Updated: 8:54 PM Democrat Todd Hollenbach won the race for state treasurer Tuesday over Republican Melinda Wheeler, who had pledged to abolish the office.

Updated: 3:02 PM Democrat Steve Beshear has won the Kentucky governor's race, defeating Gov. Ernie Fletcher.

Posted: 9:28 PM Democrat Jack Conway was elected attorney general on Tuesday, defeating socially conservative Republican Stan Lee in a race that offered stark differences in political philosophies.

Updated: 12:14 PM Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry dismissed two recommendations made by a commission on immigrants minutes after receiving the panel's report.

Updated: 3:04 PM Paris independent schools have been closed the rest of the week.

Posted: 3:58 PM A dispute over food and bathroom access led to workers threatening to leave a polling place in southwestern Kentucky, but officials reported few other problems as voters cast ballots for governor and other statewide offices Tuesday morning.

Updated: 4:47 PM Mattel Inc. on Tuesday recalled more than 172,000 Fisher-Price kitchen toys in the United States and Europe because several children choked and gagged on small, detachable parts.

Updated: 9:37 PM A Scott County basketball star is due in court today on drug charges.

Posted: 9:33 AM There have been few early problems reported on this election day in Kentucky.

Updated: 9:12 AM State police think strong storms may have played a role in a serious accident in Madison County Monday.

Updated: 8:06 AM The ruler of Dubai paid $10.5 million to buy Irish-bred Playful Act at Keeneland's Breeding Stock Sale on Monday, a world record auction price for a broodmare.

Updated: 6:35 PM Polling centers across the state opened at six this morning.

Updated: 3:18 PM With choices for governor and a list of other statewide offices on the ballot in Kentucky, elections officials predicted about 42 percent of voters would head to the polls on Tuesday.

Updated: 7:10 PM A man charged in a Lexington murder is arrested at a Wisconsin hotel.

Updated: 11:44 AM A gruesome discovery for a Lee county dog lover this weekend after she found the puppy she rescued decapitated in her front yard.

Updated: 6:29 PM Six horses are dead after a barn fire in Franklin county.

Updated: 7:24 PM The Burger King on South Highway 27 was robbed early Monday morning.

Updated: 7:05 PM It seemed like a routine arrest when police caught four suspects, wanted for robbing two UK students on campus. But one of those arrests has a Lexington mother asking questions.

Updated: 4:26 PM It's not just the candidates who are busy on this night before the election. County clerk's offices around the state are also busy with last minute details.

Updated: 7:21 PM Firefighters say they arrived within 4 minutes and that McKinzie's Father broke a window to save the child, but it was too late.

Updated: 6:28 PM A study done by a University of Kentucky researcher involving breast feeding and sagging breasts is getting international attention.

Posted: 5:10 PM The Foothills Community Action Partnership will offer financial aid this winter to low-income households who cannot afford to pay pricey energy bills.

Updated: 6:23 PM Three people were killed Monday when their helicopter crashed in a remote area of Tennessee near the Kentucky border.

Posted: 4:36 PM It will be another two months before we hear any more in the case of a Louisville college student accused of killing her baby.

Posted: 2:06 PM About 50 support and military police soldiers from Fort Campbell are scheduled to arrive home Tuesday from overseas deployments.