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FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 1, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 12 Frankfort, which provides coverage for Shelby, Spencer, Franklin, Anderson, Scott, Woodford, and Fayette counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved locations in accordance with Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual. These checkpoints will be conducted in an…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 2, 2025) — As a University of Kentucky student, Callie Black has “the best of both worlds.”   From Knox County, Kentucky, Black was drawn to UK because Lexington was “a sweet spot” for someone interested in both wildlife conservation and the opportunities that a bigger city brings. Black will be a…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – As Lexington grapples with a growing homelessness crisis, city officials are set to review a comprehensive Emergency Shelter Study during the Urban County Council’s work session on Tuesday. The study outlines the urgent need for expanded shelter capacity and proposes four potential sites for a new permanent, low-barrier shelter facility. A…

My party people, I do fear it is time to return to Frankfort.  Unfortunately, yes, I am serious. But this time around, the GOP-dominated legislature won’t be able to pass any laws — just chit-chat about them. Kentucky’s 2025 interim session kicks off the first week of June and runs until around December.  Even…

Ullrich’s Personnel File Reveals Pattern of Complaints As Northern Kentucky gears up for Pride under a second Trump administration — one already markedly more hostile toward the LGBTQ+ community — one of the people trusted with protecting a marginalized community is under fire for allegedly repeatedly violating civil rights of those he is trusted…

Ullrich’s Personnel File Reveals Pattern of Complaints   As Northern Kentucky gears up for Pride under a second Trump administration — one already markedly more hostile toward the LGBTQ+ community — one of the people trusted with protecting a marginalized community is under fire for allegedly repeatedly violating civil rights of those he is…

May is National Foster Care Month, and Kentucky youth aging out of the system continue to experience high levels of housing instability and joblessness. Tatum Abel, coordinator for True Up Kentucky and former foster youth, said she became homeless after she turned 18 and was unaware of the resources available to help her transition…

DALLAS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating claims made by a University of Louisville graduate student during a gun violence rally held at the Kentucky State Capitol in February, in which he described a deadly 2017 school shooting at his alma mater—a tragedy school officials and police say never occurred. The claims…