RICHMOND, Ky. (January 7, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some of these proactive measures include various roadside safety checkpoints and saturating known problematic areas in the district through general patrol […]

BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Jan. 7, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been requested by Post 4 in Elizabethtown to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, around 1:17 p.m. EST in Nelson County.  The preliminary investigation indicates that an employee from the Nelson County Humane […]

RICHMOND, Ky. (January 7, 2026) – Kentucky State Police Post 7 Detectives, with assistance from DESI East, KSP Intelligence Branch, and the KSP Forensic Laboratory, arrested one individual in connection with a cold case investigation dating back to 1991. Jennifer Cummins, 55, of Fairfax, Virginia, was arrested yesterday, January 6th, 2026, by the Fairfax County Police […]

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (January 6, 2026)  Kentucky State Police Post 4 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 4 area, which includes Hardin, Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Meade, Breckinridge, Larue, and Grayson counties.  These checkpoints will be conducted as part of Post 4’s highway safety efforts.  Troopers will be checking for violations of Kentucky traffic […]

CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky. (01/05/2026) – The Kentucky State Police Post 5 in Campbellsburg, which provides coverage for Oldham, Henry, Trimble, Carroll, Gallatin, and Owen counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved locations in accordance with Kentucky State Police Policy. These checkpoints will be conducted in an effort to enforce the traffic laws of the Commonwealth […]