Kentucky State Police News

Kentucky Officials Received Calls About Gas Smell Before Explosion

Kentucky officials received calls complaining about the smell of gas before an explosion that killed two people at a home near the rural community of Campton on Saturday. Wolf County Emergency Management Director Marcus Stephens told WLEX-TV that someone at …

Kentucky Police Say Three Workers Hit by Vehicle in Construction Zone

Kentucky State Police say a vehicle has struck three workers in a construction zone on the Bluegrass Parkway near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. A statement from police says it appears that 18-year-old Dillan Waldridge of Willisburg entered the construction zone to avoid …

4 Volunteer Firefighters in Kentucky Face Arson Charges

A fire chief and three other volunteer firefighters are facing arson charges in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police said in a news release Friday that the arson charges stem from a fire in an empty building in Crofton on Aug. 20. …

Kentucky Worker Electrocuted While Trimming Trees

Kentucky State Police say a man has been electrocuted while trimming trees in Breathitt County. Police said in a statement that 23-year-old Justin Miller of Perry County, died Monday morning while cutting tree limbs in the Whick community. Witnesses told …

Kentucky Traffic Deaths on the Rise

Kentucky officials say statewide traffic deaths are on the rise so far in 2015. There were 549 fatalities as of Oct. 6 – 58 more than at the same time last year, according to preliminary numbers from the Kentucky Office …

DUI Case Puts Spotlight on Kentucky State Police Lab Tests

The Jefferson County Attorney’s Office says a judge’s decision to acquit a Louisville woman of an impaired driving charge shows the shortcomings of Kentucky State Police lab tests. The Courier-Journal reported that the judge said the prosecutor failed to show …