A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance," his attorney said.

Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot and killed a district judge after they argued ...

Kentucky. Circuit Clerk Mike Watt saw District Judge Kevin Mullins and Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shortly before ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Kentucky judge was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers, with the then-sheriff behind bars and charged with murder. The preliminary investigation indicates ...

Clad in a drab gray jail uniform, a Kentucky sheriff displayed no emotion at his first court hearing Wednesday since being accused of walking into a judge's chambers and fatally shooting him — a ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP ...

The 12-member jury returned the late night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he ...

The wife of an Illinois circuit judge was arrested and charged with murder after her husband was found fatally shot outside ...

Pamela Goodwine has won a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court, becoming the first Black female justice in the state's history.

No sheriff’s races, no mayoral races, no judge-executives. Nevertheless, Pulaski County voters came out strong in 2024.

Cancel anytime. Sheriff charged with murder after fatally shooting Judge Kevin Mullins in Letcher County courthouse, Kentucky. Investigators are trying to determine what motivated a Kentucky ...

A federal jury has cleared a former Kentucky detective of a charge that he violated the civil rights of Breonna Taylor’s ...