COLUMBIA, Ky. (August 27, 2025) — On August 26, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Austin Beard, 25, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Mr. Beard was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began […]

Troopers hired and participating in Cadet Class 107 to earn $69,500 annually FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 26, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced that the agency is now taking applications for Cadet Class 107, offering a professional path into law enforcement service. KSP is offering increased starting salaries for […]

PINEVILLE, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2025)  – On Monday, August 25, 2025, at approximately 8:53 p.m., Kentucky State Police Post 10, Harlan, was notified by the Bell County Forestry Camp that two inmates had escaped from the facility. The escaped inmates have been identified as: Billy Wayne Potter Mr. Potter was last seen wearing khaki pants, […]

CLAY CITY, Ky. (August, 25, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 Morehead was contacted by Powell County Dispatch around 2:20 p.m. requesting assistance with a fatal traffic collision involving an all terrain vehicle (ATV). Preliminary investigation indicates that Shawn Cornett and passenger Ashley Plowman both of Irvine, Kentucky, were operating an ATV on […]

Owensboro, Ky. (August 25, 2025) — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Division will take part in Brake Safety Week, a nationwide traffic safety initiative designed to reduce crashes caused by defective or inadequate braking systems on large trucks and buses. From August 24 through August 30, 2025, KSP officers and inspectors […]