Updated: 1:39 PM A driver says he blacked out while driving in Scott County, ran off the road and crashed into a house.

Updated: 1:41 PM An eastern Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to using a chrome-plated, pistol-grip staple gun to rob an ice-cream parlor and a fast-food restaurant.

Updated: 1:44 PM The girl was admitted to the hospital last month with two fractures to her left arm and bleeding on the brain. Her blood-alcohol level was 0.15, nearly twice the legal limit for motorists in Kentucky.

Updated: 1:51 PM Barack Obama sought a knockout against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as voting began Tuesday in crucial contests in Texas and Ohio, where the former first lady desperately needs a win to salvage her once-powerful candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Updated: 11:14 AM A judge has sealed the evidence against a convicted Louisville sex offender charged with killing a 4-year-old boy.

Updated: 11:09 AM Governor Steve Beshear says he is removing barriers in the application process to restore voting rights for convicted felons.

Posted: 8:32 AM Kentucky State Police say three people have died in a car accident on Interstate 65 near Bonnieville.

Updated: 8:35 AM Paris Police want to find a scam artist they say is targeting businesses.

Updated: 6:31 PM A developer is planning a 40 story hotel in downtown Lexington that would include room for retailers and restaurants.

Posted: 6:41 PM Question Marks Over Casino Gambling, Budget.

Posted: 6:28 PM Grammy award winners Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood are hitting the road for a 24-city tour that includes Lexington.

Updated: 1:55 PM A year after a devastating fire in downtown Frankfort, work to rebuild is still underway.

Updated: 6:34 PM FEMA sets up a mobile relief center in Fayette County.

Updated: 6:10 PM It was the chance of a lifetime meeting this weekend between one of the world's most popular teens and a young, eastern Kentucky girl.

Updated: 7:10 PM Last week, the mayor released a city audit recommending ways to streamline and save money. One idea was to make recycling mandatory for Fayette County. But how would that work?

Updated: 6:25 PM Peter Hafer has been punished for his actions. Attorney Mark Bubenzer replaced public defender Doug Crickmer, who was punched in the face last month.

Updated: 11:54 AM Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will cut one of two production shifts at its Louisville Assembly Plant this summer to offset declining demand for its Explorer sport utility vehicle.

Posted: 11:13 AM Court officials in Jessamine County are giving so-called dead-beat parents the chance to catch up on their child support without being arrested.

Updated: 7:05 PM Kentucky State Police are searching for two men wanted in a violent home invasion in Floyd County.

Updated: 5:57 PM The search ended late Sunday night for a man police say shot his estranged wife while she worked at a fast food restaurant.

Updated: 5:59 PM Emergency crews have now cleared the scene after a meth lab was discovered in Clay City.

Updated: 12:10 AM Cynthiana Christian Church dedicated a service Sunday to soldiers from the 201st Engineer Battalion.

Updated: 10:59 AM House lawmakers are likely including a boost in Kentucky's cigarette tax as part of a plan to raise nearly $800 million over two years to help the state's droopy finances, Speaker Jody Richards said.

Updated: 11:08 AM The Delta Queen could be making its final voyages along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers if the old steamboat doesn't get a federal fire exemption later this year.

Updated: 12:12 AM Police say a fight between neighbors ends in shots being fired. Now one man is fighting for his life.