A small, tight-knit southeast Kentucky community has been reeling after their sheriff was arrested for the killing of a ...

They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only ...

A Kentucky sheriff is facing charges of first-degree murder after shooting and killing a local judge inside his chambers last ...

They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only ...

After announcing he was recusing himself from the case because of this relationships with the two men, the Commonwealth's ...

Residents of a tiny Appalachian town on Friday struggled to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens ...

Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a ...

Gov. Andy Beshear ordered flags to be at half-staff Saturday in honor of a Russell County deputy who died Monday.

The motive is still unclear after police say a county sheriff in Kentucky, killed a district judge during an argument in the judge's chambers. NBC’s Shaquille Brewster reports for TODAY.

"Does the motive suggest this is really a one-off? Or does the motive suggest there is a systematic problem that needs to be ...

Kentucky State Police say 43-year-old Sheriff Mickey Stines shot and killed 54-year-old District Judge Kevin Mullins inside ...