TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO 36-POUND FENTANYL SEIZURE ON INTERSTATE 10 IN ARIZONA

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MARANA, AZ - On Thursday, March 10, 2022, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) state trooper and a U.S. Border Patrol agent initiated a traffic stop on the driver of a Volkswagen Jetta on westbound Interstate 10 at milepost 231, in Marana.

Woman pulls Bag from Her Bra containing Pills and Methamphetamine during Traffic Stop in Southeastern Kentucky

HYDEN, KY - The Leslie County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at approximately 5:00 PM, while patrolling Glady Branch Road, Sheriff Deputies Shane Wilson and Bobby Roberts arrested Melinda Morgan.

Kentucky State Police searching for Inmate that Escaped from Detention Center in Marshall County

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BENTON, KY (March 17, 2022) – The Kentucky State Police is reporting that Troopers with KSP, Post 1 are currently searching for a Marshall County inmate who escaped the detention facility.

Student found with Gun in a Southeastern Kentucky Elementary School

STINNETT, KY (March 16, 2022) - At 10:31 A.M on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Mr. Travis Hacker, Principal at Stinnett Elementary School in Leslie County, KY posted a message on the school's Facebook page regarding a gun that had been found on a student.

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Op-Ed: A Hidden Gas Tax Hike is the Last Thing Kentucky Needs Right Now

By Brian Clark, Executive Director, Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association (Photo credit: KPMA)

The pain at the pump is real.  As gas prices soar, a hidden tax increase on motor fuels is the last thing Kentucky needs right now, but that’s exactly what is being considered in Frankfort.  State government is flush with cash, thanks in large part to $6.4 billion in stimulus and infrastructure money raining down from Washington.  With the state’s Road Fund doing well and inflation taking off like a rocket, one would think that gas taxes should stay the same, or even go down, as Governors in Florida, Virginia and Illinois have proposed.

Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams

House bill 263 “Kami’s law” would impose Harsher Punishment for Abusing Young Children

FRANKFORT, KY (March 16, 2022)—Legislation that would impose harsher penalties for those convicted of criminal abuse to young children received approval Monday from the full Senate.

 

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