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Local state troopers return from deployment to Louisville

Kentucky State Police from Post 11 in London and Post 10 in Harlan have returned from deployment to Louisville. The 16 troopers from Post 11, and 12 troopers from Post 10 returned over the weekend as the situation in the city following several days of rioting and peaceful...

Victim identified in Monday death investigation

A Williamsburg man, who was found dead inside a building only a few hundred yards from the Tennessee state line, has been identified but so far police are releasing few other details about the case. The victim has officially been identified as Billy Ray Lawson, 45, of...
Posted On 11 Feb 2019

Vehicle that struck pedestrian on KY 1232 is still unknown

Kentucky State Police responded to a call about a collision on KY 1232 in Corbin on June 7. The preliminary investigation conducted by Trooper Sammy Faris indicates that the passenger mirror of a vehicle struck Shawna Moore, 46, of Corbin, as she was walking north. Moore fell...

KSP: Body found in Laurel Lake confirmed to be Lily man

Kentucky State Police say the identity of the body found floating in Laurel Lake Monday morning has been confirmed to be a Lily man. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said the deceased is 24-year-old James R. Wagers. “All the family has been...

Corbin man to get five years for wild pursuit

A Corbin man indicted in August on charges that he was under the influence of intoxicants when he led Kentucky State Police on a high-speed chase, pleaded guilty Monday in Knox Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

W’burg man at UK Medical Center after crash ends high-speed pursuit

A Williamsburg man is in critical but stable condition at the University of Kentucky Medical Center after a high-speed chase through Corbin Thursday night ended when his car crashed and he was ejected from the vehicle. Kentucky State Police Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs...

UPDATE: KSP says teen will face charges in connection with Thursday high-speed chase and crash

Kentucky State Police say a 16-year-old female remains at the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she was airlifted when her Mercedes SUV ran head-on into a coal truck Thursday, and she will face criminal charges in Knox District Court. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public...