Posted: 6:08 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - More than 1,500 coal miners have tested positive for drug use since Kentucky began screenings six years ago, creating additional risks in an already dangerous industry.

Posted: 6:06 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The state Senate has voted down a proposal to change the state Constitution to legalize casinos in Kentucky.

Updated: 6:05 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo is asking for spending records of Morehead State University's president and regents.

Posted: 5:58 PM Laurel County officials busted their first business Thursday for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana.

Posted: 5:40 PM A man behind bars for allegedly assaulting a Perry County Deputy Jailer and stealing his van pleaded not guilty in Knott County.

Updated: 12:05 AM A couple burned in a house fire remain in critical condition.

Updated: 5:05 PM Johnson County Sheriff deputies busted an indoor marijuana growing operation.

Updated: 11:05 PM After six years of talk, construction on the new school that will replace Dennis C. Wooton Elementary in Perry County is finally underway.

Updated: 10:26 PM The fire chief in Manchester says his department is taking a 30 day leave of absence.

Posted: 4:36 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service says it is closing eight mail processing centers around Kentucky.

Updated: 8:05 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A northeastern Kentucky lawmaker pressed Thursday for legislation aimed at limiting theft of copper and other recyclable metals.

Updated: 7:10 PM A man and his wife are back behind bars in Clay County after being on the run for years.

Posted: 5:41 PM A judge sentenced the owner of a former Kentucky rest home to 10 years in prison Thursday for theft and exploitation.

Posted: 9:47 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking unemployment aid was unchanged last week and the four-week average of applications fell to its lowest point in four years. The figures are the latest evidence that the job market is improving.

Posted: 9:43 AM The Corbin News Journal reports five Dodge Chargers currently in use by the sheriff's department could be on the recall list, due to problems with brakes and headlights.

Posted: 9:38 AM The Hazard Herald reports sheriff's deputies responded to the home in the Busy community on Wednesday when someone called in saying several people were in her yard stealing things.

Posted: 9:34 AM A Boyd County Grand Jury indicted Jami Simms, 28, on Monday.

Posted: 9:24 AM The fundraiser is set for Thursday evening at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville.

Posted: 12:15 AM Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says there's a growing chance that his party's presidential nominee could ultimately be chosen at a brokered convention this summer.

Posted: 12:06 AM The Kentucky Senate has approved a bill to limit General Fund debt to 6 percent of general revenue.

Updated: 11:13 PM Hundreds of people came to pay their respects to a man who dedicated his life to educating and helping eastern Kentuckians.

Posted: 12:04 AM Hate crimes, racial slurs, and discrimination in Kentucky are just a few of the topics in the new play that debuted tonight at Berea College.

Updated: 12:11 AM The mining officials allegedly violated mine safety laws to protect miners from possible roof falls and unsafe electrical cables.

Updated: 1:21 AM Two people with serious burns are flown to a hospital after a house fire in Perry County. It happened Wednesday afternoon on Mud Lick Road in the Avawam community.

Posted: 10:25 PM The electricity is back on for thousands of people after Sunday's snow storm, but around 3,000 customers are still in the dark. Crews continue to work around the clock to restore the power.