Week-long program offers hands-on training, leadership skills for aspiring law enforcement professionals FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Today, Gov. Andy Beshear marked the beginning of the second annual Kentucky State Police (KSP) Youth Academy Program, a program aimed at introducing teenagers to the foundational principles of law enforcement. The program is designed to help […]

CROFTON, Ky. (07/28/2025) – On July 27, 2025, at approximately 12:58 p.m. (CT), Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 2 was contacted by Christian County dispatch requesting that we investigate a fatal collision involving a pedestrian at the 22-mile marker on the Pennyrile Parkway. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2011 Cheverlet Equinox was parked on the […]

HARDINSBURG, Ky. (July 27, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to a two-vehicle collision in Breckinridge County Saturday evening that resulted in three people dead.   On July 26, around 5:10 P.M. CDT, KSP Post 4 received a call from the Breckinridge County Dispatch requesting KSP investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 13000 block of […]

WHITESBURG, Ky. (July 27, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been requested by the Letcher County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and KSP Post 13 Hazard to investigate a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on July 26, 2025, at 7:39 p.m. EDT on KY-160 in Whitesburg.  The preliminary investigation indicates that a LCSO […]

***UPDATE*** LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 27, 2025) –Both escapees from Blackburn Correctional Complex, Michael Reynolds and Jonathon Mullins, have been apprehended without incident and lodged in the Woodford County Detention Center. The Kentucky State Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.  Original News Release below: LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 27, 2025) – Blackburn Correctional […]