Kentucky State Police Post 15, which is located in Adair County and covers Russell County, has a new commander. Captain Jennifer Sandlin was named as the post’s newest commander at the beginning of August. Sandlin […]
Kentucky State Police Post 15 announced 14 arrests were made as part of Operation Summer Heat 2.0. The statewide initiative across each of the 16 state police posts targeted suspected drug networks operating in the […]
Kentucky State Police Post 15 is warning the public about a phone scam taking place. There have been reports of people receiving phone calls from someone falsely claiming to be Trooper Jonathan Houk and other […]
Kentucky State Police Post 15 will again be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area. This includes Russell County, along with Adair, Casey, Clinton and Cumberland counties, among others. Kentucky State Police say […]
Cristen Abbagail Hope Andrew, 15, of Russell Springs, passed away Tuesday, June 17th, in Windsor, KY. Cristen Abbagail was born in Somerset, KY on November 16, 2009, a daughter of Tierra West, of Russell Springs, […]
Kentucky State Police Post 15, which covers Russell County, has added a new trooper. Somerset native Sean Sweat will join Post 15 after recently graduating from the state police academy. Sweat is one of 33 […]
15 individuals were indicted by a Russell County grand jury yesterday. Those indicted included the following individuals: Zachary Grider, age 33, of Russell Springs, charged with unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor […]
Over the last several weeks, we’ve reported on a bill that would allow 15-year-olds in Kentucky to apply for a driver’s permit. Governor Andy Beshear signed that bill yesterday, making it law. The bill has […]
Two new Kentucky State Police telecommunicators graduated from the academy last week. The newest state police dispatchers working in the area are Ryan Engle and Kendall Benningfield. The graduates completed 160 hours of instruction over […]
A bill that would lower the age to apply for a driver’s permit in Kentucky from 16 to 15 continues to move forward in the state legislature. State Representative Josh Branscum was on Community Conversation […]