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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2018

Kentucky Officer Shot and Killed

Officials in Eastern Kentucky say Officer Scotty Hamilton was shot and killed around 11:30 p.m. Hamilton, along with Kentucky State Police Troopers, were investigating a reported crime in the Hurricane Creek area of Pike County when Hamilton was shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2018

Kentucky Officer Washed Away and Drowns in Flood

Kentucky State Police say they were notified around 9:15 p.m. (CST) Friday that a Hickman police officer was missing and was possibly in a flooded field.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2018

Video: Students at KY School Shooting Campus Had Just Completed Active Shooter Response Training

“Students at that school did exactly as they were trained,” Sanders said. “The Kentucky State Police has been in this area recently teaching students and faculty how to respond to an active shooter situation. Everybody in that high school reacted appropriately.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2018

Video: Two Killed, 17 Injured in KY School Shooting; Suspect in Custody

The suspect will be charged with two counts murder and multiple counts of attempted murder, according to Rick Sanders, Kentucky State Police commissioner.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2017

Kentucky State Police Struggling with Manpower, Equipment Shortages

The Kentucky State Police is struggling with a manpower shortage, an aging and high-mileage fleet, a lack of long guns and failing radio equipment.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2017

Attacking Police Officers Now a Hate Crime in KY

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law legislation that makes it a hate crime to attack a police officer or emergency responder. The state joined Louisiana as the only other state with a "Blue Lives Matter" law.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2017

Kentucky State Police to Investigate Shootings Involving Police

The Kentucky State Police announced Wednesday the formation of a team dedicated to investigating shootings of civilians by state troopers as well as by police officers who work for other departments in the state.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2016

KY Commercial Vehicle Inspector Killed in Single-Car Crash

A Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer died in a crash on eastbound I-64 in Rowan County last week, according to Kentucky State Police.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2015

Kentucky Officer Critically Wounded, Three Charged in Shooting

Kentucky State Police said Richmond Police Officer Daniel Ellis was shot while investigating a robbery on Wednesday morning, and now three people are under arrest. Officer Ellis was taken to UK Hospital with life threatening injuries, with a police escort, after the shooting

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2015

Video: Girl Buys Ice Cream for Troopers Following Officer Funeral

A girl bought troopers ice cream Friday evening following the funeral of slain Kentucky State Police trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder. A photo of the girl with the troopers has gone viral.

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