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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Investigates Single Vehicle Fatal Collision in Pike County
(July 2, 2026) – Kentucky State Police Post 9, Pikeville, was notified of a single-vehicle collision at approximately 3:51 p.m.
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Kentucky State Police Post 14 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(July 1, 2026) —The Kentucky State Police, Ashland Post 14, which provides coverage for Boyd, Carter, Lawrence, and Carter counties, will conduct periodic traffic safety checkpoints approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual to enforce the traffic laws...
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Kentucky State Police Post 6 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(July 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police, Dry Ridge Post, which provides coverage for Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Harrison, Nicholas, and Bourbon Counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints throughout the post area.
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Kentucky State Police Post 11 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
July 1, 2026 — The Kentucky State Police Post 11, which provides coverage for Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, and Whitley counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at locations approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedur...
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(July 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(July, 1, 2026) –The Kentucky State Police (KSP), Morehead Post would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Arrest Five Individuals on Drug Charges
(June 30, 2026 ) – The Kentucky State Police arrested five individuals following a traffic stop that led to the seizure of a large quantity of suspected illegal drugs.
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Kentucky State Police Post 6 Investigate a Fatal Collision In Bracken County
(June 28, 2026) –On June 27, 2026, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 6 was requested by the Bracken County Dispatch to investigate a fatal collision on KY 9 (AA Highway) at Dutch Ridge Road.
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Kentucky State Police Post 6 Investigate a Fatal Collision In Bracken County
(June 16, 2026) –On June 13, 2026, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 6 was requested by the Bracken County Dispatch to investigate an injury collision on Willow Lenoxburg Road.
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The Kentucky State Police Post 11 London Investigates a Fatal Collision in Pulaski County
(June 10, 2026) – On June 10, 2026, at around 6 p.m.
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UPDATE: Kentucky State Police Post 9 Requests Assistance in Locating Missing Juveniles
***UPDATE*** PIKEVILLE, Ky.
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Requests Assistance in Locating Missing Juveniles
(June 9, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post is requesting the public’s assistance in an ongoing investigation involving two missing juveniles.
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Kentucky State Police Post 7 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(June 9, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Investigates Fatal Collision in Morgan County
(June, 08, 2026) – Friday June 5 around 3:00 p.m.
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Kentucky State Police Post 13 Investigate Letcher County Fatal Collision
(June 8, 2026) – Kentucky State Police, Post 13 in Hazard is investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Letcher County man over the weekend in the Colson community of Letcher County.
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 Investigates Single-Vehicle Fatality
(June 7, 2026) The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 12 in Frankfort investigates a fatal collision that occurred Sunday, June 7, 2026.
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 Investigates Two-Vehicle Injury Collision
(June 5, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 12 in Frankfort received a call around 5:30 AM of a two-vehicle injury collision.
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Makes Arrest After Pike County Crash
(June 02, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 9 in Pikeville received a 911 call on Monday, June 1, 2026, regarding a single vehicle collision in the Mouthcard community of Pike County.
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Kentucky State Police Post 6 Investigate a Fatal Collision In Bracken County
(June 2, 2026) –On June 1, 2026, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 6 was requested to assist the Bracken County Sheriff’s Office on a fatal collision on Ky 9 (AA Highway) at Old Pea Ridge Road.
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Conducts Assault Investigation in Floyd County
(June 01, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 9, Pikeville, received a call on Monday, June 1, 2026, regarding an assault in the Prestonsburg community of Floyd County.
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Kentucky State Police Post 11 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
June 1, 2026, — Kentucky State Police Post 11, which provides coverage for Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, and Whitley counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at locations approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures...
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Kentucky State Police Post 13 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(June 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police, Hazard Post which provides coverage for Perry, Knott, Letcher, Breathitt and Leslie Counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints as approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual.
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Kentucky State Police Post 14 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(June 1, 2026) —The Kentucky State Police, Ashland Post 14, which provides coverage for Boyd, Carter, Lawrence, and Carter counties, will conduct periodic traffic safety checkpoints approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual to enforce the traffic laws...
