SLADE, Ky. – Due to staffing issues, the Junior Williamson Rest Area located at Exit 33 along the Mountain Parkway in Powell County will be closed during overnight hours from Friday, Jan. 14, until Wednesday, Jan. 26. The restrooms and other building facilities will be unavailable from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. each night during this time. […]
Month: February 2023
Kentucky State Police Searching for Missing Perry County Family (UPDATE)
**UPDATE** (January 13, 2022) –On January 13, 2022, at approximately 3:07 P.M, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a call advising that volunteers with Vicco and Lotts Creek Fire and Rescue located human remains close to the creek bank in the Rowdy Community of Perry County. Troopers responded to the scene along with the Perry […]
Kentucky State Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Laurel County
Corbin, KY. (Jan. 12, 2022) –The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team is investigating a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on Jan. 11 at approximately 10:00 p.m. EST in Laurel County. The preliminary investigation indicates that a KSP trooper was attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation on the […]
Kentucky State Police Investigates Deadly Pike County Fire
Phelps, KY. (January 12, 2022) – The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a 911 call on January 12, 2022 at 12:14 am of a residential fire in the Phelps community. Investigators responded to the house fire located on 5th Street in the Phelps community of Pike County. The preliminary investigation revealed that emergency personnel located Teresa Fields, 65 years […]
Kentucky State Police Arrest Initiate Multi-State Pursuit
Kimper, KY. (January 05, 2022) – Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received information on January 04, 2022 of a stolen vehicle in the Kimper community of Pike County. Troopers responded to the area and observed an International flatbed vehicle parked at a local service station. Troopers recognized the vehicle as stolen from Mingo County, West Virginia. […]
Kentucky State Police Searching For Missing Perry County Family
Ary, KY. (January 4, 2022) – Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, is searching for a missing father and daughter last seen on January 1, 2022, in the Balls Fork Community of Perry County. Dale L. Williams, 69 of Ary, is described as a male with grey/brown hair and blue eyes. He is 5’8 inches tall and […]
KY 2024 in Owsley County closed due to flood damage
JACKSON, Ky. – KY 2024 in Owsley County is closed indefinitely at milepoint 2.6 due to flash flood damage to the bridge crossing Indian Creek and the roadway approaches. Transportation Cabinet personnel are at the site and are evaluating temporary repairs that can be made to make the road passable until a permanent repair is completed. Currently, […]