Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse

Authorities say a judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday. The local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying. The governor said the judge was fatally shot in his chambers, and police said the sheriff opened fire following an argument. State police say District Judge Kevin Mullins was hit multiple times in the shooting,. The judge was pronounced dead at the scene. The preliminary investigation indicates that Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was taken into custody at the scene without incident and charged with murder.