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Kentucky State Police Post 6 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(June 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police, Dry Ridge Post, which provides coverage for Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Harrison, Nicholas, and Bourbon Counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints throughout the post area.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(June, 1, 2026) –The Kentucky State Police (KSP), Morehead Post would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(June 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 10 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(June 1, 2026) –The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 to Conduct Traffic Safety Checkpoints
(June 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 12 in Frankfort, which provides coverage for Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Spencer and Woodford Counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved locations in accordance with the KSP...
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Kentucky State Police Post 6 Investigate a Fatal Collision In Pendleton County
(May 30, 2026) –On Friday, May 29, 2026, at approximately 9:00 PM.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Investigate Fatal Collision in Powell County
(May, 27, 2026) – On Tuesday May 26 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 received a call from Powell County Dispatch requesting assistance with a single vehicle fatality collision.
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Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex Requests Kentucky State Police Assistance After Locating Contraband
(May 22, 2026) – At the request of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC), the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 in Morehead was contacted on May 21 after prison officials caught a correctional officer bringing illegal narcotics into the facility.
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Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision In Greenup County
(May 21, 2026) – On May 20, 2026, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Kentucky State Police Post 14 responded to a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Industrial Parkway and County Road 1630 in Greenup County.
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Joins Five Other States for Seatbelt Initiative
The 6-State Trooper Project aims to bolster seatbelt usage PIKEVILLE, Ky.
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Kentucky State Police Investigate Breathitt County Fatal Collision
(May 17, 2026) – One man is deceased following a two-vehicle collision in Breathitt County.
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 to Conduct Traffic Safety Checkpoints
(May 14, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 12 in Frankfort, which provides coverage for Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Spencer and Woodford Counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved locations in accordance with the KSP...
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Kentucky State Police Post 7 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(May 11, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 09 Honoring Fallen Troopers
PIKEVILLE, Ky – (May 8, 2026) In commemoration of National Police Officers Memorial Week, The Kentucky State Police Post 9 Pikeville will honor fallen Troopers on Thursday May 13, 2026.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Troopers Heroic Actions Saved Two Lives on Cave Run Lake
(May, 5, 2026) –The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 in Morehead was informed of an overturned jet ski on Cave Run Lake near Stoney Cove Boat ramp, on Monday May 4 at around 5:00 p.m.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8: Celebrate Cinco De Mayo Safely
(Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort) safety initiative focuses on impaired driving MOREHEAD, Ky.
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Kentucky State Police Post 13 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(May 4, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police, Hazard Post which provides coverage for Perry, Knott, Letcher, Breathitt and Leslie Counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints as approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual.
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Kentucky State Police Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
May 2, 2026 — Kentucky State Police Post 11, which provides coverage for Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, and Whitley counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at locations approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Ma...
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Kentucky State Police Post 14 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(May 1, 2026) —The Kentucky State Police, Ashland Post 14, which provides coverage for Boyd, Carter, Lawrence, and Carter counties, will conduct periodic traffic safety checkpoints approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual to enforce the traffic laws o...
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(May 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(May, 1, 2026) –The Kentucky State Police (KSP), Morehead Post would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 6 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(May 1, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police, Dry Ridge Post, which provides coverage for Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Harrison, Nicholas, and Bourbon Counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints throughout the post area.
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Kentucky State Police Post 10 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement
(May 1, 2026) –The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Arrest Three in Sexual Abuse Allegations in Fleming County
(April, 28, 2026) –On Monday April 6, 2026 Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 Morehead received a new report of Sexual Abuse allegations stemming from an active investigation involving James Barnes Sr who had fled to Alabama in 2023.
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Kentucky State Police Post 8 Investigate Fatal Collision in Bath County
(April, 27, 2026) – On Sunday April 26 Bath County Dispatch contacted Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 Morehead around 11:00 a.m.
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Kentucky State Police Post 13 Investigates Breathitt County Fatal Collision
(April 23, 2026) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 13 in Hazard is investigating a three-vehicle collision that claimed the lives of two people on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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Kentucky State Police Post 9 Conducts Death Investigation in Floyd County
(April 22, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville received a call from Prestonsburg 911 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, regarding the discovery of human remains in the Prestonsburg community of Floyd County.
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