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Ahead of Mother’s Day, Kentucky student pays tribute to grandmother
Ahead of Mother’s Day, one Kentucky middle-school student has received recognition for honoring his grandmother in a “Grandparent of the Year” essay contest sponsored by the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association and AARP Kentucky. In his winning essay, P.J. Brock describes his grandmother Sue as “caring, kind, hardworking, selfless and loving.” Sue Beeler, 74, a…
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Maternal Mental Health Awareness
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is May 5 – May 11, 2025. Help us spread the word about HRSA’s National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA)—a free and confidential service offering 24/7 support via call or text to new and expecting moms and their loved ones. The Hotline’s trained counselors help thousands of women and…
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington man, Drequahn Smith, 19, was sentenced on Tuesday to 128 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On June 24, 2024, law enforcement officers…
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Johnson County Man Sentenced for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A Hagerhill, Ky., man, Jason Ryan Campbell, 46, was sentenced on Thursday to 40 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, on August 27, 2022, Campbell engaged in the production of child pornography. Specifically, upon…
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 Enhances Public Safety with 2 New Troopers
Equipped to serve, trained to lead, ready to protect FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 5, 2025) — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced the graduation of 33 cadets from the KSP Training Academy. These troopers will begin their new public safety careers in communities throughout the commonwealth. Two of the graduates will be serving at KSP…
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KY confirms second measles case, doctors urge vaccination
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is reporting a second confirmed measles case in March, in a child who was traveling through the state while seeking treatment. The first reported case this year occurred in an adult Kentucky resident in February. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus spread through the air…
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 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…
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Lexington Man Accused of Distributing Fentanyl, Meth in Multi-Agency Drug Bust
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington man has been arrested and charged with multiple federal drug trafficking and firearms offenses after a two-month investigation involving undercover operations and controlled purchases, authorities announced Monday. Kevin D. Sanders, 47, was arrested on April 24, 2025, following a series of narcotics transactions that investigators allege involved fentanyl, methamphetamine,…
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 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…
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Kentucky’s federal preschool funding faces uncertain future
The number of Kentucky children enrolled in preschool increased in 2024, along with state spending per child, according to new data from the National Institute for Early Education Research. The commonwealth spent around $6,500 per child during the last academic year, an increase of more than $800 from the prior year. Steve Barnett, founder…