This story discusses child abuse. Report child abuse to Kentucky’s Statewide Child Abuse Hotline at 1-877-597-233. Kentucky’s poison control line is 800-222-1222. Kentucky children are increasingly ingesting and overdosing on unsafe substances like cannabinoids and fentanyl, with the rate increasing by more than 100% in the last five years, a new report shows. The annual report from Kentucky’s Child Fatality and […]
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Kentucky AG spearheads effort to close fentanyl ‘loophole’
By WCPO’s Marlena Lang Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is spearheading an effort to stop fentanyl from getting into the U.S. A letter from Coleman’s office addressed to the Trump administration, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security hopes to stop fentanyl from getting into the country. The letter is […]
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KY Supreme Court upholds murder conviction of Ludlow toddler OD death
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction against Ludlow resident Lauren Baker, whose 2-year-old, Jaxon Vogt, overdosed and died after he located Baker’s fentanyl stash while Baker slept on March 18, 2021. A jury found Baker guilty of murder in April 2023. She was later sentenced to 33 years in jail, but she appealed […]
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$5.7 million from federal government will expand opioid treatment in Kentucky
Two Eastern Kentucky health care providers have received $5.7 million from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand opioid treatment programs. Westcare Kentucky in Ashcamp and Baptist Healthcare System in Corbin received $3 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The grants will be spread over four years. They’ll use the funds to “create new or expand existing access points […]
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Overdose trends reviewed at Kenton County Fiscal Court
The Northern Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy presented to the Kenton County Fiscal Court about overdose trends, including the prevalence of fentanyl, Xylazine, and stimulants, and discussed the need for increased mental health resources and infrastructure.
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Boone County approves request for assistant commonwealth’s attorney
Boone County’s top law enforcement official said he wants to send a message to drug traffickers regarding the potentially deadly consequences of their actions. “If you traffic drugs in Boone County and that trafficking relates in an overdose death – you will be charged with a homicide,” said Louis Kelly, the commonwealth’s attorney for Boone County. […]
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Drug deaths drop in Kentucky, but fentanyl still rages
The number of drug overdose deaths dropped in Kentucky last year, according to the most recent report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. But deaths from fentanyl and methamphetamine still remain high. Experts in NKY are saying that fentanyl and methamphetamine are what they see the most, too. In the report, 2,135 Kentuckians […]
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Maysville man charged with murder in death of 3-year-old child after alleged fentanyl contact
LEX18 staff report A man is charged with murder in the death of his 3-year-old child after he allegedly allowed the child to come into contact with fentanyl. William Hanna is charged with murder and wanton endangerment in the first degree. According to an arrest warrant, Hanna “allowed his child to have access to and […]
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Newport Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl
Frederick D. Lewis, 38, of Newport, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Lewis pled guilty, in February 2018, and admitted that he led a conspiracy of five or more people responsible for distributing more than 100 […]
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Man Suspected in Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Arrested in Campbell County
A Mason man charged for participation in a major fentanyl trafficking ring was arrested Thursday in Campbell County, police said. Keysean Dickey, 25, was arrested at 8:52 p.m. Thursday and taken to the Campbell County Jail. Officers seized 250 grams of fentanyl, $15,000 cash and four handguns and arrested 11 other suspects in June and […]