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March 11, 2024

Kentucky pediatrician sought spiritual healers for 'death spell,' 'voodoo' to kill ex-husband: court docs

Kentucky doctor Stephanie Russell allegedly sought spiritual healers for a "death spell" to cast upon her ex-husband after a contentious custody battle.

March 8, 2024

Ex-NBA player helps Kentucky bill for stutter treatment insurance advance

The sponsor of a Kentucky bill to expand insurance coverage for people seeking treatment for stuttering says former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's activism helped the bill pass.

March 7, 2024

Tennessee police searching Kentucky landfill in connection with disappearance of missing autistic teen

Tennessee investigators said Thursday they are searching a Kentucky landfill in connection with the disappearance of a missing 15-year-old autistic boy.

March 7, 2024

Kentucky bill to create future-oriented energy commission advances as coal power plants close

The Kentucky Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee has advanced a bill that would create a new commission to assess Kentucky's energy generation capabilities and future demands.

March 6, 2024

Former Kentucky deputy convicted of violating civil rights, obstructing justice

Former Boyle County Sheriff's Dep. Tanner Abbott, 31, has been convicted of civil rights violations and obstructing justice to conceal his actions, according to the Justice Department.

March 6, 2024

Suspect in Kentucky college wrestler's dorm room murder busted in bloody shirt, admitted killing: detective

Charles Escalera had a court hearing Wednesday for the Feb. 24 strangling of classmate Josiah Kilman. A detective said Escalera was bloody and confessed to the killing upon his arrest.

March 6, 2024

Kentucky Senate passes bill for armed guardians, mental health training in schools

The Kentucky Senate passed bills aimed at increasing school safety using armed guards and mental health training and changing the way state Board of Education members are selected.

March 6, 2024

Kentucky Senate passes bipartisan bill to allow a parent to collect child support for pregnancy expenses

The GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to grant a parent the right to seek child support from the other parent for pregnancy expenses.

March 5, 2024

Kentucky House votes to remove governor's choice in filling Senate vacancies

The GOP-dominated Kentucky House voted to remove any role of the state’s governor in deciding who would occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred.

March 4, 2024

Kentucky House passes school bus behavior bill after student misconduct prompts bus driver sickout

The KY House passed a bill that would set standards for student conduct aboard school buses and consequences for violations thereof after bus drivers organized a sickout.