A 6-year-old boy accidentally shot himself with a gun he found under a pillow in the room where he slept, Kentucky police said. Officers responded at about 12:45 p.m. Jan. 25 to a report of an accidental shooting at a Radcliff residence, according to a criminal complaint.

Investigators said they detained the driver who fled the scene, but reported on Jan. 24 that the person was not responsible for killing the man hanging to the outside of his vehicle. Officials say the investigation into what led up to the crash is ongoing.

KENTUCKY (WFIE) - The Kentucky State Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man in an ongoing investigation. Officials say the Owen County Sheriff’s Office has declared 35-year-old Christopher “Chris” Stidams as missing. They say Stidams is 5′10, around 210 pounds and has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Following the September 2024 death of 54-year-old tow truck driver Troy Caldwell on I-64 during a towing job, State Rep. Richard White filed a bill that would provide workers with safety lights.

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Kentucky State Police are looking for a man wanted for more than two dozen counts of animal cruelty among other charges.

FULTON COUNTY, Ky. (WSIL) -- One person is dead after a crash in western Kentucky on Wednesday. The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 stated the Fulton County Sheriff's Office requested KSP to investigate a pedestrian vs vehicle crash in the 4000-block of E. State Line Road at 6:19 a.m. on January 22.

The Kentucky State Police Crime Report shows a 40% increase in human trafficking from 2022 to 2023. So, on Thursday, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced the launch of Kentucky Businesses ...

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down a judge last year has appeared remotely from a jail for a court hearing.

Several cities in Northern Kentucky received reports of fliers calling on people to monitor and report all immigrants and encouraging membership in the Ku Klux Klan.

After a Portland family learned the names of six LMPD officers involved in the 2020 raid, a court dismissed the complaint citing a one-year limitations period.

The theft is believed to have occurred between Jan. 1-5 at Knott County Central High School, according to Kentucky State Police.