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A mother who shot her two young sons, ages 6 and 9, in the head in a bedroom at home now intends to plead guilty after claiming legal insanity. The post Mom who claimed it was an ‘accident’ and Facebook made her shoot 2 young sons in the head at home is suddenly reversing course first appeared on Law & Crime.

FOX 56 spoke with the family of the woman at the center of the case that shook a small Kentucky community.

Donating unwanted items to Goodwill is a fantastic way to support a good cause while decluttering your home. However, there are certain items they cannot accept. Here’s a list of items they wish you wouldn’t donate. Sometimes, the nature or condition of items—or failure to meet safety standards—means...

Ah, Kentucky—the land of rolling hills, horse racing, and bourbon that’s smoother than a Southern drawl! If you’ve ever tapped your feet to bluegrass tunes or debated the merits of Derby hats, you know the Bluegrass State has a charm all its own. So grab a slice of Derby pie and settle in as we unveil 18 slang terms that only make sense if you’re from Kentucky!

All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. The annual migration of the wooly worm caterpillar has begun, a sure sign that autumn is upon us. Also known as Pyrrharctia Isabella or a woolly bear, the larvae emerge from the earth in the colder months -- brown and black hair cover the bodies.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSMV) - Kentucky officials have launched an investigation after a deceased deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from a Breckinridge County deer farm. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is investigating after the Kentucky Department of Agriculture announced the confirmed case of CWD. This...

KENTUCKY (WCHS) — Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man with outstanding warrants who led authorities on a high-speed pursuit Saturday night across several counties in Kentucky. Kenneth Kyle Greer is wanted after Pikeville police received reports at about 11 p.m. of a truck driving recklessly...

A small earthquake hit the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri border late Sunday night. The 2.7-magnitude tremor occurred about northwest of Tiptonville, Tennessee, near the Mississippi River and Reelfoot Lake State Park. The United States Geological Survey reported the quake at 3:07 a.m. at a depth of 9.2 kilometers. The earthquake’s...

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Tiffanie Lucas, who is accused of killing her two young sons last year, will plead guilty to the crimes Thursday, a prosecutor said Monday. Lucas briefly appeared Monday morning in Bullitt Circuit Court, where her attorney asked Judge Rodney Burress for the change-of-plea hearing later this week. Burress agreed.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With the recent drop in mortgage rates, more Americans are ready to make a leap into homeownership and some major cities may have more affordable home options than others. A new study found that two cities in Kentucky have some of the most affordable homes in...

Federal investigators said the chain had one worker who was 13 years old and had more than 30 other teens work more hours than allowed.

The E’town RV Park & Storage in Elizabethtown, Ky., held its ribbon-cutting celebration on Sept. 26, according to The News-Enterprise. Owners and developers Shane Goff and Mark Harris were surrounded by family, staff, Hardin County Chamber of Commerce leadership and ambassadors, and supporters as they cut the ribbon to its modern facility at 2800 S. Dixie Hwy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky firefighters from multiple departments battled a fire Tuesday morning at a mobile home near Shepherdsville. Zoneton Fire Protection District, Nichols Fire District and Shepherdsville Fire Department crews fought a vacant mobile home fire in the Pryor Valley area. The call came in just before 5...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Before the frost develops tonight, showers will move through the region, keeping daytime highs hovering around a cooler-than-normal 50 degrees. As the showers move through, our region’s unusually low freezing level creates a unique opportunity for graupel to form. But what exactly is graupel?. Graupel,...

Paducah, KY – Kentucky residents can expect much cooler weather this week, with the first frost of the season likely by midweek. As temperatures dip, drivers along U.S. 60 and other local roads should prepare for frosty conditions that could impact morning commutes on Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service in Paducah is forecasting below-normal temperatures, with highs ranging from the upper 50s to mid-60s and nighttime lows plunging into the 30s.

Oct. 14—FINDLAY — A regional food distribution company will now own many of the area's supermarkets where it delivers its goods. SpartanNash, of Grand Rapids, Mich., announced Monday afternoon it bought Findlay-based Fresh Encounter Inc., which owns 49 supermarket stores in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, including the Chief, Community Market and Save a Lot brands locally. Fresh Encounter's brands had been food distribution customers of SpartanNash and its predecessors for 58 years.

Kentucky lawmakers could introduce a "school choice" program as early as the next legislative session if a majority of Kentuckians vote "yes" on a proposed constitutional amendment. Amendment 2, which will appear on the general election ballot, asks voters if they want to change the state constitution to let the General Assembly spend...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The National Weather Service (NWS) says the coldest air since April is expected in Kentucky Tuesday night, prompting the issuance of a frost advisory overnight in most areas, with freeze warnings in some northern and northeastern counties of the state. According to NWS forecasters, with...

The pharmacy submitted bills for a product that was not medically necessary and some customers didn’t even use.