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A fire destroyed the Dessie Scott School building Thursday night, leaving students with disabilities and staff searching for ways to continue their education and daily living programs. The school serves children with disabilities who are wards of the state. Students live on campus and receive training in independent living skills and job preparation. Principal Robert Creech said he tried to salvage what he could from the older building, but the […]

Laurel County deputies arrested two Illinois men early Saturday morning after they were accused of attempting to kidnap a 17-year-old girl from her home. Deputies were called shortly before 6 a.m. on Jan. 31 to a residence just off U.S. 25, about seven miles south of London. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, the teen’s mother told deputies that two men—19-year-old Gabriel Waibel and 43-year-old Chad Goffinet, both of […]

Kentucky coroners say they're on call every hour of every day, responding wherever death happens, yet many earn just a fraction of what other county officials make. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn has been in rivers and hoarder homes, jails and hospitals. Coroners are required to investigate every death, often without hazard pay or incentives. "When you're on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a […]

A potential settlement that may cost Louisville Metro Government millions of dollars has been reached in a federal class action lawsuit that was filed against the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections nearly nine years ago. The lawsuit alleges that LMDC unlawfully held people in custody after they had been ordered released by a judge or had completed their sentences. The original suit was filed on February 3, 2017, and says […]

 Kentucky State Police Post 10 is searching for a missing 70-year-old man who was last seen on Sunday, Jan. 25. James “Garfield” Grubbs was last seen around 5p.m. on foot in the Bob’s Creek community near Cawood in Harlan County, according to a Facebook post by KSP Trooper Shane Jacobs. Jacobs said Grubbs was wearing a light jacket, jogging pants and a t-shirt. Anyone with information regarding Grubbs’ whereabouts is […]

Officials report that an inmate at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex has died after sustaining injuries from a fall while clearing snow and ice Tuesday morning, marking the second storm-related death in the state. According to a press release from the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, Marvin Knuckles was a part of a work crew that "was removing snow and ice debris on facility grounds prior to the start […]

Emergency crews responded to a fall incident on Freedom School Road Tuesday morning, requiring air medical transport during winter storm conditions. The Brodhead Fire Department detailed that officials with the Mount Vernon Fire Department and Rockcastle County EMS responded to the scene at around 10:30 a.m. to assist a person who had fallen. The agencies worked together to safely access the patient and move them to an awaiting ambulance, officials […]

Eastbound I-64 between Frankfort at exit 58 and Midway at exit 65 is reportedly closed due to a multi-vehicle accident. According to Woodford Alerts, traffic i being diverted from exit 58 at US 60 west to US 421 south. Motorist should drive with caution in the area and allow for increased travel time. This story will be updated when new information is available. Credit: LEX18/KSP

At least three deaths are being investigated in Kentucky related to a powerful winter storm that dropped snow and ice throughout the commonwealth. Gov. Andy Beshear said while the storm has moved out of the state, Kentuckians are still encouraged to "remain alert, avoid travel and stay indoors as much as possible." "Crews are working hard to treat roadways and restore power, but this was a statewide event, and these […]