Ludlow could be bringing Tasers back to the police department for the first time since 2006. The city’s proposed 2026-2027 fiscal year budget includes an investment of $36,400 annually in Axon public-safety technology, which includes 11 body-worn cameras, 10 Tasers, two interview-room camera systems, evidence-management software, training systems and more. City officials said the package […]
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Report details reasons for Covington police officer’s suspension
What you need to know Last week, Covington Police Chief Justin Wietholter addressed the Covington Board of Commissioners to inform them that officer Zachary Stayton, filmed repeatedly punching a protester during a chaotic encounter with demonstrators on the Roebling Bridge in July, would be placed on a 30-day unpaid suspension. The address was short, both […]
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After scathing audit, Beshear says juvenile detention centers need ‘a lot of improvement’
Three weeks after Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was reelected in 2023, big changes were rolled out at the Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Newport. Starting Nov. 29, state officials announced, only males would be housed at the Newport facility, at least until further notice. It was the third major change announced for the Campbell […]
