Crime

A jury has found two men guilty in connection with a Lexington murder case.

A Laurel County man is charged with attempted murder after the sheriff’s office says he stabbed another man.

Brent Kelty was sentenced Thursday morning to a total of 25 years in prison.

The case against a man accused in connection with three sexual assault cold cases will go straight to a Fayette County grand jury.

KSP is investigating a death in Bath County.

A young child is dead and a man is now facing a murder charge in Whitley County.

A Rowan County teacher and coach is accused of inappropriate sexual misconduct with a student.

A man and a woman were arrested on drug-related charges at a traffic stop in Pulaski County on Tuesday.

A man accused of murder and trying to escape jail has pleaded guilty.

Police say it happened Monday around 1 p.m. at the Kroger on Bryan Station Road.

Young was transferred to the Warren County Detention Center on Wednesday with a court date set for Feb. 13.

Lexington police have confirmed the city's first homicide of 2023.

Court documents say surveillance video showed a Lexington murder suspect at the scene of the September shooting, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.

The mail carrier told police the suspect approached from behind, showed a gun and demanded a key.

The student is being charged with unlawful possession of a weapon on school property.

The mail carrier told police the suspect approached from behind, showed a gun and demanded a key.

Family members of two officers killed in the line of duty 31 years ago are frustrated that Kentucky’s death penalty has been on hold for years. What’s next?

34-year-old Michael Byrd of Lexington was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fluorofentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of fluorofentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl.

Police were called to the 2200 block of Devonport Drive, between Alexandria Drive and Village Drive, around 11 a.m. Wednesday for the report of a victim with a gunshot wound.

The mail carrier told police the suspect approached from behind, showed a gun and demanded a key.

He is a wrestling coach at Madison Central High School. The school’s website also lists him as a health and P.E. instructor.

A Texas woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the theft of millions of dollars in federal funds from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.

The sheriff’s office says they were notified Friday morning that 48-year-old Sonny Powell was arrested in Lombard, Illinois.

A man is facing charges after police say he stole went into a woman’s home uninvited, stole her car and then tried to break into another home.

Police say Robert Stevens set a dozen fires in 2017 and 2018.

At least two people have died following a crash Saturday night in Lexington.

A southern Kentucky man is in jail after authorities say a homeowner found him in his garage.

A Lexington man is taking a plea deal in a deadly shooting.

A Lexington man was arrested for fetal homicide following a domestic violence incident.

Police have arrested an “armed and dangerous” suspect in connection with a shooting in Lexington.