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KSP seeks to regain crown with public’s help
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is asking for the public’s help, not to track down a suspected criminal, but to secure votes for its 2024 Ford Mustang GT as the “Best-Looking Cruiser” in a nationwide contest, as a thank you to the agency. The KSP has entered the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) “2024 […] The post KSP seeks to regain crown with public’s help appeared first on Winchester Sun.
FEMA disaster recovery centers closing in central and eastern Kentucky
Central Kentucky residents who received property damage from the April 2nd storms have a deadline of six o’clock tonight to visit the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Lexington. Today marks the end of the declaration period and that center will shut down. Emily Fay is the public information officer...
Expunge the overreaction: Concern about Kentucky’s process for purging voters is reasonable.
Kentuckians should be proud that Secretary of State Michael Adam received a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Foundation for “protecting access to the ballot and ensuring that our nation remains a beacon of democracy.” In a time of rampant election denialism and threats against election workers, this state in 2021 expanded […] The post Expunge the overreaction: Concern about Kentucky’s process for purging voters is reasonable. appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
How KY’s open records law reveals abuses inside state’s juvenile detention centers
Here’s how the Herald-Leader reported the most recent stories detailing abuses inside the state’s juvenile detention centers. Internal investigations explain what’s going wrong in the troubled Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice.
ARREST OF A CORBIN, KY WOMAN LOCATED IN LAUREL COUNTY WALKING IN ROADWAY CARRYING A ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILD
LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Reed along with Deputy Cyruss McVey arrested Shawna Smith, age 32 of Corbin on Friday night July 19, 2024 at approximately 11:23 PM. The arrest occurred on American Greeting Card Road, approximately 10 miles South...
Patriots Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
Williamsburg, KY – The UC Patriots Volleyball garnered American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the sixth year in a row, as announced by the AVCA on Wednesday afternoon. The Patriots Volleyball program has now earned this honor eight times in total. UC joins 66 other NAIA Program who earned this distinction in 2024.
KKK fliers found in Lexington, Frankfort neighborhoods
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Police are investigating after people in some Lexington and Frankfort neighborhoods say they found fliers supporting the Ku Klux Klan in their driveways. WKYT’s Lucy Bryson talked with concerned neighbors and police about the situation. Watch above. Captain Scott Tracy with the Frankfort Police Department...
Car crashes into Lexington home while family was upstairs asleep
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Fire crews were dispatched after a driver lost control of their car, crashing into an occupied home in Lexington. At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, fire crews said they were called to a home on Tradition Way. The car had collided with the front corner of the home, causing damage to the exterior.
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