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Shooting at Kentucky State University in US' Frankfort leaves at least 1 dead, suspect in custody

December 10, 2025 5:18 am

The university campus was placed under lockdown as authorities said they were responding to "an active aggressor" on campus on Tuesday afternoon.

Five times pets took the mayor’s seat and charmed the town

September 21, 2025 5:29 pm

In a world full of political drama, these furry and feathered mayors show us that sometimes, the best leaders don’t need a campaign, but a wag, a purr, and a cheerful cluck!

Two women killed in US' Kentucky church shooting after gunman opens fire after injuring officer

July 14, 2025 7:10 am

The incident took place at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, where the gunman opened fire and killed two women, who were aged 72-year-old and 32-year-old respectively.

Kentucky boy uses mother’s phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers to share with his friends

May 10, 2025 8:46 pm

Holly LaFavers says she tried stopping 8-year-old Liam’s Amazon order for about 70,000 Dum-Dum suckers before the treats arrived but it was too late.

22 oversized boxes of the sugary treats were delivered at the woman's doorstep

Kentucky woman discovers 8-year-old son bought 70,000 lollipops from Amazon; leaves her a Rs 3 lakh bill

May 08, 2025 5:23 pm

When LaFavers tried to cancel the order, the Amazon staff told her that it was already too late since the order had been dispatched.

Death toll due to severe weather rises to 21 in Kentucky as Gov Beshear announces disaster declaration

February 24, 2025 10:01 am

As per the winter weather alerts from the Central Plains to Carolina Coast, around 60 million people were under the alerts since the snow storm alongside floods intensified in the region.

Chaotic scene unfolded as 3 were shot and killed outside Kentucky driver's license office

February 23, 2025 12:41 am

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office issued a statement late Friday identifying the victims from earlier in the day as ranging in age from 18 to 33 years old.

At least 9 dead, including 8 in Kentucky, as winter storms hit US

February 17, 2025 7:27 am

Meteorologists have warned that a polar vortex is pushing Arctic air into the US, making this the tenth and coldest such event this season.

Kentucky man sentenced to 17 years for shooting at Louisville mayoral candidate in 2022

January 25, 2025 6:45 am

Federal officials investigated the case, and in April of that year unsealed an indictment charging Brown.

Explosion in Louisville leaves 11 people injured, shelter-in-place order issued for 'hazardous materials incident'

November 13, 2024 5:44 am

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg stated that those injured were all employees working in the chemical facility named, Givaudan Sense Colour, and two people have been rescued.

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In Photos: Polar vortex brings record-low temperatures, deadly flooding to US

February 17, 2025 12:10 pm

At least 9 people have died in the US due to severe winter weather, with Kentucky being hardest hit. Heavy rain and flooding have caused widespread damage, while a polar vortex brings record-low temperatures.

Tornadoes claim at least 88 lives in five US states; storm brings snow to California

December 14, 2021 1:54 pm

The tornado outbreak that killed at least 88 people in five states — 74 of them in Kentucky — cut a path of damage that stretched from Arkansas, where a nursing home was destroyed, to Illinois, where an Amazon distribution center was damaged.