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WHAS11.com
April 22, 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – With another Thunder Over Louisville in the books, police say they had very few problems during this year's celebration. Officials with Metro Police reported only two arrests at Thunder between 11 a.m. and just after midnight Sunday. Kentucky State Police arrested one personÃâà...
The Courier-Journal
April 21, 2018
In a definitive win for open records advocates, the state attorney general's office has found Kentucky State Police violated the state public records law by denying Courier Journal requests for the agency's database of arrest and traffic citations. The agency offered several reasons why it thought the databaseÃâà...
WKYT
April 20, 2018
GIRDLER, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Police have identified the man they believe was murdered after discovering him Friday morning. Photo: WYMT. Troopers say a forestry worker found the man's body around 9:15 a.m. Friday. The body was in a dump site off Hinkle Branch Road, which runs off PaynesÃâà...
WKYT
April 19, 2018
BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in Kentucky say a law enforcement officer shot a suspect after an attempted traffic stop led to a chase. Kentucky State Police Trooper Nick Hale tells news outlets the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office responded Tuesday morning to a report of a suspicious vehicle, butÃâà...
WAVE 3
April 19, 2018
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) - Kentucky State Police has launched an investigation into the state's latest officer-involved shooting. The suspect was driving a car on Ferrill Hill Road on Wednesday when he was spotted by a LaRue County Sheriff's deputy on patrol. The suspect then led two LaRue CountyÃâà...
The Courier-Journal
April 16, 2018
Here are of some highlights of the final 2018-20 state budget passed by the Kentucky General Assembly: ... Provides funding Bevin originally proposed to hire more prosecutors and public defenders; Provides funds to hire more social workers and give them raises; provides money for more state policeÃâà...
WTOP
April 14, 2018
Kentucky police say they might limit the number of teachers inside the state Capitol as thousands are expected to protest the governor's vetoes of the state budget. A news release from the Kentucky State Police says crowd size inside the Capitol and the Annex building “may be limited” for safety reasons.
WOWK
April 14, 2018
ELLIOTT COUNTY, KY (WOWK) - One person has been killed and two others airlifted after a head-on crash in Elliott County, KY. According to the Kentucky State Police, at just before 5 p.m. Thursday, troopers were notified of a two vehicle collision on KY 7 in Elliott County. During the investigation, it wasÃâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
April 13, 2018
Thousands of teachers are expected to converge on Kentucky's Capitol Friday, but they may have a hard time getting in the building. Kentucky State Police say they plan to limit the number of visitors allowed inside at any given time, citing safety concerns. State police were working Thursday with the stateÃâà...
WDRB
April 13, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) -- With thousands of education protesters headed to the Capitol on Friday, Kentucky State Police will have a large presence in Frankfort. The orange cones are already out and the no parking signs have been placed all along Capital Avenue. “We estimated 10,000 to 12,000 lastÃâà...
WATE 6 On Your Side
April 8, 2018
Middlesboro, KY (WATE) - Kentucky State Police, Post 10 Harlan, has opened an investigation in Bell County where someone was pulled over by two unmarked vehicles less than a mile apart on U.S. 25 E. The incident occurred near Bell County Veterinarian Clinic and the Imperial Bait Shop in theÃâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
April 8, 2018
Chris Mills didn't make a one-in-a-million capture, but the lightning-fast reaction of the Kentucky State Police communications dispatcher led to the arrest of a kidnapping suspect. For Mills, it was just another day at work, assembling calls and clues as fast as they came across his desk. He started working forÃâà...
WKYT
April 4, 2018
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - An inmate's death shortly after his arrest for public intoxication has prompted a Kentucky police department to conduct an internal review. The Paducah Sun reports that Kentucky State Police are also investigating the death of 33-year-old Joshua Fuson, who was found unresponsive atÃâà...
WYMT News
April 4, 2018
... tell WYMT the trooper was shot while placing a rifle in his car. The rifle accidentally went off and shot him in the arm. The trooper was flown to Holston Valley Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Officials have not released the officer's name. We are told he has worked for Kentucky State PoliceÃâà...
The Courier-Journal
April 3, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Thousands of teachers flooded Kentucky's Capitol on Monday in a noisy, boisterous display of their displeasure with a ... An estimated 3,000 protesters flooded the Capitol grounds, according to the Kentucky State Police, though other estimates put the crowd as high as 5,000.
