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Higher education booklets for high school freshmen, sophomores now online

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 18, 2019) — Two booklets that can help Kentucky high school freshmen and sophomores prepare for technical school or college are now available online.

UPDATE: Active murder investigation underway / Hazard Police searching for a Leslie County man

UPDATE: WYMT is reporting that Hazard Police has told them that they arrested Anthony Lewis Monday morning at the Old Big Creek school in Perry County. 

HAZARD, KY. - The Hazard Police Department is reporting that: At 06:24 the Hazard Police Department received a call about a concern for a local female. Officers responded to the Bobby Davis park and discovered a female deceased.

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Gov. Bevin, Lawmakers Propose Legislation Prohibiting ‘Sanctuary Cities’ in Kentucky

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Legislation supports local law enforcement, ensures vital cooperation between
local, state and federal partners on illegal immigration

FRANKFORT, Ky.  – On Friday July 12, 2019, Gov. Matt Bevin furthered his commitment to “serve those who serve us” by joining state lawmakers, members of the Lexington Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and Homeland Security officials in Lexington to call for passage, as soon as possible, of legislation to ensure local law enforcement can effectively cooperate with federal agencies in combatting crime.

Anti-doxing proposal gets another look / Frankfort

FRANKFORT—The father of a Covington Catholic High School student who was identified and threatened online after an tense encounter with protesters in Washington D.C. early this year is encouraging state lawmakers to take another look at legislation that would criminalize such threats.

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Sen. Phillip Wheeler, R-Pikeville, commenting on an anti-doxing proposal presented by Sen. Wil Schroder, R-Wilder.

KSP Charges Taylor Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

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Campbellsville, Ky. (July 12, 2019) — On July 11, 2019, the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Barry D. Lewis, 53, on charges related to unlawful possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and prohibited use of an electronic communication device to procure a minor.

 

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