STEELE, Ky. (January 14, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a call on Saturday, January 11, 2025, regarding a shooting in the Steele community of Pike County. KSP troopers and investigators responded to a residence on Laurel Fork where they discovered one male subject was deceased. The initial investigation indicated Christopher Lester, 42 years […]

ASHLAND, Ky. (January 14, 2024)—The Kentucky State Police, Ashland Post 14, which provides coverage for Boyd, Carter, Lawrence, and Carter counties, will conduct periodic traffic safety checkpoints approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual to enforce the traffic laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Special attention will be paid to seatbelt usage, […]

Team Kentucky to participate in Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative Jan. 13-17 FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 14, 2025) – Gov. Andy Beshear, First Lady Britainy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) are observing January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month, raising awareness about this crime and educating the public on how to identify […]

***UPDATE*** STEARNS, Ky. (January 13, 2025) – This missing person can be cancelled Mr. Irvin was found safe. Original News Release below: STEARNS, Ky. (January 13, 2025) – Kentucky State Police Post 11 is actively investigating the disappearance of a McCreary County man who went missing on the afternoon of January 7, 2025. KSP was contacted today […]

HARDINSBURG, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 4 in Elizabethtown has been requested by the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) to investigate a shooting that occurred in Breckinridge County. Post 4 was contacted on Jan. 11 around 6:00 pm CST regarding the incident north of Hardinsburg. The preliminary investigation indicates […]