Richmond Man Arrested for Fleeing from Police with AR-15, Resulted in Multiple School Lock-Downs
On November 2, Richmond Police Officers responded to E. Walnut Street after a caller advised her husband was under the influence armed with a gun. The caller advised a physical altercation occurred to officials. 40 year old James Medders allegedly then took off from the residence when he learned that police had been called. Medders […]
Berea Man Charged with Public Intoxication, Heroin Possession after Carrying 6 Month Old Along Busy Roadway
The Berea Police Department recently took a local man into custody after they received a report of an allegedly intoxicated man carrying a baby in the area of Forest Street. According to the citation, police located the male matching the description given by the complainant and identified him as Joshua L. Willis of Berea. Officers […]
Health Department Adapts Following Red Zone Designation
The Madison County Health Department is adjusting their daily reports of COVID-19 case numbers in the county. As evidenced by the change of status of the county into the “red” zone, community spread of COVID-19 virus is widespread across Madison County. This level of community spread has caused MCHD to emphasize the most important numbers […]
Berea Fire Elaborates on Emergency Plane Landing
From the Berea Fire Department: On Thursday, November 5, 2020 around 7:40 P.M. the Berea Fire Department was called to assist an airplane in distress at the Central Kentucky Regional Airport in Madison Co. Upon arrival, we learned that a single engine Cessna aircraft carrying 2 passengers, an EKU flight instructor and an aviation student, […]
KSP Recovers Stolen Commercial Vehicle and Construction Equipment
Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement was contacted Thursday morning by the Lancaster Police Department in an attempt to locate a stolen road department truck. While patrolling US Highway 25 in Livingston, officers located a vehicle matching the description being operated by 25 year-old Terry Hawley of Lancaster. Investigators discovered that the vehicle had been […]