Lexington Herald Leader
April 3, 2018
When Kentucky State Police troopers arrived, Hall began cursing at them and police could tell she was intoxicated, according to her arrest record. Police detained Hall to wait for EMS to treat her, but she became erratic and attempted to leave, state police said. A trooper held her by her wrists until HallÃâà...
WSAZ-TV
April 3, 2018
House Minority Leader Rocky Adkins, D - Sandy Hook, expressed concerns over the model used to distribute performance-based funding to public universities. He also believes the process used leading up to the proposed budget has kept Democrats in the dark. The Kentucky State Police will receive anÃâà...
KFVS
April 2, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. Kentucky state police have received a request to investigate possible violations of the Kentucky Whistleblower Act. According to KSP, this investigation is about the termination of Deputy David Knight on Mar. 8, 2018 by administrators at the McCracken County Jail.
NBC2 News
April 2, 2018
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WXIA)— A suspect wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Kentucky police officer was shot and killed overnight in an encounter with law enforcement her, according to the Kentucky State Police. "James K. Decoursey is no longer a threat to the public," a statement fromÃâà...
WKYT
April 2, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - The House has approved the budget, 59-36. The budget and revenue bills now head to the desk of Governor Bevin. ... The Kentucky State Police will receive an additional $1 million for an increase in salaries at the crime lab, and no private prisons will be allowed without theÃâà...
WHAS11.com
April 2, 2018
News outlets cite a release from Kentucky State Police that says troopers responding to a report of a shooting early Sunday morning found 56-year-old Jeffrey D. Nie and ... MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky woman is accused of shooting her parents, leaving her father dead and her mother injured.
WV News
April 2, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Unrest among teachers continues as educators rallied at two state capitols Monday morning to protest pension changes, demand higher pay and ... The West Virginia legislature passed a bill giving 5 percent pay increases to teachers, service personnel and state police, and Gov.
CNN
March 30, 2018
Meacham had been with the Hopkinsville Police Department since May. Before then, he worked at the Christian County Sheriff's Department for about 12 years. He's survived by his wife and two school-age children, said Austin of the Kentucky State Police. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin confirmed on Twitter thatÃâà...
Tri States Public Radio
March 21, 2018
Kentucky State Police say when they are conducting an investigation they don't want reporters putting out any information about the story until the agency issues its own news release. And reporters and news organizations that ignore this edict face the threat of being taken off the Kentucky State PoliceÃâà...
WDRB
March 21, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Senate passed its version of a state budget plan. The Senate plan fully funds the pension systems in the state. The House ... The Senate proposal also includes pay raises for Kentucky State Police crime lab employees and for social workers. It also includesÃâà...
KFGO
March 21, 2018
Kentucky State Police have found out who the man was who raised a weapon to a Kentucky State Trooper and was then shot to death. 24 year old Rueben Ruffin Jr. of Frankfort died about 30 minutes after being shot. The shooting followed an incident in which police answered a call abouit a person turningÃâà...
Tristatehomepage.com
March 21, 2018
DAVIESS COUNTY, KY (WEHT) - Kentucky State Police have identified the man shot and killed Monday in a police-involved shooting in Daviess County. Troopers say 24-year-old Rueben Ruffin Jr., of Frankfort, KY, died as a result of two gunshot wounds that authorities say appear consistent with the rifleÃâà...
WTOP
March 21, 2018
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky trooper fatally shot an armed suspect after a chase with a stolen vehicle. Kentucky State Police announced Daviess County Sheriff's deputies and a trooper responding to a report of a Jeep performing “donuts” Monday evening found the vehicle wasÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 20, 2018
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered to honor the life of a Kentucky police officer killed while on duty. ... Hamilton and state police Trooper Matt Martin were patrolling the area at night when they saw a suspicious vehicle and spoke with its occupants, authorities said. They separated andÃâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
March 20, 2018
A Frankfort man who was seen driving a Jeep stolen from Lexington died Monday in a western Kentucky shooting involving a state trooper, according to Kentucky State Police. Sheriff's deputies in Daviess County were called to a farm off Hill Bridge Road at about 4:30 p.m. for a report of a person doingÃâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
March 19, 2018
Hamilton was killed while responding to a call with Kentucky State Police in the Hurricane community of Pikeville. According to state police, Hamilton and KSP Trooper Matt Martin were patrolling the area when they saw a suspicious vehicle. The officers spoke with the people in the vehicle and thenÃâà...
