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Secretary of State Michael Adams (left) and Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, answering questions concerning Senate Bill 2, known as the “voter ID law.”

FRANKFORT, KY (January 22, 2020) – Legislation that would impose stricter voter identification requirements advanced in the Kentucky General Assembly today after the Senate State & Local Government Committee passed an amended version of the measure.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States in the state of Washington. The patient recently returned from Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of pneumonia caused by this novel coronavirus has been ongoing since December 2019. While originally thought to be spreading from animal-to-person, there are growing indications that limited person-to-person spread is happening. It’s unclear how easily this virus is spreading between people.

MANCHESTER, KY (January 21, 2020) - Clay County Sheriff Patrick Robinson is reporting that on January 20, 2020 at approximately 1:45 PM Clay County Chief Deputy Clifton Jones along with Clay County SRO Jared Smith arrested Nicholas Root, 28 of Fire House Road.

Governor Highlights Need for Criminal Justice Reform

Governor Andy Beshear

Frankfort, Ky.  – Ahead of his budget address, Jan. 28, Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 outlined the need for criminal justice reforms, saying the state’s prison costs and populations are surging while the state’s infrastructure is crumbling.

UPDATE: FOUND SAFE

London, KY. (January 19, 2020) – Kentucky State Police Post 11 needs your help in locating a missing female. Post 11 is actively investigating a missing persons investigation in Laurel County. The female has been missing since the early morning of January 19, 2020.