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A Somerset man was arreseted after a complaint was made that he had produced computer-generated images of minor victims performing sex acts. Dylan J. Bill, age 19, was charged shortly after 1:00 am on August 18. Bill was charged with fourteen counts of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Minor. Bill was also in possession of child sexual abuse material. Bill was arrested without incident and lodged at the Pulaski […]

An additional arrest in connection with a homicide that occurred in Pulaski County. The victim, Sherri Mitko, was found deceased inside her residence on Lower Line Creek Road on August 12th. She had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Detective Jay Picard with the Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division, who is working the homicide investigation, charged McCoy Chaney, 20, of Somerset, with Murder, Robbery in the First Degree, and Burglary in the […]

Two teen boys have been taken into custody in connection with a homicide that occurred on August 12th in Pulaski County. The victim, Sherri Mitko, was found deceased inside her residence on Lower Line Creek Road. She had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division responded to the scene and began to develop information and evidence in the investigation. As a result of the evidence and information […]

Three people are now facing charges related to a sex trafficking investigation involving a juvenile victim in Washington County. Kentucky State Police say indictments have been returned against Christopher Firkins, Samuel Firkins, and Brandy Doyle. All three are in custody on counts connected to sexual abuse and human trafficking involving a victim under the age of 18. The case remains under investigation, according to KSP.

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a homicide in eastern Pulaski County. Deputies responded to a welfare check on Lower Line Creek Road. Upon arrival, deputies found Sherri Mitko, 70, deceased inside the residence. A preliminary report indicates Mitko died from multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives are pursuing several leads and have identified persons of interest. Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact the […]

Over 60-thousand Kentuckians remain without power this morning after severe storms swept across the state yesterday. Power-outage-dot-com shows northern and eastern Kentucky as some of the hardest-hit areas. Over 12-thousand customers are without service in Kenton County and neighboring Campbell County has around 10-thousand outages, as well. There are nearly 16-hundred properties without service in Robertson County this morning, representing about 97 percent of the tracked subscribers there.

A young man from Laurel County is facing charges for allegedly using flashing lights on his vehicle to stop drivers on Kentucky Highway 30 this past weekend. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office says 19-year-old Korie Noble has been arrested on impersonation of a police officer and other counts. Deputies say Noble was driving a white Ford Expedition with red and white lights and law enforcement markings on it when he […]

Officials in Kentucky are seeing a surge in independent voter registrations. Last Friday, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced nearly five-thousand new voters registered in July. Of those, more than 25-hundred selected "other" as their party affiliation, more than Republicans and Democrats combined. People registered under "other" make up 11 percent of the Kentucky electorate.