Habitat for Humanity Blesses Foundation of the Kiefer & Baisden Family Home
The Kiefer & Baisden family is one of the latest families for which the Habitat for Humanity of Madison and Clark County has helped to build a home. Before the home is built, the foundation is blessed with a prayer and volunteers write letters to be placed in the foundation of the home. The letters […]
Temperature gets warmer this week
Highs today will top out in the mid 80’s with lows tonight dropping to around 68 degrees. Tomorrow, more sun and more heat as the temperature increases. Highs for Thursday will be around the 90 degree mark, probably realistically making it to around 88 degrees. As we get into the heat of the summer, we […]
Police Arrest Repeat Offender: 2nd Gas Station Disorderly Conduct, Menacing in Past Month Due to Apparent Delusions
According to a recent citation from Kentucky State Police, a Richmond man was apparently suffering from paranoid delusions that seem to mirror his previous arrest–from less than a month ago. Police report that 21-year-old Alexander Harvey-Ogentho was located this time at the Love’s Gas Station in Madison County. Harvey-Ogentho was allegedly armed with a 4-inch […]
Police: Fight with Butcher Knife Ends in Stabbing
Richmond police arrested a man after he allegedly stabbed another person in her head with a butcher knife early Tuesday morning. Officers were dispatched to Turpin Drive in Richmond, and saw the victim sitting in the driveway, holding her head. 63-year-old Aaron Walters had allegedly stabbed her with a knife and punched her. Reports state […]
Afternoon News Brief 6-26-19: Berea Police discover Marijuana plants in residence yard, Commission meeting updates, Stolen School bus in Clay County, Catching up with Solo the once critically injured horse
American Legion Veteran Memorial: Celebrating a 100 years!
Wbontv’s Samantha Burford went down to the construction site in front of the American legion post 12 to talk to David Gannon, an event coordinator who has some memorial events planned. Bricks will be sold to support the construction of the memorial. Each brick varnishes a name from a veteran who served in a uniform. […]
FORMER EKU ALL-AMERICAN MARKUS THOMAS ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT
RICHMOND, Ky. – Former Eastern Kentucky University All-America running back Markus Thomas is a candidate for the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation recently announced. Thomas played four seasons at EKU from 1989 to 1992. He earned All-America honors his senior season after running for 1,494 yards and scoring 17 rushing touchdowns. The […]
No Longer Riding ‘Solo’: A Check-up on the Horse Saved from the Brink of Death
Over a year later, we checked in with what WBONtv would call an old friend at this point. Former show horse Solo was injured and near the brink of death a little over a year ago when he came under the care at W & W Veterinarian Services in Waco. Solo was saved, and lost […]
Bridge projects planned for Madison & Mercer Counties
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announces bridge projects are planned for Madison and Mercer Counties. This is part of the Bridging Kentucky Program. Hinkle Construction Services LLC was awarded the projects for $1,458,854.70. Madison County Old US 25/KY 3376 · A complete replacement will take place for the bridge over Terrill Branch between milepoints 0.289 and […]
Clay County Sheriffs Investigating Stolen, Wrecked School Bus
Early this morning around 6 am, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a stolen school bus belonging to the Clay County Board of Education. The bus was eventually located on Buzzard Road where it seems that unknown suspect(s) had attempted to take the bus onto a logging trail where the vehicle had […]
2-year-old shoots himself in Boyle Co, Police continue to investigate
A toddler shot himself Tuesday but reports state that he is stable. According to our news partner LEX18, the shooting happened just before midnight on JE Woods Drive in Danville. The 2-year-old was being cared for by a family member when he shot himself in the foot with a .22 caliber revolver, reports state. The […]
39 marijuana plants found growing at a residence in Berea, two arrested
In an effort to combat the ongoing drug issue in the city of Berea, they now have a full time street crimes unit. Two people have been arrested Tuesday after suspicious plants were found growing in their premises. Officers with the street crimes unit received a tip about marijuana plants being grown at a residence […]