WCPO
March 12, 2018
A national professional organization for journalists is calling on the Kentucky State Police commissioner to rescind what it called "an unconstitutional order" that reportedly threatened to remove a newspaper and radio station from KSP's media distribution list. Authorities from Harland-based KSP Troop 10Ãâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
March 8, 2018
A Kentucky State Police spokesman stirred First Amendment controversy last week when he sent an email to the Mountain Advocate newspaper and a Bell County radio station demanding that they wait for KSP press releases before publishing anything about ongoing investigations. “…From this pointÃâà...
Ohio County Monitor
March 8, 2018
The Kentucky State Police and the Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office have received complaints of a scam involving a residence for rent/lease in Greenville. The “owner” of the residence has posted the home for rent/sale/lease on social media. When victims contact the “owner” in reference to the residence,Ãâà...
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
March 8, 2018
The Kentucky State Police unveiled a program last week to help addicts find assistance from an unlikely source: the state police themselves. On Tuesday, the program was presented in more detail to local law enforcement agencies and health professionals at a meeting at Baptist Health Paducah.
Lexington Herald Leader
March 7, 2018
A man exchanged a Bible for a gun and died in a shootout with police Tuesday in Johnson County, according to media reports. The standoff started around 7 p.m. Monday in Oil Springs on Ky. 825, according to EKB News. A man — later identified as Steven Dalton in an interview of police by EKB NewsÃâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
March 7, 2018
Without an increase in pay for crime lab scientists, Kentucky State Police may not be able to hire or retain enough technicians to keep up with surging workloads caused by the state's drug crisis, state lawmakers were told Tuesday. Laura Sudkamp, assistant director of the KSP Central Laboratory inÃâà...
WDRB
March 7, 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The FBI and Kentucky State Police raided a small town's police department. It happened Monday at the Horse Cave Police Department, about 80 miles south of Louisville. The FBI is not saying why it raided the police station, or what agents were looking for. "As part of anÃâà...
WCPO
March 7, 2018
CRITTENDEN, Ky. -- Kentucky State Police are looking for the suspect accused in a shooting last week. Authorities believe Matthew Paul Reusch, 19, of Ludlow, is armed and dangerous, they said in a news release Tuesday night. Police said Reusch is the suspect in a March 2 shooting in Crittenden.
WDRB
December 31, 1999
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky State Police have arrested a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Pikeville, Kentucky police officer on Tuesday night. WKYT reports that 55-year-old John Russell Hall of Pikeville was arrested in nearby Floyd County . Kentucky State Police posted Hall's name andÃâà...
WPSD Local 6
December 31, 1999
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – People seeking drug abuse treatment will be able to get help from state police under a program now available across Kentucky. News outlets report state police Commissioner Rick Sanders, Gov. Matt Bevin and state Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley announced theÃâà...
The Courier-Journal
December 31, 1999
A police officer who had been reported missing was found dead early Saturday morning in a flooded field in west Kentucky, Kentucky State Police officials have announced. Hickman City police officer Rodney S. Smith, 45, was found in a flooded field in Hickman City at around 5 a.m., according to a KSPÃâà...
WXIX
December 31, 1999
According to a police statement, dispatchers received a call around 9 p.m. Friday night on a report of shots fired. When KSP arrived, they found numerous shell casings and blood on US 25 and immediately closed the roadway down. Troopers discovered a person was shot and had taken himself to St.
WKYT
December 31, 1999
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of a 40-year-old man Thursday morning. Troopers identified the man as Leroy Wallen, Jr., 40, of Pine Knot. Wallen was found dead inside a camper trailer in a remote area off Beulah Heights Road in the Whitley City community.
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
December 31, 1999
Kentucky State Police released preliminary information Monday into the March 29 shooting death of a Hopkinsville police officer. Officer Phillip Meacham, 38, was off duty and in his personal vehicle when he observed another with flashing blue lights approach him near Faulkner Drive, according to theÃâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
December 31, 1999
Jonathan Stewart, 41, was arrested a and charged with kidnapping after Kentucky State Police were able to locate Caitlyn through cell phone records and social media data, according to state police. Stewart is accused of traveling to Kentucky to pick up Caitlyn and taking her back to his residence in NorthÃâà...
