Dalton York

Public defenders represent clients who can’t afford a private attorney, putting them on the front lines of where poverty and substance abuse meet the criminal justice system.

Both the Christian County Animal Shelter and Max's Hope Pet Rescue have seen a spike in the number of animals needing care.

Receiving or providing a procedural or medical abortion in Kentucky is now a class D felony, punishable by one to five years in prison.

First Lady Biden visited the Creekwood neighborhood, which was ravaged by the tornado, and the tornado recovery center inside Greenwood Mall, where she delivered remarks.

LBL’s recommendation to scale down operations at The Homeplace met swift backlash from community members, natives of Between the Rivers, and the Friends of Land Between the Lakes, the recreation area’s nonprofit partner that staffs and handles programming at the farm.

The bill would expand the current statute to include protections for all dogs and cats, not just domestic pets as previously legislated.

The plan calls for a reduction in staffing and services at the farm beginning when the facility reopens for the season in March 2021. Animals and crops will be reduced and some live demonstrations will be cut.

Gov. Andy Beshear says some restaurants using tents to provide outdoor, in-person dining services may be trying to skirt around his executive order.

Christian District Judge Foster Cotthoff was an advocate for the constitutional amendment but said the current political environment made it difficult to pass.

Lack of evidence has done nothing to quell the rumors. The folklore only intensified when local businessmen Lee Vervoort and Spencer Balentine teamed up to produce a movie about the Beast.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals vacancy, created by Shea Nickell's election to the state Supreme Court, will be filed by either Chris McNeill or Jenny Hines following the general election.

Beshear reported 532 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 28,128. The new cases include 21 children under age 5, with the youngest being 2 months old. Beshear said the state’s positivity rate dropped slightly to 5.08%.