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Caged: How Kentucky dangerously overcrowds its county jails with state prisoners

Andy Beshear picks nursing home exec as watchdog of troubled nursing home industry

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Andy Beshear picks nursing home exec as watchdog of troubled nursing home industry

This Kentucky man was sentenced as a persistent and violent felony offender. He’s neither.

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This Kentucky man was sentenced as a persistent and violent felony offender. He’s neither.

What did Kentucky get for Bevin’s $600,000+ contract to investigate Steve Beshear?

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What did Kentucky get for Bevin’s $600,000+ contract to investigate Steve Beshear?

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Kentucky school district must release superintendent’s secret life insurance policy

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Kentucky school district must release superintendent’s secret life insurance policy

Kentucky man ordered to represent himself in court

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Kentucky man ordered to represent himself in court

‘This was a travesty.’ Mentally ill man ordered to be his own lawyer in KY court.

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‘This was a travesty.’ Mentally ill man ordered to be his own lawyer in KY court.

‘It’s ruining everybody we know.’ One Kentucky town’s battle with meth’s resurgence.

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‘It’s ruining everybody we know.’ One Kentucky town’s battle with meth’s resurgence.

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Kentucky floods cause water rescues, evacuations. Risk of mudslides grows.

Kentucky flooding: ‘Major, major damage’ as rivers crest, cut off some areas

‘Be prepared to evacuate.’ Heavy rain causes floods in Lexington along Kentucky River

Capacity increasing at KY businesses. COVID-19 vaccinations projected to double.

Ex-UK Trustee Jim Booth owes his home county more than $2 million in overdue taxes

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Ex-UK Trustee Jim Booth owes his home county more than $2 million in overdue taxes

He’s spending 20 years in a KY prison as a repeat meth cook. He didn’t do the crime.

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He’s spending 20 years in a KY prison as a repeat meth cook. He didn’t do the crime.

Rineyville family reacts to false child abuse summons

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Rineyville family reacts to false child abuse summons

How a stressed out Kentucky social worker accused the wrong father of child abuse

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How a stressed out Kentucky social worker accused the wrong father of child abuse

Kentucky State Police take computer from Alison Lundergan Grimes’ office amid inquiry

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Kentucky State Police take computer from Alison Lundergan Grimes’ office amid inquiry

Bevin used a state plane for 67 trips to 29 states in 2 years. He won’t say why.

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Bevin used a state plane for 67 trips to 29 states in 2 years. He won’t say why.

‘We are officially out of space.’ Kentucky’s jails crammed beyond capacity.

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‘We are officially out of space.’ Kentucky’s jails crammed beyond capacity.

KY should lock up fewer people, prisons chief says. It’s getting bigger jails instead.

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KY should lock up fewer people, prisons chief says. It’s getting bigger jails instead.

Reduce jail overcrowding before a judge orders mass release, experts warn lawmakers

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Reduce jail overcrowding before a judge orders mass release, experts warn lawmakers

Inmates sometimes get less space than a coffin in this Kentucky jail. One man’s story.

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Inmates sometimes get less space than a coffin in this Kentucky jail. One man’s story.

Why did Kentucky’s local jails start holding state prisoners?

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Why did Kentucky’s local jails start holding state prisoners?

‘Someone thought this was a good idea.’ Why so many state prisoners are in local jails.

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‘Someone thought this was a good idea.’ Why so many state prisoners are in local jails.

Inmates often idle away years in Kentucky jails with no bed, no dignity and no safety

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Inmates often idle away years in Kentucky jails with no bed, no dignity and no safety

Footage shows Boyd County jail inmate allegedly abused by corrections officers

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Footage shows Boyd County jail inmate allegedly abused by corrections officers

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