A man explained to a Connecticut state trooper that he was rushing home to “see his cat,” after authorities said he was caught driving more than 130 mph on a highway. The trooper saw him speeding around 12:48 a.m. on Jan. 26 in a southbound lane on I-395, before an exit leading to Norwich, Connecticut State Police said in a Jan. 27 news release.

The visitor sat at a “Jumanji Next Level” slot machine Jan. 14 at the Mohegan Sun Casino of The Sky in Montville, the casino said in a Jan. 23 news release. The player bet $3 on the machine, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared. Now, the gambler is $1,374,307.75 richer.

Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing 74-69 to Vanderbilt last weekend. The Wildcats have lost three of their last five SEC games to Georgia,

A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down a judge last year, stunning their tight-knit Appalachian community, appeared remotely from a jail Friday for a court hearing as defense attorneys and prosecutors discussed preliminary matters that will lead up to his murder trial.

This year’s group, Brood XIV, will emerge in numbers in the lower billions this spring, said Gene Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Connecticut last week compared with the week prior.