South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...

An inmate at the Fayette County Detention Center was found dead in her cell on Saturday morning, according to a release from ...

Kentucky will look to end its two-game losing streak Saturday at home against South Carolina. OXFORD, Miss. — At least Kentucky basketball didn’t make the wrong kind of history Tuesday.

House Bill 87 passed the House floor Friday. It's aimed at making it easier for those with a criminal record to get a job.

State law dictates that people in Kentucky jails are entitled to the same health care they would receive while outside jail.

So Herald-Leader reporter Taylor Six launched a six-month investigation to answer some of those questions. Throughout her ...

The Herald-Leader analyzed 5 years of KY Department of Corrections death logs, lawsuits, autopsy reports and death ...

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service More than 153,000 Kentuckians are still being denied the right to vote because of a past felony conviction, according to recent data from the League of Women ...

A Roodhouse man on parole for a 2019 conviction faces new charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor.

Republicans in Frankfort have filed dozens of health-related bills this legislative session, ranging from curbing gender-affirming health care to blocking COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

More than 153,000 Kentuckians are still being denied the right to vote because of a past felony conviction, according to ...

Scheffler's arrest made international headlines in 2024 and put LMPD under a harsh spotlight in the weeks that followed.