New leaders bring 68 years of combined experience to agency command staff FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. announced the promotions of three sworn officers into leadership roles who will help lead the agency as it continues to build a safer New Kentucky […]

GLASGOW, Ky. (September 14, 2026) – On September 12, 2026, at approximately 12:20 a.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Stephen Alan Wolfgang, 39, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Mr. Wolfgang was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the […]

Henderson, Ky. (September 13, 2026) – On September 13, 2026, at approximately 1:18 pm, Kentucky State Police Post 16 was contacted by Henderson County Sheriff’s Office requesting an investigation into a potentially fatal collision at the intersection of KY 359 and Grandpa Jones Road. When troopers arrived at the scene, it was determined that a gray sedan […]

***UPDATE*** Owensboro, Ky. (September 12, 2026) – Subject has been safely located. Original News Release below: Owensboro, Ky. (September 12, 2026) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 16 is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Donald R. Galloway (48)  who was last seen in the area of 2539 Arbor Terrace in Owensboro, Kentucky yesterday. Mr. Galloway […]

JACKSON, Ky (September 11, 2026) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) is investigating an incident that began Sunday, September 6, 2026, after receiving a complaint at approximately 5:00 p.m. regarding a male subject who was communicating online with an individual believed to be an underage female. Preliminary investigation indicates that a male subject had engaged in online […]