LONDON, KY – London Police Chief Jerry Hollon has resigned, and Assistant Chief Bobby Day has been named Acting Chief, the London Police Department announced Friday. The leadership change in Laurel County’s largest city could impact regional law enforcement partnerships, including with neighboring Clay County.

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Column by Gerardo Serrano, Advocate for Transparency
Jackson County, KY

Another year, another audit riddled with financial mismanagement. The 2022 audit of Jackson County Fiscal Court, released in 2025, paints a now-familiar—and shameful—picture. For anyone paying attention, this report doesn’t shock anymore. But it should outrage every single resident who expects honesty, competence, and accountability.

SOMERSET, KY — Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones reports that: A Pulaski County man in custody following a traffic stop on Sunday.

BOWIE, MD – Maryland State Police (MSP) arrested a Baltimore man for allegedly impersonating a police officer following a traffic stop in Prince George’s County.  

FRANKFORT, KY - Attorney General Russell Coleman is continuing to defend the constitutionality of a Kentucky law that requires registered child sex offenders to use their full name on social media. The Attorney General’s Principal Deputy Solicitor General Jack Heyburn presented the Commonwealth’s case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today.

LONDON, KY — The Kentucky State Police, London Post which provides coverage for Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual.