Judge sends child-abuse case to grand jury

7 February 2012, 8:44 am

A Fayette district court judge said there was enough evidence to send the child abuse case of Eric A. Kirik, 38, and Chaum Lee Kirik, 32, to a grand jury. The Kiriks are both charged with first-degree criminal abuse involving a 6-month-old child.... Read More »

Burglary suspect arrested at motel

7 February 2012, 4:42 am

We are told the victim of the burglary may have started shooting at the suspect in Nicholas County late Monday night.... Read More »

Police uncover nearly 60 stolen identities in tax scam

7 February 2012, 4:42 am

Police say the suspect had stolen 19 separate names, social security numbers and dates of birth... Read More »

Police looking for armed robber

6 February 2012, 8:26 pm

The robbery happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday inside Chrisman Mill in Hamburg Pavilion.... Read More »

Federal prosecutors will hold summit on prescription-drug abuse

30 January 2012, 3:38 pm

Kentucky's top federal prosecutors will hold a daylong series of meeting Wednesday in Lexington to discuss dealing with widespreadprescription-drug abuse in Kentucky.... Read More »

Lexington man calls his arrest in state Capitol 'an overreaction'

26 January 2012, 12:53 am

The Lexington man arrested Tuesday in a scuffle outside the Kentucky Senate chamber said he never touched Senate President David Williams.... Read More »

Altercation outside David Williams' office leads to arrest, accusations

25 January 2012, 12:54 am

Kentucky State Police arrested a Lexington composer Tuesday and charged him with menacing after an altercation outside the state Senate involving supporters of Democratic Sen. Kathy Stein, who recently lost her Lexington district in a Senate redistricting plan.... Read More »

Police clear Occupy Lexington encampment after it's found unoccupied

25 January 2012, 12:54 am

Commander Doug Pape said police will begin enforcing the law. That effort began Tuesday afternoon, when police began clearing out the camp outside Chase Bank on Main Street. About 70 people had regularly gathered at the protest site. The protest started in Lexington on Sept. 29.... Read More »

Gray asks legislature to loosen rules governing Lexington's pension funds

24 January 2012, 3:52 pm

Only the legislature can change the rules for Lexington's pension plans, but the city is stuck with the bill.... Read More »

Lexington police report 80 crashes Thursday night; Friday less eventful

13 January 2012, 3:10 am

Compared to the roughly 80 collisions Lexington police handled Thursday night, Friday morning appeared considerably quieter as Lexington's traffic management center reported no accidents delaying traffic in the commuting period before 8 a.m.... Read More »