Updated: 5:41 PM The driver of a tour bus that crashed on a southern Kentucky interstate died Tuesday, bringing the toll to two in the crash that injured more than 60 family members traveling home to Alabama from a reunion.

Updated: 12:20 PM A dog loses his life during a fire after saving his owner.

Updated: 1:52 PM It's back to the not-so-solitary-life for Paris Hilton, who walked out of jail early Tuesday into a gathering of cameras and reporters, flashing a beaming smile and waving to the frenzied crowd.

Posted: 11:27 AM A former judge who authorized a special grand jury to investigate the hiring practices of Gov. Ernie Fletcher's administration now is a volunteer for Fletcher's Democratic challenger, a campaign spokesman said.

Posted: 10:19 AM Students in a western Kentucky county might not have to deal with the Monday morning blues in a couple of years.

Updated: 6:53 PM The General Assembly passed 121 new laws during its regular session earlier this year. The bulk take effect this week, although some had emergency stipulations that put them in effect with the governor's signature and others had different specified start dates.

Posted: 8:49 AM A 58-year-old West Liberty man has been killed in an unusual accident five miles northwest of Morehead in Rowan County.

Posted: 8:41 AM Jefferson County Circuit Judge Denise Clayton has heard arguments for and against a request from hundreds of business owners to delay enforcement of a Louisville smoking ban.

Updated: 1:51 PM A woman whose car plowed through a Frankfort grocery store is set to make her first court appearance this morning.

Updated: 8:09 AM A man is in the Franklin County jail after police say he led them on a chase through Shelby and Franklin counties.

Updated: 2:37 PM Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room, a law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Updated: 5:47 PM Police say a 13-year-old stole a truck and led them on a chase through two counties.

Updated: 8:20 AM 27 NEWSFIRST has learned that the 2008 presidential campaign will come through Lexington this week. John Edwards' wife is coming to town.

Updated: 1:51 PM A investigation is underway after someone finds a body inside a barrel Monday afternoon.

Posted: 11:27 PM A murder investigation is underway after a Kentucky man is shot to death.

Posted: 10:19 PM Karen Engle, who heads the anti-drug organization Operation UNITE, will now also coordinate the PRIDE initiative in Southern and Eastern Kentucky.

Posted: 10:05 PM Starting July 1st, Somerset police say they'll no longer respond to non-emergency vehicle lock-outs.

Updated: 12:05 AM The only person still facing charges from the state hiring investigation will be sentenced Friday.

Posted: 9:52 PM A Somerset man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a burglary at a doctor's office.

Posted: 9:44 PM A thrill ride remains shut down at four Six Flags locations around the country as investigators in Kentucky review evidence and witness statements from an accident that resulted in a teenager's feet being sheared off.

Posted: 9:40 PM Federal, state and local law enforcement are looking for an eastern Kentucky man who escaped from jail. Thirty-five-year-old Anthony Artrip of Ashland was awaiting a federal bank robbery trial.

Posted: 9:31 PM Despite free government programs, only about 16 percent of Kentucky miners get screened for black lung - about half the national average for coal-mining states.

Posted: 7:14 PM Harold Simpson, the operator of Simpson Mining Company, was sentenced to three years in federal prison and he must pay one and a half million dollars in restitution.

Updated: 9:14 PM An investigation is underway after human remains were found in a remote area.

Posted: 7:04 PM Bell County Volunteer Firefighters argued in federal court Monday that the county judge had no right to take control of their department.