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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2015

Suspect in Sunday Night Murder of Kentucky Trooper Killed by State Police

A man suspected of fatally shooting a Kentucky trooper Sunday night was shot and killed by state police early Monday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2015

Kentucky Trooper Shot, Killed at Traffic Stop

Kentucky State Police report a manhunt is underway in Lyon County after a trooper was shot and killed overnight. The fallen trooper is identified as Trooper Cameron Ponder, 31. He died of his injuries at a local hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 27, 2015

Video: Child Porn Arrests Up in Kentucky as State Police Beefs Up Forces

Through mid-July, 31 people were arrested on porn possession charges by Kentucky State Police's Electronic Crime Branch — that's more suspects than the branch arrested in any one of the last four years.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2015

Video: Kentucky Trooper Killed In Crash

Police say 23-year-old Kentucky State Police Trooper Eric Chrisman was in his cruiser responding to a reckless driving complaint when he lost control in a curve and crossed into the path of a tractor trailer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2013

Letter Threatens Harm to 'More' Ky. Officers

The Kentucky State Police asked for FBI investigative assistance after the Bardstown PD's chief received a threatening letter alluding to more officer deaths following the ambush of Officer Jason Ellis.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2013

State Police: Ky. Officer's Killing Premeditated

Bardstown (Ky.) Police Officer Jason Ellis was fatally shot early Saturday morning as he removed debris that had been intentionally placed on an exit ramp of the Blue Grass Parkway as part of a murder plot, the Kentucky State Police said Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2012

Kentucky State Police Choose Chevy Caprice for Patrol

The state police purchased 125 of the vehicles, 100 in gray and 25 in tan, for use by the agency's Commercial Enforcement Division. These models will replace KSP's aging fleet of 2004–10 models.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 22, 2012

Ky. Trooper Solicited Sex In Uniform With Gun

Michael Fred Pennington, 35, offered a woman a Lortab pill in exchange for sex in September. The woman alerted law enforcement and once Pennington arrived at her London residence and gave her the pill, Kentucky State Police detectives arrested him.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2011

60 Troopers Join Kentucky State Police

The 60 new troopers who joined the Kentucky State Police after graduating the academy during a Sunday ceremony bring to 914 the total number of troopers on the force.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2011

Social Media Aids Investigations in Kentucky

The Kentucky State Police, which started a Facebook page about three years ago, views Facebook as a "handy tool" for communication, Capt. Lisa Rudzinski told the media outlet.

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