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Local news for Boone County, Kentucky
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Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Beshear taps Hebron fire chief for state EMS board
Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Hebron Fire Protection District Chief Adam Peddicord to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and Burlington's Patricia Talbert to the Kentucky Early Intervention System council, among more than 20 statewide board appointments announced Friday, Aug. 28.
Public Safety
Two Ryle High School students arrested after gun found on campus
Two Ryle High School students were arrested and sent to juvenile detention after a gun was spotted in a school restroom on Aug. 25, just five days into the new school year; the Boone County Sheriff's Office said the incident was isolated with no broader threat.
Public Safety
Beshear taps Hebron fire chief for state EMS board
Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Hebron Fire Protection District Chief Adam Peddicord to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and Burlington's Patricia Talbert to the Kentucky Early Intervention System council, among more than 20 statewide board appointments announced Friday, Aug. 28.
Public Safety
Two Ryle High School students arrested after gun found on campus
Two Ryle High School students were arrested and sent to juvenile detention after a gun was spotted in a school restroom on Aug. 25, just five days into the new school year; the Boone County Sheriff's Office said the incident was isolated with no broader threat.
Public Safety
Beshear taps Hebron fire chief for state EMS board
Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Hebron Fire Protection District Chief Adam Peddicord to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and Burlington's Patricia Talbert to the Kentucky Early Intervention System council, among more than 20 statewide board appointments announced Friday, Aug. 28.
Public Safety
Two Ryle High School students arrested after gun found on campus
Two Ryle High School students were arrested and sent to juvenile detention after a gun was spotted in a school restroom on Aug. 25, just five days into the new school year; the Boone County Sheriff's Office said the incident was isolated with no broader threat.
Public Safety
Six juveniles hit on Boone County roads as legislator pushes for e-bike laws
Six children under 16 have been struck by vehicles on Boone County roads this year, with five hospitalized, as State Rep. Marianne Proctor calls on the legislature to update Kentucky's outdated e-bike and e-scooter statutes and local governments prepare their own ordinances.
Public Safety
Former Boone County prosecutor's killer sentenced to life
Shannon Gilday was sentenced Aug. 14 to life in prison with parole eligibility after 25 years for the 2022 killing of Jordan Morgan, a former assistant commonwealth's attorney for Boone and Gallatin counties who served on the Boone County Drug Court Committee.
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