Kentucky

Sen. Rand Paul kept working for 6 days after virus test

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was tested a week ago for the novel coronavirus, but continued working at the Capitol because he “felt that it was highly unlikely” he was sick since had no symptoms of the illness, he said Monday.

March 23, 2020 3:18pm EDT

Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has tested positive for coronavirus and will remain in quarantine, according to his official Twitter account.

March 22, 2020 2:07pm EDT

Married Kentucky police officers cut date night short at fried chicken restaurant to thwart armed robbery

Two off-duty Kentucky police officers, a married couple out for date night, thwarted an armed robbery by springing up from their table at a Lexington fried-chicken restaurant, drawing their guns and chasing the suspect out of the building.

February 19, 2020 11:49am EST

Taco Bell makes 8-year-old with brain cancer honorary employee

There’s no minimum age requirement for having a dream.

January 27, 2020 9:47am EST

Kentucky student expelled from private Christian school over rainbow shirt and cake, mom claims

A Louisville, Ky. high school student is claiming she was expelled over a photo of her posing with her birthday cake — because the cake and the sweater she was wearing were both decorated with rainbows.

January 15, 2020 4:21pm EST

GM engineers caught racing pair of new Corvette Stingrays in Ky.

Two General Motors engineers were caught apparently street racing a pair of new Corvette Stingrays in Kentucky.

January 13, 2020 2:25pm EST

‘Send Nudes’: Drivers shocked by road sign’s racy request

PINE KNOT, Ky. (AP) — Drivers traveling along a Kentucky highway didn’t have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send nudes.

January 11, 2020 9:54pm EST

6 more horses found shot to death in Kentucky, bringing total to 21

Officials said the six horses appear to have been killed during the same shooting that killed at least 15 other horses in eastern Kentucky.

December 23, 2019 9:05am EST

Authorities find at least 15 horses fatally shot in Kentucky

HORRIBLE: At least 15 horses were found on a site along U.S. 23 near the Floyd-Pike County line, reports say. A $500 reward is being offered for information on the shootings.

December 22, 2019 7:19pm EST

Critics attack Bevin's pardon of man convicted of child rape

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin received backlash after he pardoned a man convicted of raping a child. Bevin said there was no physical evidence of a rape.

December 20, 2019 6:10pm EST

At least 15 Kentucky horses found shot to death at strip mine site, authorities say

Some were as young as a year and others were pregnant, authorities said.

December 19, 2019 8:03am EST

Lawmakers want former Ky. Gov. Bevin's pardons of violent criminals investigated

Outrage over a spree of pardons by former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin spread to the state capitol Friday as two lawmakers asked the incoming attorney general to investigate the orders, including one for a convicted killer whose family contributed to the governor.

December 13, 2019 4:24pm EST