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A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge has ordered former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin released from jail while a legal challenge to his incarceration moves forward.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Major bridge work is underway in downtown Louisville as part of the I-65 Central Corridor Project, and advocates said new bridge designs could further displace people experiencing homelessness. The project includes replacing an additional six interstate bridges. According to Kentucky Transportation Ca

A Louisville man was arrested Monday after police say he kidnapped a woman and her baby at gunpoint when she stopped to help him after he crashed a stolen vehicle. Phillip Stivers, 49, is facing the following charges, according to court documents:. Kidnapping an adult. Kidnapping a minor. Convicted felon...

A Louisville man died days after a Bourbon County shooting. Investigators said he was shot while lying on a couch.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Breckinridge Metropolitan High School has opened a new in-house barbershop, the first barbershop at an alternative school in Jefferson County. The school partnered with Sharp Futures Foundation, a nonprofit that uses grooming sessions to provide mentorship and mental health support. The school said th

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “I think I blew it,” Albert Mohler responded on Monday to critics of his envisioned blasphemy laws under a hypothetical Christian nationalism supposed in a book chapter he wrote. Mohler’s comments in the 2026 book “Five Views on Christian Nationalism,” which proved contentious, were...

BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Fayette County Coroner’s Office reports that a man died two days after a shooting near the Bourbon and Fayette County line. Officials say 18-year-old Brandon Williams Jr., of Louisville was killed by a gunshot wound to the head in the area of Houston Antioch Road.

Florida-based grocery chain Publix is continuing its expansion in Kentucky with two new stores opening next month. An Owensboro location at Gateway Commons is set to open Oct. 3. Another is planned to open Oct. 7 in Florence at Farmview Commons. Here's a look at the retailer's mark on the Bluegrass state so far. Publix

A UPS cargo jet climbing out of Louisville hit something at 5,000 feet in late July, and the crew told air traffic control it was probably a drone or a balloon. Neither pilot got a good look at it. One of them added that whatever they hit, it definitely was not a bird.

The U.S. Supreme Court has civil liberty advocates questioning what could come next for license plate readers.