Category: KSP News
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Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision in Hart County
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. (April 25, 2025) – At just after 6:00 A.M., the Kentucky State Police Post 03 Bowling Green received a call about a fatal collision. Troopers arrived at the scene on the 5100 block of Cub Run Highway (KY 88). A preliminary investigation indicates that a 2015 Ford F150, operated by Randy Hawkins, 44, of Cub Run,…
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Kentucky State Police Searching for Escaped Inmate in Simpson County
FRANKLIN, KY. (April 24, 2025) – At just after 10:00 A.M., the Kentucky State Police Post 03 in Bowling Green received a call from the Simpson County Jail about an escaped inmate. Troopers arrived onscene at the jail. The escaped individual has been identified as Christian Jones, a 50-year-old white male, he is 5 feet 10 inches tall,…
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UPDATE: Kentucky State Police Investigating Injury Collision in Lyon County Resulting in Closure of I-24
***UPDATE*** EDDYVILLE, Ky. (April 24, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 continues an investigation into a single vehicle collision that occurred near the 47 mile marker of I-24 westbound shortly before 7:30am CT. All lanes of I-24 have been reopened. The initial investigation indicates that a 2014 Ford Mustang, operated by Landon C.…
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Kentucky State Police Charges Webster County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
SEBREE, Ky. (April 24, 2025) — On April 22, 2025, at approximately 12:12 p.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Joseph Lee Kellems, 32, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Mr. Kellems was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch…
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Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision in Nelson County
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (April 23, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to a two-vehicle collision in Nelson Co. Tuesday evening that resulted in a fatality. On April 22, at approximately 6:00 P.M. EDT, KSP Post 4 received a call from the Nelson Co. Sheriff’s Office requesting KSP investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 800 block…
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Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision in Nelson County
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (April 23, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to a two-vehicle collision in Nelson Co. Tuesday evening that resulted in a fatality. On April 22, at approximately 6:00 P.M. EDT, KSP Post 4 received a call from the Nelson Co. Sheriff’s Office requesting KSP investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 800 block…
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Kentucky State Police Investigate Suspicious Vehicle Fire Resulting in Fatality in Harlan County
LYNCH, Ky – On April 20, 2025, Kentucky State Police, Post 10 Harlan, responded to a report of a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on KY 160, located on Lynch Mountain in the Lynch community of Harlan County. Upon arrival, troopers and detectives discovered a Toyota passenger vehicle off the roadway and down the mountainside. One…
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Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision on Sano Mount Olive Road in Russell County
JAMESTOWN, Ky. (April 21, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers responded to a single-vehicle injury collision on Sano Mount Olive Road in Russell County that occurred on April 20, 2025, at 1:14 A.M. CST. The preliminary investigation revealed that David King, 31, of Columbia, was traveling east on Sano Mount Olive Road…
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Kentucky State Police Charges Estill County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
IRVINE, Ky. (April 21, 2025) — On April 17, 2025, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch interviewed and arrested Austin Grey Owens, 25, on charges related to a child sexual abuse material investigation. Owens was located, interviewed, and arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children…
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Gov. Beshear Encourages Kentuckians To Join State Troopers and ‘Cover the Cruiser’ in Support of Special Olympics Kentucky
Raising awareness to benefit local athletes competing in summer games FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 21, 2025) – Gov. Andy Beshear is encouraging Kentuckians to join the Kentucky State Police (KSP) in the sixth-annual ‘Cover the Cruiser’ campaign April 21-25 to raise funds and awareness for local athletes competing in the Special Olympics Summer Games. “This annual event…