bishop Woods, a Murray State defensive lineman, and his fiancee, Caitlin Myers, were looking for someone to marry them and, when Racers offensive line coach Brian Hamilton mentioned to Woods that he happens to be an ordained minister, the time - a Tuesday afternoon - and the place - the 50-yard line at Roy Stewart Stadium - were perfect. 

Absent this year in the CMA Awards nominations are any females in the Entertainer of the Year category. Fan favorites Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean have also been left out in the cold. Fans of both superstars have been vocal in their disappointment on social media