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'Tone deaf nonsense.' KY State Police face backlash for post on gender, race. Jeremy Chisenhall, Lexington Herald-Leader May 5—Kentucky State Police have been slammed for posting a photo to Facebook Tuesday that says "our color is gray" and "our gender is trooper," as many have criticized those statements for being offensive to minorities and transgender people. The image was set as the agency's cover photo and featured several state police officials. It had more than 4,000 shares and nearly 6,000 comments Wednesday morning, many of which were from people who were upset over...

The new cover photo on the Kentucky State Police Facebook page said "OUR COLOR IS GRAY" and "OUR GENDER IS TROOPER."

Tonya York’s Indian Hills home is warm, welcoming, and full of mementos and artifacts from friends, family, and her travels. It’s full of cozy, carefully thought-out spaces — but it wasn’t always that way. When she purchased the property, she knew she had to put some work into the place; and, she says, the home improvement process hasn’t stopped. Made of memories “This was a total fixer-upper,” York said. “I never could have afforded it otherwise.” When she purchased the house about 20 years ago, it hadn’t been touched in quite some time. It sat vacant for nearly a year be...

Gov. Andy Beshear names Col. Phillip Burnett Jr. as Kentucky State Police commissioner Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal © Provided by Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Gov. Andy Beshear named Col. Phillip Burnett Jr. as Kentucky State Police commissioner on Friday, April 9, 2021. Burnett had served as interim commissioner for several months. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday he has appointed Col. Phillip "PJ" Burnett Jr. as the Kentucky State Police commissioner. Burnett, a Bell County native, has served KSP for 25 years and spent the past few months as ...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday he has appointed Col. Phillip "PJ" Burnett Jr. as the Kentucky State Police commissioner. Burnett, a Bell County native, has served KSP for 25 years and spent the past few months as interim commissioner following Rodney Brewer's resignation in November. Brewer resigned from KSP amid a controversy over a past training presentation that quoted Adolph Hitler and urged cadets to be "ruthless killer(s)." The training material was first brought to light by student journalists with the Manual Redeye publication at Louisville's duPont Manual High School. "I belie...