Three members of a southeastern Kentucky family, including a one-month-old baby, were hurt in an accidental shooting Tuesday night.
The incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. at a home in the Harlan County community of Baxter. Police say 19-year-old Michael Southerland was unloading a shotgun at the home when... more »
The man shot by his son inside a Lexington home Monday night has died.
The Fayette County Coroner pronounced Verdis K. Pennington Jr., 50, dead at 8:23 p.m. at UK Hospital. The coroner says Pennington died from a gunshot wound to the head.
The shooting happened at a... more »
VERNONA, Ky. (AP) - Police in northern Kentucky are investigating the apparently accidental shooting of a teenager by his mother.
The Boone County Sheriff's Office was quoted by The Kentucky Enquirer as stating 40-year-old Lori Huffman came outside the family home in Vernona to break up a heated argument... more »
A Lexington teenager accidentally shot himself in the arm early Thursday morning. Police say it happened around 1:30 a.m. along American Avenue. EMS transported the teen to UK Hospital. He is expected to be OK. more »
Family and friends will say their final goodbyes to the 9-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed last week. The funeral for TaShawn Watson will take place Tuesday. Police say Watson and another boy found a gun in the garage of a home on Folkstone Drive in Lexington on April 20.... more »
Police in Rockcastle County say a teenager is on the mend after he accidentally shot himself. The incident happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday along Bill Stephens Road. The teen wasn't seriously injured and is expected to be OK. more »
Police in Knox County are investigating after a 13-year-old boy cleaning a shotgun accidentally shot and killed his nine-year-old sister Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened at about 2 p.m. outside a home on Old Farm Road. Police say the girl was shot in the neck with a 12-gauge shotgun, and... more »
Police in Knox County are investigating after a teenage boy cleaning a shotgun accidentally shot and killed his younger sister Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. at a home on Valentine Branch Road. So far, police are not released man details, but neighbors told an LEX... more »