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• 4.3 magnitude earthquake reported in Kentucky

  November 10, 2012 1:27 PM

  WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake centered in Kentucky also rattled at least three other states. The USGS website says the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg. Residents in eastern Kentucky, Virginia, West... more »

• Zombie walk in Kentucky attracts a lot of undead fans

  August 29, 2012 7:11 PM

  It's a creepy and kind of gross event, but zombie enthusiasts love it! There are zombie walks all over the world, but one in Louisville, Kentucky is dubbed the largest. All you have to do is dress like a zombie, show up, and act the part. Louisville's walk officially gets... more »

• 12 states now have high obesity; Colorado the lowest

  August 13, 2012 12:25 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates. Overall, more than a third of adults are obese but rates vary by state. The latest figures are based on a 2011 telephone survey that asked adults their height and weight. For the first... more »

• States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers

  July 8, 2012 2:40 PM

  LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, and he was looking for relief. After a cursory examination at the clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla., Dixon left with... more »

• Kentucky beats Kansas 67-59 to win national title

  April 2, 2012 11:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky won its eighth national championship, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory Monday night. The Wildcats (38-2) led by as many as 18 points in the first half and were still up 15 with 5:13 to play. Kansas (32-7),... more »

• 104-car coal train derails in western Colorado

  February 19, 2012 11:41 AM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - An investigation is under way after a 104-car train loaded with coal derailed in De Beque Canyon in western Colorado. Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis tells the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel the train was headed from the West Elk Mine in Arco to Kentucky when... more »

• Grenade explosion sends 20 people to hospital in Kentucky

  August 2, 2011 1:33 PM

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in southeastern Kentucky say 20 people have been sent to hospitals for treatment after a tear gas grenade exploded in a boy's hand while three children played with it in a home. The grenade created a powdery cloud, and caused injuries including burning eyes,... more »

• Butler, UConn win in semis & will meet in NCAA Championship

  April 2, 2011 11:32 PM

  HOUSTON (AP) - Shelvin Mack scored 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Zach Hahn came up big off the bench with eight second-half points in the Final Four on Saturday night, leading Butler back to the national title game with a 70-62 win over upstart VCU. Butler came a bounce... more »

• VCU, Kentucky join Final Four

  March 27, 2011 8:05 PM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Jamie Skeen scored 26 points and 11th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth is crashing the Final Four after the upset of the NCAA tournament, shocking No. 1 seed Kansas 71-61. So doubtful were the Rams of even making the tournament that they didn't watch the selection show. Two weeks... more »

• Kentucky upsets top seed Ohio State in NCAA Tourney

  March 26, 2011 1:44 AM

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The Number-1 overall seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is going home. Kentucky did the honors, bouncing top-seed Ohio State 62-60 on Brandon Knight's jumper with 5.4 seconds left. That sends the fourth-seeded Wildcats into Sunday's East regional final against North Carolina. Kentucky senior center... more »

• Man forced to eat his own beard

  November 12, 2010 6:06 PM

  LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) - A central Kentucky man says he was forced to eat his beard after an argument about a lawn mower got out of control. Harvey Westmoreland of Lawrenceburg told WLEX-TV that two men cut off his beard, stuffed it into his mouth and forced him to... more »

• Injured turtle needs a ride home

  October 7, 2010 11:52 AM

  Tucker the turtle is a long way from home, roughly 800 miles, and now needs a little help finding his way back. Tucker, an Eastern Box Turtle, was picked up in Kentucky by a truck driver who thought he was injured. His shell appeared to be cracked and... more »

• Woman convicted in extortion from Coach Pitino

  August 5, 2010 2:38 PM

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A jury has convicted a Kentucky woman of demanding millions of dollars from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino after the two had sex in a restaurant. The jury delivered its verdict Thursday after deliberating more than five hours over two days. Karen Cunagin Sypher, 50,... more »

• Fort Carson talks cleanup at Colorado crash site

  July 29, 2010 8:07 AM

  Military officials will discuss cleanup efforts at the site of a Black Hawk helicopter crash last year that killed four crew members on Colorado's Mount Massive. Officials from Fort Carson and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command say debris was recently discovered where the crash happened in August and... more »

• A bird in the face is bad for driving

  May 28, 2010 12:10 PM

  A Kentucky woman walked away from a nasty crash unharmed after a bird flew into her open car window Thursday evening. The accident happened on I-75 in Madison County. Police say the bird flew into the open window and got in the face of the driver. She lost... more »

• Voters send message to incumbents

  May 19, 2010 11:02 AM

  Yesterday's primary elections have reaffirmed the danger faced this year by congressional incumbents and candidates who were hand-picked by national party leaders. Democratic voters in Pennsylvania rejected Sen. Arlen Specter, while Arkansas Democrats forced Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a run-off. And in Kentucky, Rand Paul -- with the backing... more »

• Tobacco companies cutting contracts with US farmers

  May 19, 2010 8:20 AM

  Cigarette makers are cutting contracts with tobacco farmers as smoking continues to decline in the U.S. University of Kentucky economist Will Snell says his state, the nation's top producer of burley tobacco, could lose a fourth of its contracts this year. Many contracts also have been lost in North... more »

