BMU, Berea Earth Warriors team up to clean Owsley Fork
By Andy McDonald Volunteers from Berea Municipal Utilities were out Wednesday cleaning up the banks of Owsley Fork Reservoir. The effort was in cooperation with the Berea Earth Warriors, a group of volunteers who take on various community projects to help raise public awareness about the need to protect the environment. Berea Municipal Utilities Director […]
Madison County Animal Shelter receives $12,000 grant from national nonprofit Petco
Madison County Animal Shelter is set to receive a $12,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for animals in Madison County. Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since […]
Richmond KSP looking for suspects truck in side by side and trailer theft in Garrard County
The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post is investigating a stolen Polaris XP 1000 side by side and a 10 foot utility trailer. These items were located at the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Calico Road in Garrard County. The say the theft occurred last Friday, March 15th, between 8:50 and 9:05 a.m.. The items […]
Goose Creek Road in Lee County to be closed beginning Monday, April 1, for bridge replacement project
Beginning Monday, April 1, Goose Creek Road in eastern Lee County will be closed for replacement of a bridge crossing the CSX Transportation railroad line. The bridge is located at the intersection of KY 52 and Goose Creek Road between Tallega and Athol. Construction on the new bridge may affect traffic on KY 52 at […]
88-year-old Berea man dies in Friday night wreck in Scott County
An 88-year-old man from Berea, identified as Norman “Cotton”Carpenter, lost his life in a single-vehicle accident on Friday night. Investigators say the wreck occurred after Mr. Carpenter suffered an apparent “medical emergency.” The incident occurred around 11:30 pm on Leestown Road near Adams Lane. According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Carpenter’s vehicle, a 1996 […]
Weekend Lockup 3-25-24
Richard Lira. Charges- Burglary 2nd Degree and Public Intoxication James Cox. List of Charges above. Timothy Reed. List of Charges above. Teri Blanton. Charges- Strangulation and 4th degree Assault.
A deep dive into life in Madison County after CSEPP Funds are gone, how much will it cost?”
Guest Columnist Andy McDonald Officials from Madison County, Berea and Richmond met Thursday to discuss how to replace federal funding for emergency services that will end in June, 2025. In a meeting at the Madison County Extension Office, the Post CSEPP Task Force, an intergovernmental work group, briefed officials on the end of Chemical Stockpile […]
Richmond, Berea, and Madison County address challenges CSEPP exit presents in budgets
Andy McDonald-Guest Columnist When Madison County, Richmond and Berea lived in the shadow of a deadly chemical weapons stockpile, the three local governments and their first responding agencies worked together on a plan to mitigate a potential accident or disaster at the Blue Grass Army Depot. Now that over 500 tons of chemical weapons at […]
Young man who died in UTV accident in Red River Gorge identified
23-year-old Colton Brian Dalton
27-year-old Lexington man sentenced to 18 years for attempted production of child pornography
Disclaimer: This story includes graphic descriptions of child sex crimes A Lexington man, Dakota Douglas Himes, 27, was sentenced on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, to 18 years in prison, for attempted production of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, from February 23 to February 27, 2019, Himes engaged in […]
New details emerge in “swatting incident” at Berea schools, FBI involved
It was an active police scene for most of the morning around Madison Southern High School and Foley Middle School in Berea today. The result of what has now been confirmed as a “swatting incident”. Swatting is when someone makes an outrageous threat or report to create the greatest alarm and to dispatch the greatest […]
KY 1411 in Lee County to be closed , March 27th
Drivers who use KY 1411 (South Fork Road) in Lee County should prepare to use an alternate route on Wednesday, March 27. The road will be closed at milepoint 4.5 for removal of trees adjacent to the road. This is approximately 0.4 miles south of KY 11, and is between Noe Mountain Road and the […]
Lancaster man chased and tased in Downtown Richmond
WBON-TV9 has learned more details concerning an arrest last Thursday in Downtown Richmond. Richmond Police say they observed 51-year-old Haskell Varney of Lancaster, who had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. Varney was spotted at the Sparks Medical Center on East Main St. in Richmond. When an officer tried to approach Varney, he states Varney […]
Richmond man sentenced in overdose death in Madison County
A Richmond man, Kris Allen Anglin, 36, was sentenced on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to 262 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl; distribution of fentanyl, that resulted in death; and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is the second […]
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Richmond man dies in early am motorcycle crash
A Richmond man was killed in an early morning motorcycle accident on the new Berea bypass today. Officials tell WBON TV-9 the accident occurred at the intersection of old US 25 and the new Berea Bypass (KY956). Madison County Coroner, Jimmy Cornelison, got the call a little after 5 am and later pronounced Bruce Anthony Kelley, age 42 […]
Man charged for ‘brake checking’ school bus in Madison County
Noah Davenport
Berea College receives construction permit for low power FM radio station
Berea College Radio will soon be available on FM 91.7, thanks to a low-power FM license recently awarded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The license permits Berea College to build a low power FM radio station by constructing an antenna and connecting it to a transmitter to broadcast. The new antenna will likely be […]
Ohio man arrested after pursuit that began in Richmond Wednesday
A police chase that began in Richmond ended in London earlier today. The pursuit started around exit 87 in Madison County down Interstate 75 ending in London. Kentucky State Police London Post confirm to WBON-TV9 they have arrested Samuel Howard Young age 43 of Ohio. Young is charged with 1st degree fleeing and evading, wanton […]
Weekend Lockup 3-11-24
Gerrie Bailey- Assault 3rd Degree- Peace Officer- Communicable Bodily Fluid Brian Hatcher- Multiple Charges Pablo Martinez- No Operators License/ Operating Vehicle Under Influence of Alcohol. Shannon Gardner- Assault 2nd Degree Gregory Wilson- Assault 4th Degree and Terroristic Threatening
Murder in Morehead investigated by KSP
Kentucky State Police Post 8 Morehead responded to a reported death March 9, 2024, at 7:30 pm. KSP was contacted by Rowan County Sheriff’s Department for assistance with the death investigation. The incident occurred at 55 Lafayette Drive in Morehead. State Police investigators determined that Matt Jones, 35 years of age from Morehead, was in […]
BOLO issued after Wolfe County shooter who fled scene still at large
This morning around 8:30 am, Kentucky State Police Morehead, received a call for assistance with a shooting incident that occurred in the Bethany community of Wolfe County. Investigators say they have determined that Pedro Torices fired a weapon striking an unknown individual. Pedro Torices had left the scene prior to law enforcement arriving and is […]
Coroner identifies 23-year-old who died in Richmond crash
The Fayette County Coroner’s office has released the identity of the woman who died in yesterday’s crash in Richmond. Taylor Baltimore, age 23, of Harlan died from injuries sustained in the two-vehicle accident near exit 87 on Tuesday March 5, 2024. The coroner’s report says wet roads are believed to have been a factor in […]
23-year-old Kentucky woman dies in Madison County crash
An accident that occurred earlier this afternoon in Richmond has resulted in the death of a young woman. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn’s office confirms a 23-year-old Kentucky woman was fatally injured in the accident. The woman was transferred from Baptist Health Richmond to a Lexington hospital this afternoon following the crash. The woman’s identity […]
U.S. Congressman Andy Barr endorses Darrell Billings for State Representative
Today, Congressman Andy Barr announced his support of Republican Darrell Billings for State Representative. Billings will be challenging incumbent Bill Wesley for the 91st congressional seat again this May. Since Wesley and Billings are both Republicans, the race will be decided again in the primary. The district is now comprised of Powell, Estill, and a […]
