Kentucky Safety Pulse

Day one of the I-65 corridor shutdown brought official updates, driver adaptations, and route shifts into focus.

• KYTC reported strong early...

Kentucky's Move Over law, enacted July 2024, requires drivers to give officers a wide berth or slow down when on duty.

• $500 fine applies for...

Kentucky State Police Post 11 is rolling out periodic checkpoints and targeted enforcement across Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne...

Kentucky State Police are seeking public assistance in the unsolved 2024 homicide of 93-year-old Dorothy Sparks, found dead in her Princeton home on...

Traffic Disruptions

• 🔥 I-65 Closure Begins: The 5-mile stretch shutdown on I-65 started today and continues through August 1.
• 🔥 Carrollton...

Darrell Groves, 65, was charged with DUI after his westbound truck rear-ended a car on West 7th Street in Hopkinsville, injuring the driver. He fled before arrest, also facing resisting arrest and leaving-the-scene counts.

A triple shooting in Old Louisville left one dead and two injured, underscoring violent crime risks in the neighborhood.

• A vehicle rear-ended a horse and buggy in Carroll County Sunday, killing one juvenile.
• Two others suffered life-threatening injuries and were...

Kentucky State Police continue investigating the 2024 homicide of 93-year-old Dorothy Sparks in Princeton, now two years unsolved.

• Her death was...

A 24-year-old Lexington man was arrested early Sunday after officers responded to shots fired near UK's Good Samaritan Hospital. They found Kenneth...

Two unrelated incidents unfolded in Calvert City last week:

• Crash: Dwayne A. Miller, 63, lost his left leg after speeding eastbound on U.S. 62 and...

Federal public assistance has been approved for 18 Kentucky counties hit by this year's January winter storm, which brought up to nine inches of snow...

A 5-mile stretch of I-65 shuts down today and stays closed through August 1. This extended closure marks the start of major summer traffic disruption.

Federal prosecutors secured 15-year prison terms for Charles O’Loan, 40, of Louisville, and Amber Warner, 36, of Nicholasville, after they coordinated...

A Lexington woman was arrested after allegedly starting a fire with a lighter at the Sportsman Motel on Winchester Road, resulting in one person...

A driver was injured Monday afternoon in a rollover crash near Jacobson Park, blocking all inbound US 25 lanes around 4:30 p.m. and diverting traffic to Hayes Boulevard. Clearance time remains unknown as crews respond.

Kentucky State Police is ramping up proactive patrols and traffic safety checkpoints in Henderson, Daviess, Union, McLean, Ohio, and Hancock counties...

I-65 Shutdown Impacts

• ⚡ Higher Gas Costs Expected: Drivers expect to spend more on gas during the I-65 shutdown in Louisville.
• ⚡ Towing and...

A man suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds early Sunday in Louisville after being shot while trying to enter his vehicle, with police still searching for the fleeing suspect and no arrests made.

Jon Moss, 32, was caught Saturday on Oliver Street after scaling razor-wire fences to escape Warren County Regional Jail a week earlier. He now faces a second-degree escape charge on top of his original offenses.