Kentucky State Police Investigating Robbery at Planter’s Bank in Providence 

Providence, Ky. (Webster County) – On April 5, 2021 at 2:30PM the Kentucky State Police Post 2 was contacted by Providence Police Department requesting KSP to investigate an armed robbery that had just taken place at Planter's Back in Providence. Preliminary investigation reveals that a white male, approximately 6 feet 3 inches entered the bank wearing...

Kentucky State Police Arrest Two People After Pursuit 

Madisonville, Ky. (Hopkins County) – Around 10:28 AM on April 2, 2021, Trooper Ean Weber, of Kentucky State Police Post 2 made a traffic stop on a white Chevy Malibu for speeding near the 30 mile marker on the Pennyrile Parkway Northbound. The vehicle initially stopped but then accelerated again at a high rate of speed....

Kentucky State Police Traffic Safety Check Point Reminder

Madisonville, KY (Hopkins County) – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some of these proactive measures include various traffic safety checkpoints and saturating known problematic areas in the district through general patrol tactics. The...

KSP Requests Assistance in Locating Missing Juvenile

***UPDATE*** Sebree, KY (Webster County) – April 15, 2021 - Carmen Howard has been located and is safe. The Kentucky State appreciates everyone's assistance in locating her. Original Press Release below: Sebree, KY (Webster County) – The Kentucky State Police has been requested by the Webster County Sheriff's Department to assist in their on-going investigation of locating a...

KSP Investigating Fatal Single-Vehicle Collision on I-69

Sebree, Ky. (Webster County) – On March 25, 2021, around 8:09 PM, the Kentucky State Police Post 2, Madisonville, was requested by the Webster County Sheriff’s Department to investigate a fatal collision on Interstate 69. Preliminary investigation revealed 19-year-old Jacob Guest, of Evansville, IN, was operating a 2011 Honda Civic Northbound on I-69 during heavy...

Kentucky State Police Arrest Two People After Pursuit 

Madisonville, Ky. (Hopkins County) – Around 7:16 PM on March 15, 2021, Trooper Kirby Broadbent, of Kentucky State Police Post 2, attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2010 Dodge Charger for a speeding violation near the 48 mile marker Westbound on the Western Kentucky Parwkay.  The vehicle accelerated faster and began to flee. Other...

Muhlenberg County Man Arrested After Three County Pursuit

Central City, KY. (March 15, 2021) – The Kentucky State Police arrested a Muhlenberg County man today after a three county chase around 3:23 p.m. CT. Senior Officer John Mark Sweeney observed a 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck pulling a small trailer commit a traffic violation.  Sweeney attempted to stop the vehicle when the driver identified as...

KSP Arrests Green River Correctional Complex Recreation Leader

Frankfort, KY. (March 10, 2021) – On Wednesday, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 2 arrested a recreation leader of Green River Correctional Complex in Muhlenberg County. KSP was contacted by the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) that they suspected Corrections Recreation Leader J Michael E. Collins had brought a cell phone into the prison and sold it to...

Kentucky State Police Investigating Three Vehicle Collision in Princeton

Princeton, Ky. (Caldwell County) – On March 6, 2021, around 12:34 PM, Kentucky State Police Post 2, Madisonville, received a call of a three vehicle collision on KY 91 in Princeton, Ky. Preliminary investigation revealed, Alicia Fulks (25, Marion, KY) was traveling Southbound on KY 91 in a 2007 Chevy truck, when she pulled off to...

Trooper Ridge Porter honored for impaired-driving enforcement 

Kentucky Office of Highway Safety salutes efforts to keep roadways safe  Madisonville, KY (March 4, 2021) – Trooper Ridge Porter, with Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 2, received the 2020 Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Award for his efforts to improve highway safety by removing alcohol and drug-impaired drivers from Kentucky roadways.  “Highway safety is a shared responsibility, and we work with the motoring public as well...