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Richmond, KY
6:58 pm, Sep 7, 2026
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Berea Apartment Residents Displaced

An entire apartment complex in Berea has been without power, heat, and water since Friday due to a water leak in a neighboring unit. The Berea Code Department deemed the situation unsafe and shut off the electricity to the entire building. Residents are frustrated with the lack of communication and the slow response from the […]

Man Accidentally Released from MCDC Faces Federal Escape Charge

A man is facing a federal charge of escape from custody after mistakenly being released from the Madison County Detention Center. Aaron Shanks, 49, was in custody on state charges and had recently been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered […]

Madison County Schools move to make institutional changes after discrimination investigation

The U.S. Justice Department has announced that the Madison County school district has agreed to implement “institutional changes” to address widespread harassment of Black and multiracial students. The investigation, launched in October 2021, uncovered numerous cases of race-based harassment, including derogatory racial comments and displays of the Confederate flag, which the district failed to consistently […]

Bridge on Tates Creek Finally Opens Again! Watch the story!

WBON tv followed up to a story we brought you this past summer, concerning a bridge closure at Tates Creek Road and Long Branch in Northern Madison County. The bridge, which had been out of service since April, opened for traffic on Saturday. Residents in the area were very happy to again be able to […]

Serious Wreck On 1295 In Kirksville

Grendalyn Morton with WBON TV dot com. A single-vehicle accident shut down 1295 near Kirksville early this afternoon. Deputies on the scene said that a vehicle traveling west on 1295 crashed, sending the driver to the University of Kentucky hospital via ambulance. Traffic was stopped while the accident was cleared. The roadway is now reopened. […]

Chase Bank Closes Downtown Richmond Branch Today

WBON has learned Chase Bank will close the branch located on Main Street in Richmond, effective September 25, 2018. According to sources, the decision was made to close the branch and no details were given as to the reason. Sources also said that all current employees of the branch would be relocated to other positions […]

Residents Upset Bridge Is Still Blocked On Tates Creek Road

Locals are concerned with the lack of progress on the closed bridge located on Tates Creek Road in Madison County. According to a local resident, Bobbie Kelley, the bridge located near the 2800 area of Tates Creek has been closed for nearly four weeks with no sign of improvement. Kelley told WBON tv that the […]