Kentucky Safety Pulse

Statewide Enforcement Actions

• 🔥 Multi-State Scam Crackdown: Kentucky joined a 48-state coalition led by attorneys general from Colorado, New...

The family of 18-year-old Tyler Smith rejects Lexington police findings that his July 4 shooting death was self-inflicted, insisting he showed no...

A year after the Richmond Road Baptist Church shooting, the congregation gathered to honor Beverly Gum and Christina Combs, the two women killed in...

• Opioid settlements fund rural recovery hubs: $320,000 awarded in April plus $545,000 in 2025 for services in eastern Kentucky counties
• Domestic...

Kentucky has joined a 48-state coalition urging the FCC to strengthen phone number certification rules and block scammers from buying legitimate...

Three people were killed and seven injured in multiple shootings across Jefferson County over the weekend.

• Shively police responded to a shooting...

Joseph Howell was arrested without incident after allegedly stabbing a victim multiple times in Flemingsburg late Friday, the second violent incident...

Two Corbin juveniles reported missing Sunday afternoon were both found by evening along with their 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz.

Shootings Reported

• Lexington Apartment Shooting: One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a Friday night shooting at the 1100 block...

Two reports confirm Kentucky State Police are probing a deadly July 11 shooting on West Cumberland Avenue near Bell County Coal.

• Victim was...

Two separate deadly crashes this weekend underscore persistent traffic safety challenges statewide.

• Scott County: Two killed when a vehicle struck...

After a Friday night shooting at the 1100 block of Centre Parkway left one man with non-life-threatening injuries following a large disorder in the...

A shooting along Roy Wilkins Avenue left three men hospitalized, one critically injured from multiple gunshot wounds. LMPD's non-fatal unit is leading the investigation and seeking tips.

Fatal Incidents

• 🔥 Herrington Lake Boat Collision: Kentucky officials are investigating a July 4 boat collision on Herrington Lake that killed...

Kentucky officials are investigating a fatal boat collision on Herrington Lake during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

• Two boats, a wake boat...

Louisville Metro Police released surveillance video of three vehicles doing burnouts at Virginia Avenue Baptist Church, causing thousands in damages,...

Flash flooding has closed roads in multiple western Kentucky counties, disrupting transportation.

• Carlisle County: US 62 closed east of Bardwell in...

A Cave City homeowner alleges his ex-girlfriend set their mobile home ablaze after a domestic dispute, triggering a multi-agency fire response....

Heavy rain is triggering trauma responses among Eastern Kentucky flood survivors, with anxiety sparked by the sound of rain, thunder, or even certain...

More than two years after a fatal shooting near Newburg Park, LMPD charged a 34-year-old man already in custody, showing their persistence in resolving older homicides.