Silas Walker

A fight breaks out at the intersection of Maxwell Street and Limestone during the ninth night of protesting police violence in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, June 6, 2020.

A man walks through the wrecked remains of houses in a neighborhood off Russellville Road after a tornado swept through Friday night in Bowling Green, Ky., Sunday, December 12, 2021.

Kentucky Wildcats fans celebrate near State Street after the Wildcats upset the Florida Gators to remain undefeated this season in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, October 2, 2021. Police and fire fighters were present putting out several small fires in the streets.

Last day of session Family, friends and community members gather to honor the life of Scott County Deputy Caleb Conley during a candle light vigil outside City Hall in downtown Georgetown, Ky., Thursday, May 25, 2023.

Part of an exterior wall on the J. M. Smuckers factory on Winchester Road falls in Lexington Ky., Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

National Guard Specialist David Lynch, of 429 I company helps clean out the Three Forks Tradition office after severe flooding in downtown Beattyville, Ky, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. “No question this is a catastrophic event,” said the director of Lee County Emergency Management Josh Allen said.

Almost all of the trailers at the Cambell’s Trailer Park were damaged beyond repair in downtown Beattyville, Ky, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. According to Lee County search and rescue member Tyler Phillips close to 60 people have been displaced from their homes by the flooding in Beattyville.

A man sits on top of a destroyed apartment building after a tornado swept through Friday night in Bowling Green, Ky., Sunday, December 12, 2021.

Vehicles and a home are still buried under floodwaters in Jackson, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022.

Floodwaters damage things in places, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. Floodwaters damage things in places, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022.

Emergency management crews with the Bluegrass Emergency Response Team help to clear roads of fallen tree limbs on the north end of Jackson County outside of Sandgap Ky., Friday, February 19, 2021. Many Jackson County residents lost power and some lost water after the winter storm brought ice and snow to the area. According to Emergency Management and CSEPP Director Jamie Strong around 25 percent of the county is still without power. Many of the roads in the north end of the county were blocked by fallen trees and downed power lines.

Search and Rescue units look around Troublesome Creek for, at least, two people who are still missing after flooding swept through the area Floodwaters damage things in places, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Last day of session Alexandria Fulkerson cries after Senate Bill 47 concerning medical marijuana passes through committee during the last day of legislative session at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Thursday, March 30, 2022.

Members of the Lexington Fire Department look through the wreckage of a home while operating as search and rescue units along KY-476 along Troublesome Creek in Breathitt County, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022.

Cyclists head up to Crater Lake National Park while looking at smoke from a forrest fire on Saturday, September 7, 2024.