Kentucky

Heavy rains soak parts of Appalachia, northern Mississippi

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Storms with soaking rains drenched a wide swath of Appalachia and northern Mississippi this week, swamping farmland, flooding bridges, stranding people...

Tempur Sealy plans Crawfordsville plant with 300 workers

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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Bedding manufacturer Tempur Sealy International Inc. said Tuesday it will build a foam-pouring plant in western Indiana that will employ about...

Well-known Kentucky prosecutor faces wire fraud charges

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky prosecutor who twice ran for statewide office was indicted on wire fraud charges stemming from an alleged scheme that...

4 kids among 6 killed in wrong-way crash on I-75 in Kentucky

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Kentucky struck a vehicle carrying five people, killing all six, authorities...

Former Louisville assistant gets plea deal in extortion case

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former University of Louisville basketball assistant has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted extortion and will avoid prison...

West Virginia governor sues bank in latest twist for his biz

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his companies are suing another bank lender, the latest trouble for his business empire after...

Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and then pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt...

Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks

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Jeannie Wells had hoped that regular visits would resume at her elderly mother’s New York nursing home once all the residents were fully vaccinated...

Mobile vaccination units hit tiny US towns to boost immunity

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FALLON, Nev. — Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada’s high desert...

Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor

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CENTERTOWN, Ky. — The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to...