• Nashville braces for more flooding

  May 3, 2010 4:47 PM

  Officials in Nashville braced for more deaths Monday as the flooded Cumberland River continued to swell, sending muddy water rushing through neighborhoods and threatening the historic heart of Music City after a destructive line of weekend storms killed 22 people in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. The flash floods caught... more »

• Colorado couple dies in Indiana plane crash

  May 3, 2010 12:32 PM

  Southern Indiana officials say the two people killed in plane crash near the Ohio River were a Colorado couple en route from Georgia to Kentucky. David and Elizabeth Schump of Windsor, Colorado, died Sunday night when their turboprop Piper crashed into a soybean field. Floyd County Coroner Leslie... more »

• Death toll in weekend storms rises to 19

  May 3, 2010 11:26 AM

  The death toll from weekend thunderstorms that hit Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky has risen to 19. The deaths of two additional people in Mississippi are being called weather-related traffic deaths. Officials in Nashville are preparing for more deaths and for the Cumberland River, which winds through the Music City, to... more »

• 2 missing in Kentucky coal mine rock fall

  April 29, 2010 10:20 AM

  Two coal miners are missing after an underground rock fall in western Kentucky. Tim Miller, an international representative of the United Mine Workers Union, said the accident occurred early Thursday at the Dotiki mine near Providence. Miller described it as a large underground coal mine. Miller said he was... more »

• 5 die in Kentucky mobile home fire

  April 7, 2010 12:22 PM

  Four children are dead in an early morning fire in a rural mobile home in Kentucky that also killed one adult. State Fire Marshal spokeswoman Ricki Gardenhire says 14 people were inside when the fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. The mobile home is in Sulphur Well, a rural... more »

• Colorado shut out of All-America City finalists

  April 6, 2010 12:07 PM

  More than two dozen communities have been named finalists for the National Civic League's 2010 All-America City Awards. The Denver-based organization says the cities were selected for addressing such issues as diversifying the labor force and funding services during the recession. Finalists are Chandler, Ariz., Bentonville, Ark., Dublin,... more »

• Kentucky's fabulous freshmen KO'd by Mountaineers

  March 27, 2010 10:07 PM

  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Say goodbye to John Calipari's fabulous Kentucky freshmen - and probably junior Patrick Patterson, too. Their season is over, and the next stop for Patterson, flashy guard John Wall and imposing center DeMarcus Cousins could be the NBA after the top-seeded Wildcats' season ended with a... more »

• Snowflakes falling in Deep South

  March 2, 2010 11:00 AM

  Snow is falling in the north Georgia mountains and as far south as the Atlanta area, while several Southeastern states are seeing flakes or under winter storm warnings. North Alabama reported snow mixed with icy rain early Tuesday and a winter weather advisory is in effect for most of... more »

• Army plans to blow-up chemical weapons in Pueblo

  February 19, 2010 8:48 AM

  The Army is planning to speed up the destruction of chemical weapons at facilities in Colorado and Kentucky by blowing them up. Officials say the plan to use explosives is perfectly safe. But environmental activists question that and say the Army is caving in to international pressure. Even speeding... more »

• Storm heads to sea after blanketing states with ice, snow

  January 31, 2010 12:02 PM

  Forecasters say the winter storm that left a trail of woe from Oklahoma to the Mid-Atlantic is heading out to sea. More than 5 inches of dry, fluffy snow was reported in the nation's capital and up to 8 inches in other parts of the region. The storm left a... more »

• Stink raised over plan to blow up chemical weapons shells

  December 29, 2009 9:13 AM

  An advisory commission mandated by Congress is objecting to the Army's new plan to use explosives to destroy about 125,000 shells containing chemical weapons in Colorado. The Citizens Advisory Commission says it doesn't oppose using the technique on about 1,000 leaking shells at the Pueblo Chemical Depot but doesn't want... more »

• Soldiers get mass H1N1 shots before holidays

  December 14, 2009 12:50 PM

  Thousands of Army recruits in training have to line up at least once more before heading home for the holidays - for mass inoculations of hundreds at a time against swine flu. The Army's largest training camp, just outside Columbia, and other posts are hurrying to finish the shots... more »

• Kentucky honoring native-son George Clooney

  October 6, 2009 12:27 PM

  Kentucky is honoring native son George Clooney with an award from the governor. Clooney's parents, Nick and Nina Clooney, were at the Kentucky State Capitol on Tuesday to receive the award on their son's behalf. The actor won the "national award" category in the 2009 Kentucky Governor's Awards in the... more »

• Feds probe US Census worker hanging in Kentucky

  September 24, 2009 10:09 AM

  The Census Bureau has suspended door-to-door interviews in rural Clay County, Kentucky, where one of its workers was found hanged with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest. The FBI is investigating whether anti-government sentiment played a roll in the death of Bill Sparkman. Attacking a federal worker during or... more »

• Toddler among 5 dead in flooding

  September 21, 2009 5:54 PM

  A two-year-old boy has been found dead in Georgia after floodwaters swept him from his father's arms, and authorities say at least four others have died across the Southeast as rains drench the area. Carroll County Deputy Coroner Ed Baskin said the boy was found Monday afternoon downstream of his... more »