News from across the state.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) - Kentucky residents can now donate to the second annual Team Kentucky Food Drive, an effort to help families facing food insecurity ahead of the holiday season. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that public
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) — Unofficial results from all 42 Floyd County precincts are in following Tuesday’s General Election, with several closely contested local races decided by narrow margins. Independent Robbie Willia
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — As early voting begins across Kentucky, Attorney General Russell Coleman is reminding voters they can report suspected election law violations through the state’s Election Fraud Hotline. Reports ca
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — A former treasurer of the Wolfe County Animal Shelter has been indicted on a felony theft charge involving more than $112,000. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Wednesday that a Wolfe C
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WMDJ) - A Tennessee man accused of fatally shooting a Kentucky State Police trooper during a traffic stop has pleaded not guilty. Emonnie Branch, 51, of Portland, Tennessee, appeared in Warren Circuit Court Tuesda
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is seeking to move forward with a long-delayed legal proceeding involving the state's longest-held death row inmate. Karu Gene White, 67, was sentenced to de
Frankfort, Ky. (WMDJ) — Kentucky's infrastructure has earned a C-minus from the American Society of Civil Engineers, with stormwater drainage systems receiving the lowest marks in a new report highlighting concerns about severe we
CORBIN, Ky. (WMDJ) — More than $22 million in funding is headed to Eastern Kentucky for projects ranging from workforce training and industrial development to water infrastructure and emergency services. Gov. Andy Beshear and C
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — Kentucky farmers and truckers can temporarily use untaxed, red-dyed diesel fuel on public roadways following a state of emergency declaration aimed at reducing fuel costs. Gov. Andy Beshear signed the ex
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Floyd County water treatment plant dating back to the 1930s is set to receive $1.7 million for replacement as part of a record round of federal investment in Eastern Kentucky. The funding will help rep
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — Chief Court of Appeals Judge Larry E. Thompson has been elected by his fellow judges to serve a second four-year term as chief judge. Thompson will be sworn in for the new term in January. The chief judg
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Kentucky death row inmate who was sentenced in Floyd County has died in prison exactly 29 years after receiving his death sentence. Donald Johnson, 59, died Oct. 1 at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in
