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4 days ago
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Truck clipped by train while crossing Anderson County railroad tracks
ANDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — Emergency crews responded to a reported crash involving a train and a truck Thursday morning in Anderson County. According to the fire protection district, it happened just before 11:10 a.m. in the Bonds Mill Road area. Police find 'no evidence of human trafficking' at Louisa motel after viral post Salmonella outbreak: More salads, trays with cucumbers sold at Kentucky Kroger stores recalled Missing Kentucky mother, 2 kids found, police say Officials told FOX 56 News that the crash was minor, and no injuries were reported. The truck was clipped by a train while trying to cross the tracks. Emergency crews are urging commuters to exercise caution in the area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Missing Kentucky mother, 2 kids found, police say
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Police in Covington informed the community that a Kentucky mother and two children were found on Thursday. Just after 11 a.m. on Thursday, the department posted on Facebook that Brittany Becker, 29, and her kids Zeke and Aiden had last been seen on Wednesday, May 28. See the latest coverage of people missing in Kentucky Report a missing person(s) to FOX 56 News Authorities said they were last seen in a black 2017 Chevrolet Cruze with a Kentucky license plate that reads '036-WVE,' which was 'possibly' seen in Lexington. Anyone who may have information that could help find Brittany and her kids was asked to call 911 or submit a tip to the Covington Police Department at (859) 292-2234. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Crystal Rogers trial begins: The judge's final orders before the jury is seated
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (FOX 56) — 'Where is Crystal Rogers?' has plagued Nelson County for nearly a decade. Now, her family and friends sit in a Warren County courtroom, hopeful for answers. A judge is set to hear the case against 54-year-old Steven Lawson, one of the men charged in connection with the Bardstown mother's disappearance. It's the first of two trials related to the case. Nearly 10 years after Crystal Rogers vanished in Bardstown, one of the men accused will stand trial: What to expect On Tuesday morning, Lawson's attorney, Darren Wolff, made one last effort to postpone the trial. He argued that the defense team hadn't had enough time to review the discovery, after only receiving the case in August 2024, when Lawson fired his previous attorney during a hearing. Wolff said the defense has received around 400,000 pages of written material and called reviewing evidence in an investigation that spanned 10 years in only eight months impossible. 'We are simply not prepared,' Wolff pleaded. Further, Wolff hinted that the death of Bardstown police officer Jason Ellis is expected to be mentioned throughout the trial, and his team has yet to review the discovery concerning the Ellis case. Crystal Rogers trial begins: The judge's final orders before the jury is seated Bourbon County horse rescue offering shelter to tornado victims Lexington non-profit's Memorial Day picnic celebrates recovery and resilience Judge Charles Simms said the argument was irrelevant to the overall nature of the Lawson case. 'Nobody is solving the Jason Ellis case during this trial,' Simms said. On Friday, May 23, Kentucky media outlets filed an emergency intervention requesting that the judge consider allowing one camera in the courtroom after filing an order prohibiting the use of all electronic devices throughout the trial. The motion was also heard on Tuesday morning. Special prosecutor Shane Young argued that the media had no right to intervene. Simms affirmed that he's seen thousands of cases throughout his career, and nothing amounts to the attention the Rogers case has received, describing it as 'circus-like.' 'I'm exhausted, and the trial hasn't even started,' Simms said. Read more of the latest Lexington & central Kentucky news He ultimately denied the media's emergency intervention. Jury selection is ongoing, and officials announced that they plan to be ready for deliberation by Friday, May 30. This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 56 News for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-05-2025
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Franklin County deputies search for missing boy last seen in Silverlake
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is searching for a boy last seen on Wednesday evening in Silverlake. According to the sheriff's office, Cole McWilliams hasn't been seen since 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. See the latest coverage of people missing in Kentucky Report a missing person(s) to FOX 56 News He's described as standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds. Deputies said McWilliams was last seen wearing black joggers and no shirt with dark Crocs. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said that he's known to frequent Lakeview Park. Read more of the latest Kentucky news If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, call (502) 875-8582. This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 56 News for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-05-2025
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1 year after passage, Kentucky kinship care law remains in dispute
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — A year after the passage of a kinship care law, it remains unenforced and unfunded. 'These are issues that are bipartisan. Bicameral. I mean, the governor signed it into law. I mean, this is not controversial stuff,' Sen. Julie Raque Adams told FOX 56 News. It was a bill meant to give financial support for relatives and close family friends of children in foster care to keep that child in that trusted person's home. Kentucky Youth Advocates estimated last year there were about 55 thousand Kentucky children being raised by relatives or fictive kin. At an administrative regulations review meeting this week, Sen. Adams asked why there is still no progress implementing 2024's Senate Bill 151. Kentucky Senate candidate calls ethics investigation 'weaponizing government': Here's why 'This is a joke, that the cabinet has full discretion to implement what they want to implement,' she said. The impasse appears to come back to the 2-year state budget passed in 2024, which didn't specifically direct funds to the program. Crystal Staley, director of communications for Gov. Andy Beshear, told FOX 56 in a statement, 'The most recent state budget provides specific funding for the increase to therapeutic foster care rates. It contains no such funding for relative caregivers.' She added that the state supreme court has previously said the state can't implement programs and policies without the funding to do so and that letters were sent by the administration to the legislature pointing out a shortfall in advance of the budget's passage, which Sen. Adams supported. 'That budget piece that they are referring to can fit therapeutic, and it can fit kinship foster care too,' she said in response to the statement. Adams said the bill was specifically written to comply with the budget language and also requires the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create regulations, essentially designing the program and better understanding how it should be paid for. Those have so far not been produced. 2 arrested in Central City with nearly 350 grams of methamphetamine Lexington police seek info on 'vehicle of interest' after shots fired call Virginia man accused of choking woman, abusing kid outside Pike County church 'As we head into the next budget session, if they don't work on those regs, then we're going to be in the exact same place. But the law requires them to put forth regs, and we're hoping that they will do that,' Adams said. Adams said she wants to work with the administration on getting the law implemented, saying the first step is to create those regulations. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
