The former president of the Mayfield/Graves County Chamber of Commerce pleaded guilty Monday to theft from the organization.

State records show police and sheriffs seized at least $7.5 million in cash last year, but the full total is unknown.

In a TV interview, Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey said that, in hindsight, it was a mistake to cite a homeless woman in labor for camping outside weeks after Kentucky Public Radio released footage of the encounter.

Many Kentuckians with criminal records are eligible to clear them but haven’t. Local advocates and organizations want state lawmakers to make the process easier.

Due to a 2024 policy change by the state, nonprofits that have sent free books to prisoners for over 50 years can’t serve Tennessee anymore.

A western Kentucky man was arrested Friday afternoon after police say he tried to hire people from Texas to have the Graves County Commonwealth Attorney killed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee prison officials say they won't publicly release the the state's latest manual for executing death row inmates. In an email Monday, Tennessee correction official Kayla Hackney denied a public records request from The Associated Press. She cited a state law protecting the identities of the executioner and other people involved. However, the law says confidential information should be redacted, and the fact that a record contains confidential information is not a reason to deny access to it.

David Sanders not only wants a judge to overturn his death penalty conviction, but to declare a law unconstitutional. The decision could open the door for defendants across the country.

Tennessee will soon resume executions, after an Associated Press investigation led the state to pause all lethal injections and redesign its protocol.

The trooper was nearly fired after allegedly beating a man. A panel of his peers let him keep his job.