FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed March 18 to build three offices at the county jail. E.J. Perry Construction Co. of Hallowell had initially bid $187,445 but after a negotiation with ...

A wanted Louisville man is in custody after driving recklessly on I-65. Kentucky State Police says it observed a vehicle ...

Glasgow Police were looking for a man recently released from jail in Barren County. The Glasgow Police Department said Gian E ...

Jailer Tracy Hopper is looking to increase the staff from 43 to 49 since the number of inmates (population) at the jail has ...

HENDERSON, Ky. — Kentucky labor officials directed the Henderson County jail to pay corrections officers and employees more than $215,000 in back wages after a state investigation determined the ...

The sheriff’s office has suspended the 309 program at the Craighead County Detention Center. The state program allows inmates to work at local jails while the county gets paid for each inmate.

both as a Level 1 and Level 4 Felony by a Johnson County jury in January. In addition to the up-to-35-year sentence, LaPlante must register as a sex offender. Franklin Police Detective Kody Martin ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - February flooding left parts of the commonwealth in a rebuilding phase. In Franklin County, Judge Executive Michael Mueller is dealing with a worsen road closure.

The family of a man who died in the Franklin County jail in 2022 while he was supposed to be under medical supervision has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county in federal court.

FRANKFORT, Kentucky (WLEX) -- The road to recovery often starts in a dark place. At Franklin County Regional Jail, one inmate whose identity is being kept anonymous, shared her story.

stemming from her death in the Franklin County Jail. Faviola Valenzuela, 42, from Othello, was booked into the jail on March 12, 2022 on property damage charges. She was placed in an observation cell.

A Lehigh County woman is jailed without bail in Franklin County after making "nonsensical" statements and driving erratically, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The incident happened on ...