Leigh Searcy

HAZARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — In July, Dallas Campbell went to the Hazard Police Department to make an open records request. A process he assumed would take a few minutes ended with him in handcuffs.

MADISON CO., Ky. (LEX 18) — A man is facing a federal escape from custody charge after authorities say he was accidentally released from the Madison County Detention Center.

(LEX 18) — An interview from a 2022 investigation made national headlines last week after a mention in it of killed Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins came to light.

HAZARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — The city commission of Hazard voted unanimously Monday night to fire city police chief Darren Williams, city manager Tony Eversole and the police department confirmed Tuesday.

After waiting several years for her day in court, a Lexington woman says she feels she went unheard at her estranged husband’s domestic violence sentencing last week.

FILE - President-elect Jimmy Carter leans over to shake hands with some of the people riding the "Peanut Special" to Washington, Jan. 19, 1977. They will travel all night, arriving in Washington in time for Carter's inauguration as president on Jan. 20. (AP Photo, File)

Spradlin’s cousin, Dr. Debbie Hall, said that the backlog at the Kentucky State Police crime lab is what delayed arrests in the case.

(LEX 18) — A man accused of killing a Scott County sheriff’s deputy in 2023 was moved from the Bourbon County Detention Center to the jail in Fayette County this week, and documents obtained by LEX 18 show why.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — While the main roads in Lexington are clear after last week’s disruptive winter storm that brought snow and ice to the region, many of the city’s side streets remain slick.

After hours of deliberation, a Fayette County jury found Carol Ann Hignite guilty in the death of her husband. Her son, Jason Hignite, believes she murdered his father, but the jury disagreed.