Updated: 11:23 AM For western Kentucky grain farmer Bill Clift, last week's soaking rains came just in time for his drought-stressed corn crop.

Updated: 9:33 PM It happened on U.S. 119 near the Bell County line at least one home was evacuated while gas valves were shut off.

Posted: 8:25 PM State police say 30-year-old Clinton Hursey couldn't stop his motorcycle fast enough from sliding underneath a coal truck killing him.

Updated: 7:24 PM Lexington police say a man accused of trying to hire someone to kill his girlfriend's ex-husband bonds out of jail.

Updated: 11:24 PM Kentucky State Police say July 4th is the second most deadly holiday period of the year in the bluegrass, just behind New Year's.

Updated: 7:07 PM It took a Mercer County man four years to find some knives, and only minutes for burglars to take off with most a rare collection of knives.

Posted: 6:22 PM Governor Ernie Fletcher has signed an executive order calling for a special session of the General Assembly beginning Thursday in Frankfort.

Posted: 6:08 PM Friends and family members of a northern Kentucky soldier killed in Iraq paid tribute to him during a memorial service Monday.

Updated: 6:03 PM A frightening wake up call today for a Bourbon County man. Police say at least three men broke into his home and robbed him.

Updated: 5:53 PM A 14-year-old Florida boy died this afternoon following an accident on Lake Cumberland.

Posted: 5:14 PM The search continued Monday for a missing 4-year-old boy by using surveillance cameras from area businesses, although police scaled back their search of the neighborhood a day earlier.

Posted: 5:03 PM For western Kentucky grain farmer Bill Clift, last week's soaking rains came just in time for his drought-stressed corn crop.

Posted: 4:57 PM One of Kentucky's top bourbon labels is experimenting with used wine barrels to produce a new twist on an old classic.

Posted: 4:54 PM A thrill ride at a Louisville amusement park remained closed Monday while investigators continued to take statements from witnesses about an accident in which a teenager's feet were cut off, state officials said.

Updated: 4:19 PM The personal doctor of Chris Benoit was charged Monday with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs to patients other than the pro wrestler.

Posted: 3:18 PM An evangelist who preaches at campuses nationwide has lost his initial bid to speak at Murray State University in western Kentucky.

Posted: 3:13 PM East Kentucky Power Cooperative has agreed to spend $650 million on equipment to reduce emissions and pay a $750,000 fine to settle a lawsuit over pollution, federal officials announced Monday.

Posted: 1:56 PM The Frankfort woman accused of hiding children during an inspection of her daycare was back in court again this morning.

Updated: 2:27 PM A Scott County man pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in court today.

Updated: 2:10 PM The United States remains safe after the attack at a Scottish airport and two foiled car bombs in London, and there is no plan to raise the terror alert level, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Monday.

Updated: 2:07 PM A new police chief has been sworn in today for the Richmond Police Department.

Updated: 12:01 PM An eastern Kentucky man who posed as a contractor in Louisiana and bilked 54-thousand dollars from storm victims faces eight years in prison unless he repays his clients.

Updated: 2:08 PM Clear weather allowed a jumbo jet carrying the space shuttle Atlantis to take off Monday for Kentucky on its way back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.

Updated: 2:09 PM A double fatality is under investigation in Carter County, where police say a motorcycle lost control and struck a car.

Updated: 10:30 AM The Jefferson County board of education considered scrapping its desegregation plan five years ago and installing a new system that factored family income into the equation.