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Public Safety

Five fire departments respond to fire at Knott County apartment complex

An apartment building has been burning for more than four hours in Knott County.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Man is shot in downtown Lexington

A man was shot in the back early Monday in downtown Lexington near Third Street, police said.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Argument, apparently over ATV use, turns deadly for Owsley County property owner

An Owsley County man died and a second man was shot after the two allegedly got into an argument involving an all-terrain vehicle
SCOTT COUNTY

Georgetown man and woman accused of abusing 14-month-old

A Georgetown man and woman have been arrested and charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a 14-month-old girl, Kentucky State Police said Saturday.
STATE

Support group for clergy sex-abuse victims asks Lexington bishop to investigate priest

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a support group for clergy sex-abuse victims, is urging the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington to investigate and punish a priest suspended over sex abuse allegations. The priest is living in McCreary County.
NATION

R.J. Corman Railroad files lawsuit against Lexington Center Corp.

The concept seemed perfect: Have a dinner train depart from downtown Lexington, take passengers on a little excursion to Frankfort or Midway, feed them prime rib or scallops along the way, then shuttle them back. But those plans announced in 2010 never came to fruition. Now the stillborn dinner-...
PUBLIC SAFETY

Lexington police arrest Fayette inmate who was mistakenly released in April

Authorities have arrested an inmate who had been on the lam for more than a month after he was mistakenly released by Fayette County corrections officers.
NATION

Amber Alert for Ga. toddler cancelled; the child is safe

Police have cancelled the Amber Alert issued Friday for a Georgia toddler who allegedly was abducted by her father.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex

A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Requests for naming rights to be proposed in new Rupp Arena project

The pace is picking up for the planning phase for reinventing Rupp Arena and building a new convention center in downtown Lexington.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Convicted rapist on the lam had new look, multiple identities, authorities say

John Calvin Buckley IV, the convicted Lexington rapist who was captured Wednesday in Wyoming after a 10-month nationwide manhunt, had changed his looks and assumed multiple identities while on the run, authorities said.