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Samarah Smith, a 22-year-old Murray native, was killed on Sunday evening, April 26, in Clarksville, Tennessee, in what police are saying is a …

22-year-old Jeremiah Rudolph was arrested on multiple felony warrants following a monthslong child sexual exploitation investigation. 

From required expulsions for violent students to safety protocols around organ donation, Kentucky has several new laws.

Nearly 45% of women in Kentucky are victims of domestic violence, according to the Center for Women and Families. To address this, the Merryman House hosted the Nehemiah Project, which provided community members and law enforcement with training on how to assist survivors.

A former Lexington pastor admitted to charges related to the rape of a young church member and accepted a recommended sentence of 13 years in prison.

Vikaskumar Patel appeared in McCracken County court for his arraignment Thursday, after waiving his preliminary hearing in February. He faces multiple charges, including human trafficking, sexual abuse, complicity to rape and theft.

32-year-old James Kylen Johnson was arrested March 10 on charges related to child sexual abuse material. 

The indictment alleges that "between July and August 2024, Conn set up a hidden camera in various rooms of his Paducah home including the bathroom and guest room. He recorded four minors as young as 12 years old." 

The child maltreatment rate across the commonwealth in 2024 reached 14.1 per 1,000 children, according to new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data. The executive director of Child Watch Counseling and Advocacy Center said a variety of societal factors affect Kentucky's numbers.