The Owensboro Police Department saw a decrease in some major crime categories in 2024, including aggravated assaults, ...

Flooding poses a major hazard to Kentucky communities, particularly in low-lying areas along the Green River and Kentucky River basins. Floodwaters can lead to road closures, property damage and ...

Kentucky has a near-total ban on abortions. Two state lawmakers want to make it a crime to provide medications that induce abortions to people in Kentucky. Sen. Steve Rawlings, R-Burlington ...

BURLINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - A new bill proposed by a local Kentucky lawmaker would criminalize the practice of geoengineering, or altering the climate to combat global warming. Not only would ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Bluegrass Crime Stoppers and Lexington Police are teaming up to bring back a program they implemented in 2022. Announcing an increase in cash rewards for information on ...

The Clean Slate Act will reduce recidivism rates in Kentucky by automatically expunging certain low-level, non-violent criminal records after five years of crime-free living. The act will help ...

Kentucky officials hope to use forensic genealogy ... of both victims and perpetrators by analyzing DNA evidence from crime scenes to build family tree profiles and has been used to identify ...