Updated: 7:23 PM A new state law will provide Kentucky agritourism destinations with limited liability protection when it takes effect on July 11.

Posted: 10:52 PM A man is facing charges after police say he raped a 13-year-old girl.

Updated: 9:17 PM The Pulaski County sheriff's office says the girl's mother caught 23-year-old Corey Hughes in the act and attacked him with a coffee cup.

Updated: 6:37 PM Voters in Somerset have approved alcohol sales in their city. Officials say the final numbers are 2,167 "yes" votes, and 1,464 "no" votes.

Updated: 3:56 PM A new study by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center shows that patients reported significant improvement in side effects of cancer treatment following just one Jin Shin Jyutsu session.

Updated: 3:02 PM The National Association of Women Business Owners® is announcing that Kathy Ireland, Chief Designer and CEO of kathy ireland Worldwide, will serve as the keynote speaker of their Women’s Business Conference 2012, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Updated: 12:03 PM The Pulaski County Sheriff's Department arrested a man after deputies say they found more than a dozen marijuana plants near his garage.

Posted: 10:44 PM Voters in Somerset, Whitesburg, and Pineville will head to the polls.

Updated: 5:44 PM Three cities across the region are having alcohol-related votes Tuesday.

Updated: 2:23 PM It’s taken a few years of planning and building, but a new greenhouse at the Lake Cumberland 4-H Educational Center is open for business — the business of educating people about horticultural and nursery crops.

Updated: 10:37 PM Emergency officials in Pulaski County say Salena Clark was found safe around 9 p.m. Monday.

Posted: 7:07 AM The Pulaski County sheriff's office tells us two cars crashed head-on while traveling on Kentucky 196 west of Somerset Friday night.

Posted: 11:24 PM Officials in Somerset are preparing to fuel up vehicles powered by compressed natural gas.

Posted: 5:29 PM Sheriff's deputies say an overnight police chase reached speeds of 100MPH before ending in the suspect's driveway.

Updated: 7:19 PM Three cities across the coverage area are set to have similar alcohol votes. In one of those cities, a mayor is publicly supporting expanding sales.

Updated: 10:09 PM The Kentucky Community and Technical College System board of regents voted to increase tuition by nearly 4%.

Updated: 7:23 AM The Council on Postsecondary Education has already voted to allow KCTCS to increase tuition as much as four percent.

Updated: 11:07 PM We know the news is not about us, but we do want to let you know about a couple of changes here at WYMT.

Posted: 4:59 PM SOMERSET, KY - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) promotes Chris Girdler as his new District Director. The announcement comes on the heels of the June 1st retirement of Bob Mitchell who led Rogers' district operations for more than three decades. Girdler worked along-side Mitchell as Deputy District Director for the last 18 months.

Updated: 7:33 PM Tamela Collins says she was simply trying to help her autistic son, but the exotic monkey she brought home got her into a world of trouble.

Posted: 5:33 AM The Commonwealth Journal reports Tamela Collins bought the primate as a therapy device for her young son, who is autistic.

Posted: 5:58 AM Andrew Napier is a biology/premedical science major and will use the $9,000 scholarship to finish his studies at Eastern this fall. He graduated from Madison Central High School in 2006 and grew up in Somerset.

Posted: 5:14 PM Voters in Somerset will decide on June 26th whether to allow alcohol sales by the drink and in package stores.

Updated: 7:00 PM Officials say that senior citizens are often targeted because of their good credit or their ability to pay off loans.

Posted: 2:19 PM Small business owners can learn how to electronically record and track business transactions, and service industry employees can brush up on their customer service skills in two new instructor-led summer classes offered by The Center for Rural Development in Somerset.