LEXINGTON, KY (Monday, May 19, 2025) – A Lexington business owner, Matthew Buresh, 65, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 24 months in prison, for two counts of failure to pay taxes.

LINN COUNTY, OR -  On Saturday morning May 24, 2025, at 9:20 AM, Lebanon Firefighters responded to multiple cars on fire in the 700 block of W. Grant Street. The first unit to arrive was an Albany Fire Department medic unit that was moved up to Lebanon to help cover the District as multiple, simultaneous 911 calls were occurring in the city.

HAZARD, Ky. (May 2, 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. Three of the graduates will be serving at KSP Post 13.

FRANKFORT, KY (May 27, 2025) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today the re-appointment of three members of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (KYOAAC). The Commission was created by the Kentucky General Assembly to distribute the Commonwealth’s share of more than $900 million recovered in opioid settlements. 

Teledyne FLIR Defense opens new 13,000 square-foot facility for drone servicing, testing and training

SOMERSET, KY (May 12, 2025) – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers, Dean of the House, joined state and local officials on Monday for a ribbon-cutting celebration for Teledyne FLIR’s new facility at the Valley Oak Technology Complex in Pulaski County.

The bill is named after Chief Herbert D. Proffitt, a Korean war veteran and law enforcement officer of 55 years who retired in 2009 as Chief of the Tompkinsville, Kentucky Police Department

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 15, 2025) – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would ensure the families of retired law enforcement officers who were killed or disabled as a result of their service are not unjustly denied benefits.