Skyrocketing jail and prison operating costs and a fast-growing jail population are making it difficult on county jails across the state, lawmakers learned during a legislative meeting Wednesday. “Our prison population continues to grow, putting a lot
The city of Somerset has released a video showing the alleged collision between Mayor Eddie Girdler and a female juvenile bicyclist on the evening of August 12. Girdler, who was cited for leaving the scene of an
Two inmates at the Bell County Detention Center escaped after spraying a staff employee in the eyes with bleach. Kentucky State Police are looking for 41-year-old David Mosely and 45-year-old Matthew Price, both of Middlesboro, after the
President Donald Trump has nominated the president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a job in his administration. The White House announced Tuesday that Trump has picked Bob King to be the new assistant secretary
A state panel that oversees professional standards for teachers has dropped a longstanding requirement that teachers obtain master’s degrees within the first 10 years of their careers. The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board took the action on
