Updated: 10:29 AM Exotic animals were selling for close to $600 inside one of the largest, most popular malls in our state.

Updated: 6:24 PM If a major sporting event is heading to a city near you, like the Derby in Louisville next month, beware of businesses promising big money for no risk and no work. You have to check out a company very closely to know if it's trustworthy.

Updated: 7:29 PM Many industries are having to adjust for a bigger population, and that includes emergency services.

Updated: 6:48 PM There's a new twist on an old scam. It begins with a promise you'll win a prize if you pay money upfront, but ends as a recruiting tool for future con artists.

Updated: 6:25 PM Tax Time is here, and when there's money to be had, there are scam artists. There is one scam that is costing every one of us.

Updated: 6:20 PM The fire marshal says part of the task force's goal will be to promote programs for fire safety. So we asked the question: what can you do to prepare for a fire?

Updated: 6:20 PM Earlier in the week we told you about the warning Lexington police sent out to basketball fans in town for the NCAA Tournament - beware of scalpers!

Posted: 4:54 PM Buying online has its risks, especially when you don't know anything about the person you are buying from.

Updated: 6:55 PM WKYT's Kristen Kennedy sat down with a Secret Service agent to investigate how fake bills can affect innocent people.

Updated: 6:52 PM You might have noticed your allergies peaking around this time of year.

Updated: 12:57 AM If you're selling anything online these days, beware of scam artists looking to rip you off.

Updated: 11:15 PM They're suspected of buying toys and tobacco on a search and rescue squad's dime.

Updated: 6:54 PM International con artists are now targeting small business owners with a scam that could add up to big money.

Updated: 9:07 PM Every year around tax season, scams seem to surface.

Updated: 9:03 PM We're getting closer to that tax deadline. As we approach April 15th, some folks are finding refund checks in the mail.

Updated: 11:21 PM He calls it a deadly problem that has to be addressed immediately.

Updated: 5:44 PM Identity theft can happen anywhere, even in places where you would expect your personal information to be safe.

Updated: 7:27 AM At long last, Cincinnati's new casino opened its doors.

Updated: 11:19 PM A central Kentucky mining equipment plant is laying off 150 employees by October.

Updated: 11:23 PM One of the largest construction projects in the state is happening in Central Kentucky. Protected by armed guards and high fences, the almost two-billion dollar building project is unlike anything else in the Commonwealth.

Updated: 7:44 PM Much of West Liberty was destroyed when a tornado tore through. The amount it's taking to rebuild it is astronomical.

Updated: 11:40 PM Dispatchers claim to hear them all the time.

Updated: 10:34 PM We've seen three inmates escape from Blackburn Correctional Complex this year - a dozen escape in the last three years.

Updated: 6:34 PM Attempted murder. Burglary and robbery with deadly weapons. Are the men facing those charges the ones you think should be housed in a minimum security prison?

Updated: 9:44 PM Automatic, across-the-board budget cuts set to kick in a week from now could affect 15,000 Kentucky military jobs and leave a negative $48-million impact on Madison County's Blue Grass Army Depot.