Kentucky State Police

Kentucky State Police say they have changed the qualifications to become a trooper in an effort to get more candidates to apply.

Officials say police in Tennessee and Kentucky are partnering this month to look for impaired drivers near the state line.

Kentucky State Police have seized $1.5 million worth of heroin during a traffic stop in Lyon County Monday evening. 

Kentucky State Police are seeking public assistance in the death of a woman found dead in Trigg County. 

Update: Webster County Emergency Management said in a release on Facebook that the county sheriff's department has apprehended William Woodring, who faces new charges. 

2nd Update: Kentucky State Police has identified the body as 33-year-old Christina Edmonson of Cadiz. According to a release, results of a preliminary examination of the body at the Kentucky Medical Examiner's Office in Madisonville were inconclusive as to the cause of death. A full autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. KSP searched two residences on Oak Grove Church Road for evidence related to the investigation.

Kentucky State Police seized 75 pounds of high-grade marijuana in a traffic stop Tuesday in Lyon County. 

A Cadiz police officer directing school traffic was was struck by a motorist Monday. 

The Kentucky State Police have arrested a former Carlisle County Middle and High School teacher for having a relationship with a 17-year-old student. 

A dentist in Mayfield and another resident have been charged on felony counts related to drugs. Dr. Wesley Mills and David Clymer were charged this month with Class D felonies after a months-long investigation.