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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a hearing on misleading information from the battlefield. The focus is on two cases: former Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, and Army Ranger and former NFL star Pat Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire.

Researchers from the University of Florida, National Geographic and other groups say Burmese pythons may not be as likely to spread across the Southeast U.S. as previous researchers have warned. Cold weather may beat them back.

By Ron Smithhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-858881.mp3Frankfort, KY – You may not realize it, but for years, most of…

The Florida grasshopper sparrow was on the brink of extinction but now numbers are rebounding in the wild. Birds bred at a zoo have been released onto prairies, where they continue to reproduce.

Bear 64F is believed to be one of three animals who've broken into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe in the last year and helped themselves to messy meals, enchanting the internet.

Kentucky State Police say a complaint of a man possessing a gun at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Building in Frankfort appears to be…

In Europe, more than 23,600 people were victims of human trafficking during a recent three-year period, according to a new European Union report. The comprehensive study, which gathered data from more than 30 nations, found that trafficking increased by 18 percent between 2008 and 2010.

An internal report from 2017 warned that a novel respiratory illness was the "most likely and significant threat" in a pandemic and noted likely shortages of masks, beds and ventilators.

State officials say too many people are getting disability benefits in Kentucky, citing a new state report that shows disability enrollment has far…

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