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Police: Man arrested after shots fired through windows of Florence gas station
FLORENCE, Ky. — One person was arrested Monday after several shots were fired through the windows of a gas station in Florence. According to the Florence Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 8600 block of U.S. Highway 42 for a report of shots fired at a Speedway gas station.
LMPD collecting old cell phones for victims of human trafficking, domestic violence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It's an age old question now: What do you do with your old cell phone once you've upgraded?. Well, Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) has a possible solution for you. In a post on their social media, the police department said their Victim Services Unit will be...
Louisville paramedic drowns at Barren River Lake
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A Louisville-area paramedic died while swimming at Barren River Lake on Monday afternoon. The man was identified as Christian Smith, 35, from Louisville. Cody Fox with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife told WBKO a call came in around 3:25 p.m., and a man was later recovered...
Attorneys: Social Security Administration makes changes after Eastern Ky. fraud scandal
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WCHS) — Attorneys said positive changes have been made years after an Eastern Kentucky attorney defrauded the government in one of the largest Social Security fraud scandals in history that left hundreds of clients in distress. The Social Security Administration will no longer demand or collect overpayments...
Extreme heat, humidity & storms for next few days in Kentucky and southern Indiana | Weather Impact Alert Day
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite the storms rolling through Tuesday morning, sunshine will take over and temperatures will quickly recover as we approach the afternoon. Unfortunately, this is only day one of a three-day stretch of extreme heat that will impact Kentucky and Indiana. Because of the potentially dangerous heat, the WHAS11 Weather Impact Team has declared Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as Weather Impact Alert Days.
Racist notes distributed in NKY concern residents, prompt calls to action
Catrena Bowman, Erlanger resident, business owner and executive director of the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, had suspected something was up for a while, but she wasn’t certain until about a week and a half ago when her landscaper sent her a photo of a note scrawled on a paper bag he’d found in her yard, the same bag Bowman had spied at a distance earlier but didn’t think much of.
Lieutenant governor, KSP hold award ceremony honoring civilian employees
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and the Kentucky State Police honored 15 civilian employees on Sunday for their role in public safety. Awards presented include the 2023 Civilian of the Year, Career Achievement, Police Communications Support and Supervisor of the Year among others, according to a release by KSP.
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