Daycare employee in Richmond arrested for child abuse

A worker at a Richmond child care center, A Step Ahead Daycare, has been arrested and is facing multiple child abuse charges. According to arrest citations, 25-year-old Elizabeth Thomas was interviewed by Richmond Police on April 4th regarding allegations of misconduct. During the interview, the citation states that Thomas admitted to frequently losing her temper […]
Richmond woman arrested following alleged assault, attempted arson

A Richmond woman is being accused of attempting to set her husband on fire. Richmond Police responded to a Sweet Gum Drive residence on Saturday afternoon to investigate a domestic violence report. Police say 40-year-old Tina Marshall apparently tried to set her husband on fire during an argument the two were having. According to the […]
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Richmond City Commission considering allowing medical cannabis cultivation in industrial park zones

By Kelly McKinney/Richmond In-Depth Cultivators of medical cannabis would be allowed in industrial park (I-2) zones in an ordinance under consideration by the Richmond City Commission. All medicinal cannabis businesses are currently prohibited in that zone. Medicinal cannabis was legalized in Kentucky as of Jan. 1. In a lottery held last year to determine businesses […]
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Richmond Police diffuse Sunday stand off without incident

Richmond Police responded to a residence in Bradbury Pointe mobile home park Sunday to serve a warrant for failure to appear. Police arrived just after 11 a.m., and according to police, the subject slammed the door on authorities and barricaded himself in the home, refusing to come out. Police then obtained a search warrant and made […]
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Disaster Recovery Center opens in Estill County

A Disaster Recovery Center will open tomorrow, March 18, in Estill County. Disaster Recovery Centers, operated by the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management and FEMA, offer in-person support to survivors in declared counties as the result of severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides from February. FEMA representatives can explain available assistance programs, how to […]
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Investigation underway after human remains found in Nicholasville

Today, while investigating leads in a missing person case, the Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post discovered human skeletal remains in a wooded area along Sulphur Well Road in Jessamine County. KSP says the remains were recovered by the Jessamine County Coroner and will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for identification. […]
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Madison County Sheriff in search of hit and run suspect stemming from Crutcher Pike incident

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance locating a vehicle involved in a non-injury hit and run crash. According to Sgt. Josh Petry, a maroon four door passenger car, small SUV/crossover collided with another vehicle traveling the opposite direction on Crutcher Pike today, March 4. The driver of the vehicle, at the scene, […]
Commercial building burns leaving families displaced and new business destroyed in Irvine

The Estill County Fire Department responded to the location of Juicy Burger Restaurant on Richmond Road in Irvine. The call came in around 11:30, that one of the apartments above the restaurant was on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to a major fire, with flames blowing out the front, roof, and both ends of […]