Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a Kentucky mother accused of killing her 3-month-old baby. Brenna Burkhart, 24, has been in jail since June 2024, about two months after Kentucky State Police received a suspected physical abuse complaint involving Burkhart’s 3-month-old baby.

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 (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.

"Kentucky State Police said Conley had served with the Scott County Sheriff’s Department for four years. He previously spent eight years in service with the U.S. Army.Conley leaves behind a wife ...

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.

SAGINAW, MI — A Kentucky man has pleaded to leading police on a high-speed chase through Saginaw County, one that ended with the discovery of a hand grenade. Whether that grenade was an active explosive, though, remains to be determined.

According to Kentucky State Police, a law passed in 2000, known as "Bryan's Law." It was named after 11-month old Bryan Puckett, who died July 13, 1999 after being left in a hot car by his babysitter.

PROVIDENCE, Ky. (WFIE) - Kentucky State Police say a missing man has been found dead. Troopers say 34-year-old Francisco Ramirez was last seen in Providence on January 22. His body was found around noon today near Onton in Webster County.

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 ...

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.

Four people have been indicted for the murder of an 8-month-old baby girl in western Kentucky. The search for Miya Rudd came to a tragic end last summer when state police found her body inside the family's home in Ohio County,