Posted: 4:47 PM City council members unanimously approved a smoking ban Friday morning.

Posted: 4:44 PM Kentucky State Police say alcohol and speeds of near 140 mph contributed to a fatal wreck that killed three teens in Frankfort in April.

Posted: 4:43 PM As part of the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, troopers will step up enforcement beginning at 6 p.m. Friday and extending through 11:59 p.m. on Monday.

Posted: 4:41 PM The jury awarded 60 year old Anna Ambrose's son, Mark, more than $260,000.

Posted: 4:41 PM After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless is dropping a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit cards

Posted: 4:39 PM Lawyers for a mysterious trust have turned in the winning ticket for an Iowa Lottery jackpot worth up to $14.3 million just hours before the deadline.

Posted: 4:35 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Former Gov. Paul Patton has resigned his seat as chairman of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to avoid a conflict of interest in his push to have the private University of Pikeville added to the state's system of public universities.

Posted: 4:21 PM Troopers determined that an Audi driven by 18-year-old Nick Jacoby on April 1 may have overcorrected and spun out of control after having reached speeds between 139 and 145 mph. Two other 18-year-olds, Ben Laslie and Allen Williams, were also killed.

Updated: 8:05 PM Police have identified the bodies of two people found dead in a home.

Posted: 11:29 AM A lawyer for Floyd Mayweather Jr. has pleaded no contest on his behalf under a plea deal to resolve a misdemeanor battery case stemming from a scuffle with a Las Vegas homeowner association security guard.

Posted: 11:27 AM The family of a slain Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy is anxious over the pending release from prison of the man found guilty of manslaughter but mentally ill in the killing.

Posted: 11:24 AM Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has rejected a proposed merger of University Hospital in Louisville and two other hospital systems, saying it wouldn't be in the best interest of the state.

Posted: 12:03 AM State Representative Keith Hall will face no consequences for his recent ethics sanctions.

Updated: 12:12 AM Sears and Kmart stores across the country are closing affecting people and communities nationwide.

Posted: 11:53 PM A woman has died from injuries she suffered in a fire earlier this month.

Updated: 11:54 PM A death investigation is underway after two people were found dead inside a home.

Posted: 8:03 PM A petition was filed with the signatures of registered Corbin voters asking for a special election to sell packaged alcohol in the city.

Updated: 7:05 PM A man accused of stabbing a friend in Pikeville pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Posted: 7:01 PM New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says work on a planned museum at the World Trade Center has ground to a halt because of a money dispute, and there is now "no chance" it will open on time next year.

Posted: 6:54 PM Texas prison officials are investigating whether convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs violated his inmate telephone privileges with a couple of calls to a relative on Christmas Day that may have been broadcast to an audience.

Posted: 6:52 PM NORAD says its Santa-tracking operation broke its own records for phone calls, emails and Facebook and Twitter followers on Christmas Eve.

Updated: 8:14 PM The theft happened at the Whitehouse Community Church. Now the pastor is offering a $1,000 reward to help catch the thieves.

Posted: 11:54 PM What do powerful politicians, all star athletes, and glamorous movie stars all have in common? They all made the top ten 2011 newsmakers list voted on by visitors to wkyt.com.

Posted: 5:50 PM U-S-D-A presents Kentucky River Community Care with $117,000 grant to advance services.

Updated: 8:21 PM From gambling to pseudoephedrine, House Speaker Greg Stumbo gives his insight on some of the issues that will be discussed in the upcoming General Assembly.