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Kentucky suing Chinese shopping platform for stealing data

Kentucky suing Chinese shopping platform for stealing data

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSMV) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced the state is suing TEMU, a Chinese online shopping platform, for stealing Kentuckians’ data. Coleman alleged that the shopping site unlawfully collected data, violated...

Does Kentucky have venomous snakes? How to ID them 

Does Kentucky have venomous snakes? How to ID them 

Summer vacation can mean spending more time outside. And that means the possibility of encountering creatures you're not used to. They may have a bad reputation, but experts say they're actually beneficial. They eat other species humans don't want...

Kentucky re-offer meaningful to in-state ATH Jermaine Harmon

Kentucky re-offer meaningful to in-state ATH Jermaine Harmon

2027 athlete Jermaine Harmon is back at Georgetown (Ky.) Scott County after spending last season at Western Hills. He is also now at six offers. That includes Kentucky who re-offered the 6-foot-3, 205-pound in-state product. The Wildcats offered...

Kentucky AG Russell Coleman files lawsuit against shopping platform Temu

Kentucky AG Russell Coleman files lawsuit against shopping platform Temu

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit against the Chinese online shopping platform Temu. In the lawsuit filed in Woodford County Circuit Court, Coleman accused Temu of...

Kentucky Guard celebrates 233rd birthday

Kentucky Guard celebrates 233rd birthday

KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES 07.17.2025 Courtesy Story FRANKFORT, Ky., -- Soldiers, Airmen and community leaders gathered to celebrate the 233rd birthday of the Kentucky National Guard during a ceremony at Boone National Guard Center, June 24, 2025....

Friend reflects on Trooper Remilien’s strength one week after Lexington shooting

Friend reflects on Trooper Remilien’s strength one week after Lexington shooting

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — It’s been one week since Kentucky State Police Trooper Jude Remilien was shot by 47-year-old Guy House in what authorities called the start of a deadly rampage that also claimed the lives of a mother and daughter...

Jim Beam Has Brought Back Its Excellent Knob Creek Bourbon and Rye Whiskey Blend

Jim Beam Has Brought Back Its Excellent Knob Creek Bourbon and Rye Whiskey Blend

Do you like bourbon, or are you more of a rye whiskey drinker? How about a blend of both? Jim Beam Small Batch Collection family member Knob Creek just announced the return of its Bourbon x Rye Kentucky Blended Straight Whiskey a year after it was...

Lukas Assistant Sebastian ‘Bas’ Nicholl Leaves Training Career

Lukas Assistant Sebastian ‘Bas’ Nicholl Leaves Training Career

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 4:28 pm | Back to: Top News Updated: July 22, 2025 at 4:30 pm Bas Nicholl and GI Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath in 2023 Sarah Andrew Former D. Wayne Lukas assistant Sebastian 'Bas' Nicholl, who assumed care of the late...

Kentucky weather tomorrow: Super humid with more scattered storms

Kentucky weather tomorrow: Super humid with more scattered storms

Video note: Despite this article’s time stamp, the above video is the latest forecast from The Weather Authority. LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The record keeps spinning with this oppressive humidity and daily chance of storms. Heavy pockets of rain...

Frankfort’s Ryan Hughes Wins 2025 Boys Track and Field Player of the Year

Frankfort’s Ryan Hughes Wins 2025 Boys Track and Field Player of the Year

Frankfort senior Ryan Hughes has concluded his high school track and field career with remarkable achievements, securing three state titles and establishing multiple school records. His outstanding performance has earned him recognition as the...

Top-10 prospect receives offer from, schedules official visit to Kentucky

Top-10 prospect receives offer from, schedules official visit to Kentucky

Kentucky extended a scholarship offer to Phoenix (Ariz.) St. Mary’s 5-star power forward Cameron Williams this week. Williams responded by setting up an official visit to UK for the weekend of Sept. 27, as first reported by Gregg Rosenberg of Prep...

Man accused of running from deputies, then asking for help when he got lost in the woods

Man accused of running from deputies, then asking for help when he got lost in the woods

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/Gray News) – A man in Kentucky is accused of running from law enforcement officers before asking for help when he got lost in the woods. The incident happened on Saturday at around 11 p.m. in Laurel County. Deputies...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tells SC Democrats his record is a red state success story

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tells SC Democrats his record is a red state success story

Democrats can win back disaffected voters by addressing their everyday concerns to counter the anticipated fallout from President Donald Trump's budget-and-policy package, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday as he began a tour of South...

Kentucky State Police charge Marshall County School Resource Officer with Harassment

BENTON — Following a Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 investigation, Marshall County Deputy James Steven Oakley has been charged with Harassment. On May 14, KSP Post 1 was contacted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) requesting KSP...

Frankfort's Ryan Hughes wins boys track and field Player of the Year

Frankfort's Ryan Hughes wins boys track and field Player of the Year

SHORT GAP, W.Va. — Frankfort senior Ryan Hughes capped his high school running career in historic fashion, capturing three state titles, breaking multiple school records and proving himself to be one of the most dominant, if not the most dominant,...

Kentucky Basketball offers 7-foot-1 Arafan Diane

Kentucky Basketball offers 7-foot-1 Arafan Diane

Kentucky basketball is staying aggressive on the 2026 recruiting trail, officially offering 4-star center Arafan Diane. Diane announced the news on Wednesday via Twitter. The 7-foot-1, 260-pound big man out of Norwalk, Iowa, has quickly gained...

Statewide driver's permit test event coming Aug. 2

Statewide driver's permit test event coming Aug. 2

FRANKFORT — Kentucky will offer a statewide event on Saturday, Aug. 2, to help interested Kentuckians obtain their driver’s permit, with appointments available to all Kentuckians ages 15 or older who are eligible to apply under state law....

Kentucky attorney general visits injured trooper, addresses felon's gun access after deadly shooting

Kentucky attorney general visits injured trooper, addresses felon's gun access after deadly shooting

(LEX 18) — Questions remain after Sunday's shooting in Lexington that left two dead and three injured, including how the shooter, a convicted felon, obtained a firearm. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman visited the injured state trooper at...

Kentucky Gov Beshear talks with democrats in downtown Greenville

Kentucky Gov Beshear talks with democrats in downtown Greenville

Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear shakes hands at a meet-and-greet with Greenville Co Democratic Party and Spartanburg Democratic Party members, an event hosted by Michelle and Michael Shain in Greenville Wednesday, July 16, 2025.Ken Ruinard / USA Today...

Wan’Dale Robinson claps back at suggestion Ohio State didn’t recruit him due to Kentucky interest

Wan’Dale Robinson claps back at suggestion Ohio State didn’t recruit him due to Kentucky interest

Before making his way to Kentucky as a college redshirt junior, Wan’Dale Robinson was considered one of the best high school football recruits, not only in the Bluegrass State but across the entire country. The fact that he was even considering...

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