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

Matt Butler, who is a commonwealth attorney for Letcher County, remembers Kevin Mullins, who was shot dead on Thursday, as having 'endless patience' and was always 'kind.' ...

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

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

Gov. Andy Beshear said the state police crime lab and Kentucky's chief medical examiner had identified the body found near ...

Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said "articles associated with the body," suggest the remains could belong to Joseph Couch.

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

Staff report Kentucky’s Chief State Medical Examiner Dr. William Ralston and the state police crime lab have confirmed that a ...

Kentucky State Police spent days looking for Joseph Couch, who shot five people driving down I-75 in Laurel County earlier ...

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

Kentucky State Police spent days looking for Joseph Couch, who shot five people driving down I-75 in Laurel County earlier ...

A sheriff fatally shot a judge in Kentucky on September 19, 2024. Learn about the situation and find out the identity of the ...