KY State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Hayden W. Phillips
October 4, 2026
Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags at all state office buildings in Kentucky lowered to half-staff to honor Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden W. Phillips, 28, who was killed in the line of duty on September 28, 2026, during a traffic stop on Interstate 65 in Warren County. Phillips, who graduated from the police academy in August 2023, was a devoted husband and father of three children.
Flag protocol
Flags at all state office buildings in Kentucky are flown at half-staff on October 4, 2026, in honor of Trooper Hayden W. Phillips.