LEXINGTON (FOX19) - The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Tuesday honored 141 law enforcement officers, 29 of them from Northern Kentucky, from 122 agencies across the Commonwealth for their efforts to increase the use of seat belts and child restraints. 

The 2011 Governor’s Occupant Protection Awards ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Lexington. Awards were presented to officers with the most occupant protection citations in each agency and division. There are six divisions, based on number of officers within the agency, plus a division for Kentucky State Police.

A list of Northern Kentucky officers can seen below.

“Despite a wealth of data showing that seat belts and child restraints save lives, each year hundreds of unrestrained motorists lose their lives on Kentucky roadways,” said State Highway Engineer Steve Waddle, who presented the awards.

NEWPORT, KY (FOX19) - A new Most Wanted poster featuring nine parents who combined owe nearly half a million dollars in child support payments has been released by Hamilton County Job and Family Services. 

The seven men and two women owe more than $488,000 to 18 different children. Mary Ann Jasper-Combs, 44, whose last known address was on West 11th Street owes $17,180.02 to her three children. The person with on the poster with the highest delinquent account is James M. Woodruff, 60, whose last known address was on Iris Avenue in Cincinnati.

NEWPORT, KY (FOX19) - Police are investigating the death of a man who was found dead in a home on Monday evening.

A short time before 6:30pm, Newport Police were called to the 900 block of Washington Avenue for a report of a body found in an apartment. 

When police arrived, they found the body of a male Hispanic inside the home.  

Newport Police are investigating the death, which they are calling suspicious.  FOX19 will update this story as more information becomes available.

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