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First Lady Britainy Beshear Invites Kentuckians To Shop & Share

While stocking up for Super Bowl parties at select Kroger, Food City and Starbucks locations, Kentuckians can purchase items to support domestic violence survivors FRANKFORT, Ky.  – As part of her longstanding commitment to support survivors of intimate partner violence, First Lady Britainy Beshear has invited Kentuckians to participate in the annual Shop & Share […]

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Super Bowl LVIII Viewers Reminded ‘Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk’ 

Kentuckians encouraged to plan for a safe ride home FRANKFORT, Ky.  – Regardless of who Kentuckians choose to root for during Super Bowl LVIII, state officials are cheering on fans to make responsible choices behind the wheel. For those hosting a Super Bowl viewing party or attending one on Sunday, Feb. 11, fans have an

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KSP arrested Warren County man on charges related to child sexual exploitation

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Corey James Jarboe, 29, on charges related to child sexual exploitation offenses.  Jarboe was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect using electronic means to procure

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Kentucky House boosts school spending but leaves out guaranteed teacher raises and universal pre-K

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Republican-led Kentucky House endorsed higher spending for education in its two-year state spending plan on Thursday but left out two of the Democratic governor’s top priorities — guaranteed pay raises for teachers and access to preschool for every 4-year-old. The budget measure, which won 77-19 House passage after hours of

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Spread Love this Valentine’s Day with a Kentucky State Police Trooper Teddy Bear

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2024) – The Kentucky State Police is announcing the Trooper Teddy Bear Valentine’s Day sale, offering the public an exclusive opportunity to spread love while supporting the agency’s outreach program. Starting today through Feb. 14, customers can purchase the heartwarming bears at a special price of $20, down from the regular price

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Democratic lawmaker promotes bill aimed at improving student transportation across Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation allowing school districts to expand fleets transporting students to school and home was promoted Monday as a way to fix bus systems hampered by long routes and too few bus drivers. Democratic Sen. David Yates, the bill’s lead sponsor in the Republican-led Senate, said improving student transportation is a nonpartisan

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UPDATE: Missing Princeton girl found; father in custody

**UPDATE** Missing child, Lela Black, has been located safely. Byron Black has been taken into custody. PRINCETON, KY – (January 29, 2024) – On Sunday, January 28, 2024, at approximately 2 p.m. Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 2 received a call from the Princeton Police Department requesting assistance with a death investigation on Center Street in

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Police looking for Henderson County Detention Center inmate who escaped over the weekend

HENDERSON, Ky. – Kentucky State Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Henderson County Detention Center his weekend. KSP Post 16 received a call from the Henderson County Detention Center in Henderson at approximately 9:10 p.m. Friday regarding an escaped inmate. Preliminary investigation reveals Tylee Thompson, 33, of Cincinnati, escaped on foot

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Attorney General Coleman Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Stop Big Tech Censorship

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 24, 2024) – Attorney General Russell Coleman joined a multistate coalition calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to stop online censorship from Big Tech companies. The attorneys general from 18 states submitted an amicus brief supporting a pair of Texas and Florida laws that protect their citizens from censorship on social media platforms such

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Families sue Kentucky gun shop that sold AR-15 used in 2023 bank shooting that killed 5

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky gun shop that sold an assault weapon to a man who used it to kill five co-workers and wrote in his journal the gun was “so easy” to buy is facing a lawsuit filed Monday from survivors and families of the victims. The civil suit filed in Louisville alleges

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KSP investigating fatal crash that killed juvenile in Caldwell County

PRINCETON – Kentucky State Police Post 2 Madisonville are investigating a fatal collision that occurred over the weekend in Caldwell County. The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department requested state police to investigate a fatal collision that occurred on Cannon Road in Princeton at approximately 8:58 p.m. Friday. A preliminary investigation revelated that a 17-year-old was operating

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Henderson Community College to Host Legislators and Elected Officials Appreciation Breakfast

HENDERSON, Ky. – Henderson Community College will host its second annual Legislators and Elected Officials Appreciation Breakfast on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, beginning at 8 a.m. in the Stagg Room of the Preston Arts Center on HCC’s campus. HCC President and CEO Dr. Jason Warren will update attendees on important current and future initiatives at

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Henderson Community College Names New Chief Academic Officer

HENDERSON, Ky. – Henderson Community College recently announced the promotion of Mike Knecht to Chief Academic Officer effective Dec. 16, 2023. Knecht is a tenured professor who has worked at HCC for 29 years, most recently as HCC’s Interim Dean of Academic Affairs. During his tenure, Knecht has held several leadership positions including the Director

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KSP arrested Madisonville man on charges related to child sexual abuse material

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (January 16, 2024) — Kentucky State Police have arrested a Madisonville man on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Henry Winston Strader, 46, of Madisonville, was charged with one count of first-degree official misconduct and one count of distribution of obscene matters to minors. Both charges are Class-A misdemeanors and punishable by

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Three-strikes proposal part of sweeping anti-crime bill unveiled by House Republicans in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in the Kentucky House unveiled a three-strikes measure on Tuesday that would keep people locked up after being convicted of a third violent felony. The proposal is part of a much broader anti-crime bill designated as a priority for Republicans in the 60-day session. The measure surfaced during the

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