Updated: 1:53 PM John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign.

Updated: 3:19 PM Police say a teacher has been shot by her husband at a school in the southern Ohio city of Portsmouth.

Updated: 6:27 PM The Kentucky Department of Health now says the flu is "widespread" throughout the Commonwealth.

Updated: 1:48 PM A safety alert is being issued at the University of Kentucky after an incident involving a gun on campus Wednesday night.

Updated: 1:51 PM Kentucky State Police have identified four of seven people killed in violent storms that raked across Kentucky.

Updated: 1:52 PM Patrick Patterson hit 3-of-4 free throws over the final 45 seconds and Kentucky shot a season-high 67 percent to hold on for a 66-63 win over Auburn on Wednesday night.

Updated: 11:08 PM The number of confirmed tornado touch downs continues to rise. The National Weather Service now says 18 twisters touched down in Kentucky. Its the 3rd worst tornado outbreak in our state's history.

Updated: 6:29 PM Officials with the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government's Division of Environmental and Emergency Management say Fayette County residents can call in storm damage.

Posted: 1:59 PM An outbreak of the flu in Scott County has forced officials to close schools on Thursday and Friday.

Updated: 1:51 PM A Powell County Judge has granted a change of venue Wednesday for a man accused of killing Powell County Police Chief Randy Lacy.

Updated: 4:19 PM Governor Beshear declared a State of Emergency Wednesday morning after violent storms and tornadoes rip through the Commonwealth.

Updated: 12:31 PM Three elementary schools in Fayette County will be dismissing early today at 10:30 a.m. due to power outages.

Updated: 2:50 PM Today is signing day and the Kentucky Wildcats have just learned they got a big catch right here in the bluegrass.

Posted: 8:43 AM Firefighters in Scott County say it's the worst fire they've ever fought.

Updated: 8:17 AM A squall line of thunderstorms swept through the region causing massive power outages.

Updated: 8:16 AM Sickness, including the flu, continues to cause problems in school systems across the Commonwealth.

Updated: 12:38 AM A Madison County family is searching for four horses after someone stole the animals right out of their field.

Updated: 8:14 AM With 24 states going to the polls, Super Tuesday is the closest thing this country has ever seen to a national primary election.

Updated: 1:43 PM Funeral services are set for Friday, for the three people killed by tornadoes in western Kentucky.

Updated: 8:27 AM A special election for a state Senate seat came down to a razor-thin margin on Tuesday.

Updated: 6:59 PM So far, no one has stepped forward to claim it.

Updated: 9:34 AM Winchester Police say the burglars took thousands of dollars from three businesses.

Updated: 6:13 PM A Louisville woman faces charges after police say she used a child to help her steal a puppy from a pet store.

Updated: 2:34 PM A man already in jail on a burglary charge in Scott County now faces assault charges.

Updated: 1:56 PM Crews spent much of the day on Tuesday cleaning up a mess in Bell County.