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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
AJ Jolly Park partially closed as dam safety overhaul begins
Crews have begun a major dam safety project at AJ Jolly Park in Burlington, closing lake access and several trails for the 2026 season while most amenities and community events continue.
Public Safety
Man who killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton in 2015 released from prison
Ronald Exantus, found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2015 stabbing death of 6-year-old Logan Tipton, was released from the Kentucky State Reformatory on July 29 after receiving nearly nine years of sentence credit on a 20-year term. Burlington Rep. TJ Roberts says the Tipton family was not properly notified and that a required mental health evaluation was never conducted.
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