Updated: 2:29 PM Due to so many students missing school, officials in the Perry County School District have cancelled classes the rest of the week.

Posted: 7:27 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (February 15, 2012) – Representative Mike Nemes, R-Louisville (38th District) announced today he is filing House Bill 406 which if passed would place term limits on members of the Kentucky House of Representatives and Kentucky Senate to serving no more than three consecutive terms.

Updated: 7:52 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The House Education Committee is expected to consider a proposal next week to make the private University of Pikeville part of the state's higher education system.

Posted: 7:02 PM PIKEVILLE – Contaminated water wells on Big Branch of Brushy in Pike County was a topic of discussion for much of the last few years.

Posted: 6:55 PM Many people are filing their taxes this time of year, and waiting on their tax refunds.

Updated: 6:52 PM State police in Laurel County say tips led them to a major drug bust.

Posted: 6:50 PM Crews are tearing down the McDonald's restaurant in Paintsville to make room for a new one.

Posted: 6:47 PM Two Whitley County cousins charged in a string of burglaries have been indicted.

Updated: 7:45 PM Nashville music executives are looking for the next country music star here in eastern Kentucky!

Updated: 6:47 PM A murder trial is underway in Letcher County for a man accused of killing his neighbor.

Posted: 12:03 AM Audrey Rowe visited Elkhorn Middle School about some new federal guidelines for school lunches.

Posted: 6:28 PM A Corbin woman who once said she was a rape victim is now behind bars.

Posted: 6:26 PM A Rockholds man charged with sodomy has been indicted.

Posted: 6:10 PM Investigators have arrested a man that allegedly injured a woman.

Posted: 7:02 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky opened its practice on Wednesday, allowing students, faculty, staff and a national television audience in on the top-ranked Wildcats' preparation as they seek to become the first team since 2003 to finish the Southeastern Conference undefeated.

Updated: 7:40 PM Police in Hazard are asking citizens to keep a watchful eye for crime in the community and they are giving them plenty of resources to do it.

Posted: 12:00 AM Some residents in Pulaski County have their eyes fixed on the countryside surrounding their homes, looking for a particular pest. Coyotes are causing problems for some, and one man says their population is larger than ever. We spoke to one man who had a close encounter with one just this past weekend.

Posted: 7:24 PM State senators have backed off a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county constable, opting instead to allow fiscal courts to decide their responsibilities and duties.

Posted: 8:09 AM A fire department spokesman Josue Garcia said he saw "hellish" scenes while trying to put out the fire.

Posted: 5:53 AM Even the most modest option would represent a bold disarmament step in an election year and is likely to raise the hackles of Republicans who worry about a smaller military force.

Posted: 5:50 AM Southern California Edison spokesman David Song says a helium-filled balloon scored a direct hit on the company's Fontana substation Tuesday night, knocking out power to 15,099 customers.

Posted: 5:48 AM Republican and Democratic bargainers worked out the package late Tuesday. The roughly $150 billion measure also would prevent a steep cut in Medicare reimbursements to doctors.

Posted: 5:45 AM The official told The Associated Press that the United States believes the Syrian government is still in control of its arsenals, but the U.S. regards the country as "a significant proliferation concern."

Posted: 5:36 AM The commission established the Hall of Fame in 2000 and has held intermittent inductions, with it now containing 118 people.

Updated: 1:34 AM They met to discuss the appointment of a new police chief but the meeting of the Cumberland City Council on Valentine’s Day quickly became heated.