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When I heard that biology students were studying bats that fly around the Transylvania University campus, I knew there had to be a good Halloween column there.Click to Continue »

A Martin County woman was killed in a crash early Monday in Johnson County, according to Kentucky State Police.Click to Continue »

Lexington's Urban County Council voted 8-6 Tuesday to put on the docket an ordinance that would increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.Click to Continue »

Lexmark International Inc., announced last week that it hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. The move sent shockwaves through the Lexington business community.Click to Continue »

Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear on Tuesday sharply criticized Matt Bevin, the Republican who hopes to succeed him, for calling Kynect "a disaster" and pledging to eliminate it if elected next…Click to Continue »

The plant that will destroy 523 tons of chemical weapons in Madison County is finished, so officials on Tuesday gave a tour to the media.Click to Continue »

Here are the latest developments in the search for a man accused of shooting at law officers in Tennessee and Kentucky (all times local):Click to Continue »

Construction is complete on a facility that's part of a $5 billion project to safely destroy Kentucky's deadly stockpile of Cold War-era chemical weapons.Click to Continue »

One person was killed and two others taken to the hospital Tuesday after several shots were fired in a home on Jason Drive, according to Richmond police.Click to Continue »

A western Kentucky father has pleaded guilty in the death of his 6-month-old son.Click to Continue »