Updated: 6:32 PM A welcome sight and sound in Kentucky Thursday, as rain drenched the Bluegrass. Most folks we talked to said the inconvenience of the wet weather was well worth it.

Posted: 5:48 PM A Clark County man who was watching his niece when she fell into a pot of boiling water plead guilty to wanton endangerment Thursday.

Updated: 3:15 PM Elizabeth Edwards is continuing her war of words with Ann Coulter over what's OK to say.

Posted: 2:12 PM A truck driver's cab goes up in flames while on the road.

Updated: 2:00 PM The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected school assignment plans that take account of students' race in two major public school districts. The decisions could imperil similar plans nationwide.

Updated: 10:19 AM The state has committed at least $2.4 million to attract two coal conversion plants to Kentucky.

Updated: 9:31 AM UK basketball coach Billy Gillispie arrived in Lexington with the reputation of being a tireless recruiter. He's been adding support to that contention.

Posted: 9:28 AM Professional basketball is coming to eastern Kentucky.

Updated: 4:07 PM A Somerset man accused of a disturbing animal abuse case pleaded not guilty to charges Thursday.

Updated: 8:36 AM The Fayette Urban County Council will vote Thursday on whether a Lexington neighborhood will be considered historical.

Posted: 8:32 AM The American Bald Eagle population has grown so dramatically that government officials are expected to announce today that the bird is no longer a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Posted: 8:31 AM Starting today, you can vote to have one of America's favorite TV families call Kentucky home.

Updated: 11:44 AM Several city officials named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by people who say they were abused by the founder of a Lexington youth program are no longer defendants.

Updated: 2:39 PM Kentucky State Police are searching for the person responsible for a violent burglary. The suspect fired shots at the homeowner.

Updated: 9:53 AM The new edition of Champs Skate and Entertainment Center is getting ready to open for business.

Updated: 8:22 AM The victim says the deputy hit him during an argument about a gun.

Updated: 9:05 AM Northwest Airlines said Tuesday that it cancelled over 10 percent of its flights over a four-day period, from this past Friday through Monday.

Posted: 5:49 PM Two people injured in a fatal bus crash near Bowling Green have been released from a southern Kentucky hospital, while eleven others remain under medical supervision.

Posted: 5:37 PM Good news today about a woman, severely burned in a fire in Powell County. Carolyn Sue Isaacs has been upgraded to fair condition at UK hospital.

Updated: 5:04 PM Governor Fletcher's campaign manager says the governor has taken a stronger stand against casino gambling. Fletcher's challenger in the fall general election Democrat Steve Beshear supports efforts to legalize casino gambling in Kentucky.

Posted: 4:58 PM A state consultant says preliminary design work on the southernmost portion of the planned Interstate 69 extension from Evansville to Indianapolis might begin next week.

Updated: 4:18 PM Police say they have a suspect, but don't know who that person killed several years ago.

Updated: 2:27 PM The extremely dry conditions across the state are now affecting how some people will celebrate the Fourth of July.

Updated: 3:11 PM Lexington Police are investigating a reported kidnapping today.

Updated: 2:41 PM A woman charged in the shooting death of her husband appeared in court this morning.