Updated: 11:52 AM Joe Prather, a key player in Democratic politics for more than 20 years, said he was surprised when Gov. Steve Beshear called on him to head of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Updated: 6:56 PM The former Prime Minister of Pakistan and reform leader was shot and killed at a rally just a month before elections were to be held.

Updated: 8:41 AM The congenital heart surgery program for children at the University of Kentucky has been shut down since last spring, when its surgeon left to take a job in Texas, and youngsters needing surgery have had to go out of state for treatment.

Posted: 8:31 AM The Louisville-based National Center for Family Literacy says it plans to use a $515,000 grant to fund projects aimed at improving reading and writing skills among children, American Indians and immigrants.

Updated: 8:39 AM A would-be robber accused of wrapping his head in duct tape to hide his identity found himself in a sticky spot when a liquor store employee tackled and held him until police arrived.

Updated: 8:16 AM Gift cards were the number one gift this year for Christmas and today was a big day for shoppers to use those cards to find bargains.

Updated: 8:15 AM A pre-dawn fire gutted a small courthouse in far western Kentucky on Wednesday morning, a county official said.

Posted: 6:43 PM The fire damaged much of her Linden Walk apartment Wednesday morning.

Updated: 7:00 PM More than 50 grave markers were knocked off their stands or broken.

Updated: 7:05 PM Health Officials Say They Plan To Solve The Problem With Noise

Updated: 6:48 PM A standoff with police ended peacefully Wednesday morning in Frankfort.

Posted: 11:58 AM Officers took 43-year-old Robert V. Ogle of Big Hill Avenue into custody.

Updated: 6:07 PM Governor Steve Beshear will have more to say today about the state budget situation that he has already called, "beyond serious."

Updated: 6:54 PM An Estill County man lost his home to a fire on Wednesday morning.

Updated: 12:09 PM A fire that has gutted the Carlisle County courthouse is almost out, though firefighters remain on the scene.

Updated: 9:04 AM Louisville's new proposed smoking ban bears a strong resemblance to its predecessor.

Updated: 9:05 AM Fire officials say an elderly man is dead after a fire broke out in his house.

Posted: 8:15 AM A Fayette County Corrections officer accused of giving prescription drugs to inmates is due in court today.

Updated: 8:20 AM With the pre-Christmas season turning out to be unimpressive despite a last-minute sales surge, retailers are rolling out after-Christmas discounts, hoping bargain shoppers and gift-card splurgers can help salvage the season.

Updated: 3:29 PM A former Lexington youth soccer coach, accused of a sex crime against an underage girl, heads to court Wednesday.

Posted: 7:58 AM Police say a man's neighbor stabbed him and hit him over the head with a baseball bat several times.

Updated: 8:17 AM An autopsy is planned for today on a decomposing body found in Estill County.

Updated: 1:04 PM Three men charged in a violent robbery at a Georgetown gas station, answered to a judge Thursday.

Posted: 5:00 PM Troops stationed in Afghanistan get a little piece of home this Christmas Day.

Updated: 4:53 PM Dozens of volunteers are taking time out today to bring a Christmas feast to many here in Lexington.