Dozens of detainees held in county jails under federal contracts have turned to the courts in recent weeks, straining the system.

Fayette County District Court Judge John L. Tackett found a Cynthiana man guilty of violating RCO40-2, a local animal care and treatment code, for an incident that occurred in October in 2025.

UNC officials say the 40-year-old Smith Center lacks amenities needed in today’s college athletics. But relocating it off-campus, potentially Carolina North, is getting major pushback.

This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette February 5, 2026 In new court ...

The Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, home of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. (Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress) ...

Several hundred people, signs and flags in hand, gathered at Fayette County courthouse square in bitter temperatures Sunday afternoon to protest of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Kentucky appellate court has ordered the reinstatement of a murder case tied to a deadly 2020 crash in Lexington, ruling that a Fayette Circuit Court judge improperly ...

The federal courthouse in Pikeville is seen Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Federal proceedings will move to London and Ashland beginning in 2026. Austin R. Ramsey Federal court proceedings in Pikeville will ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The final results of Lexington's 2025 homeless street survey were released today, showing a decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness. However, officials say ...

DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM. NEW TONIGHT KENTUCKY’S HIGH COURT REVERSED LEXINGTON’S BAN ON NO KNOCK WARRANTS. THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT ISSUED THE RULING TODAY. IT ARGUES THE CITY’S ORDINANCE DIRECTLY ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down Lexington’s ban on no-knock warrants Thursday, saying it conflicted with a state law that limits—but does not prohibit—such warrants during ...