11+ hour, 15+ min ago  (277+ words) (LEX 18) " Three Kentucky lottery players are starting the new year with big wins after matching five numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing. Kentucky Lottery officials reported that the winning tickets, totaling $200,000, were sold across the state from the Dec. 24 drawing. Two…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (312+ words) (LEX 18) " Kentucky's income tax rate will drop from 4% to 3.5% in January, but state lawmakers remain divided on whether to cut taxes further for 2027. The disagreement centers on whether Kentucky met its budget triggers this summer to continue reducing the income…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (501+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) " A Kentucky Court of Appeals has reinstated murder charges against Cornell Denmark Thomas II, who was accused of killing a woman in a high-speed crash in Lexington in 2020. According to a court document, the court ruled Thursday…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (263+ words) LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) " A status hearing for a former Kentucky sheriff accused of murdering a judge ended abruptly Thursday over an undisclosed issue, according to attorneys involved in the high-profile case. Kentucky State Police transported Shawn "Mickey" Stines from…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (196+ words) According to a press release, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved a rate increase that will add about $13 to the average monthly bill. Kentucky-American Water bills to increase by $13 monthly starting in January (LEX 18) " Kentucky-American Water customers will pay more…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (409+ words) RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) " Madison Home, Inc. has filed legal action against the City of Richmond after officials denied the organization's annual approval to operate its overnight winter shelter, leaving Madison County without a viable shelter option as temperatures drop. According…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (314+ words) (LEX 18) " Federal and state authorities confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Jessamine County backyard poultry flock, prompting immediate containment measures to prevent the deadly virus from spreading to other birds. The United States Department of Agriculture's…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (107+ words) RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) " Kentucky State Police are searching for a Richmond man who has been missing for two months. 63-year-old Kevin Samuel McCullough was last seen on Oct. 15 near a residence on Moran Summit Road in Madison County, according to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (185+ words) The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam becomes Kentucky's first fully-licensed medical marijuana facility, with Gov. Beshear sharing opening photos on social media BEAVER DAM, Ky. (LEX 18) " Kentucky patients can now purchase medical cannabis for the first time after the state's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (376+ words) RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) " A digital billboard along the Richmond bypass is generating strong reactions with its blunt political message: "YOUR PRESIDENT IS A FELON." The blue sign, located in the traditionally red-leaning Madison County, has sparked heated online debate since…...