Governor Beshear declares state of emergency due to threats of arctic blast
Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency tonight, as winter storms continue to generate high winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms, severe temperature decreases and the potential for ice and snow throughout much of the state. The storms have the potential to disrupt utility systems and impact road conditions and private property. The state of emergency […]
Richmond Police looking to identify person of interest
Do you recognize this man? Richmond Police Officer Christman is asking the public for assistance in identifying this subject in regard to an open investigation. If you have any information as to his identity, please email ichristman@richmond.ky.us or leave him a message with dispatch at 859-624-4776.
10th Planet Richmond Jiu-Jitsu achieves success at NAGA event
The 10th Planet Richmond jiu-jitsu team overcame challenging weather conditions to travel to Cincinnati, OH for the North American Grappling Association event this weekend. Sixteen youth and two adults represented the team, returning as NAGA Youth/Teen Tournament Champions. Notably, 10th Planet Kentucky/Richmond secured 1st place for youth/teens as an individual martial arts gym. The 10th […]
Gatson nabs another with arrest in Madison Co. related to child pornography
An investigation by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a Richmond man for Possession of Matter Portraying Sexual Performance by a Minor under 12 years of age. 42-year-old Eric Snyder of Richmond was arrested around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2024. The arrest followed an undercover online investigation that […]
City of Richmond and KYTC road closures planned for Mondays MLK march downtown
Motorists coming through Richmond will encounter traffic pattern changes for downtown on Monday. Temporary modifications will be necessary for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative March. The march is scheduled for Monday, January 15, 2024. The Richmond Police Department will be onsite to assist motorists. Monday, Jan. 15 – 9:30 a.m. until approximately 11:30 a.m. The […]
Madison Co. inmate walks away from Development Center, recaptured in Irvine
A state inmate, under the custody and control of the Department of Corrections, walked away from the Bluegrass Career Development Center in Richmond. Authorities say 42-year-old Michael Walling of Irvine was not present for the morning headcount on Sunday January 7, 2024, just before 9 am. Walling was recaptured around 9 p.m. Sunday night by Officer Conrad […]
Richmond juvenile shot, woman arrested after investigation into guns, money and drugs
Officers with the Richmond Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call this week in the early morning hours of Monday, January 8, 2024. Police responded just after 2 a.m. to North Hill Street in Richmond. As officers responded to that scene, an additional call for service advised a 15-year-old male juvenile was suffering from […]
2 Lexington men lead Post 7 Trooper on high speed chase before colliding with Freightliner
Last night, January 11, 2024, just before 7:30 p.m., a Trooper with the Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, observed a 2002 Black Nissan Maxima driving recklessly on West Main Street in Boyle County. The vehicle continued traveling west on US 150, Perryville Road, passing multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed. The Trooper activated […]
Richmond’s Lori Murphy-Tatum elected President of KY Association of Conventions and Visitors Bureau for 2024
Lori Murphy-Tatum
High speed pursuit in Estill County ends with Irvine man facing several charges
A high-speed pursuit in Estill County Wednesday night has an Irvine man facing several charges. Police say Seargent Conrad of IPD observed a car on Hwy 89 in South Irvine around 6 last night. The car was traveling at a high rate of speed. When the officer initiated a stop, the suspect accelerated in an […]
Man violates EPO, rams ex’s vehicle twice in Richmond
A Richmond man is in custody after violating an EPO. Police say 38-year -old Illren Keller saw his ex-girlfriend Monday at Kroger. The EPO states he is not to be within 500 feet of the woman. The woman told Police she left, then noticed Keller was right behind her in his red Ford F-150 at the […]
Berea man facing Class D felony animal abuse charges
(WARNING- This story has disturbing details of animal cruelty and torture) A Berea man is now in custody on animal abuse charges. The charges stem from an incident in October of last year. Hunter Richardson of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to an address in Berea after a report of a man mistreating an […]
Madison County Health Department alerts public about recalled baby formula
The Madison County Health Department is alerting everyone about a infant formula recall today. The recall is for Nutramigen powder infant formula in the 12.6 oz and 19.8oz containers manufactured in June of 2023. If you are not a WIC participant and have Nutramigen formula cans with the listed recalled batch codes in the graphic, […]
Arrest made in Irvine kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder case
41-year-old Tanya Mullins aka Tanya Walling
Woman charged with murder of man in Clay County
On Saturday, January 06, 2024, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Kentucky State Police, London Post was notified by Clay County 911 of a deceased male near Crawfish Road in Clay County. The preliminary investigation reveals that Clay County 911 was notified of a deceased male. He was later identified as Rufus L. Smallwood Jr., 77, of […]
Billings files, sets up rematch with Bill Wesley for 91st district House Seat
Last Friday, Darrell Billings filed paperwork with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance and Kentucky Secretary of State officially declaring his intent to seek the Republican nomination for State Representative in the 91st House District. A seat currently held by incumbent Bill Wesley. This sets up a rematch of the two as Wesley defeated Billings […]
Grisly details emerge in Joanie Cambell investigation in Breathitt Co.
WARNING-The following story contains disturbing details surrounding this case. A Breathitt County man has been arrested and charged with murder and tampering in the case of Joanie Campbell, the woman who went missing last Thursday after stopping at a Jackson convenient store. According to the arrest citation obtained by WBON-TV9, after it was reported Joanie […]
Berea man’s identity released that died in morning shooting in Rockcastle
Just before 10 this morning, Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London, received a call for assistance from Rockcastle County 911 Center with a shooting incident on Little Creek Road in Rockcastle County. The preliminary investigation indicates that Joseph A. Dawson, 48 years of age, of Berea, was having an ongoing verbal altercation with his wife […]
Richmond Police officer arrests a Madison County Court Security officer
A Madison County Court Security Officer has been arrested tonight by an officer with the Richmond Police Department. 29-year-old Logan Foster of Berea was charged with several offences including public intoxication, menacing, terroristic threatening, and resisting arrest. Foster was booked into the Madison County Detention Center around 6:30 p.m. Sunday night, January 7, 2024.
Arrest made in connection with missing person in Breathitt County
WBON-TV9 has been closely following the disappearance of a woman in Breathitt County this week. Today, Breathitt County Sheriff John Hollan says a man has been taken into custody this morning in connection with “a missing person case.” Although unofficial at this time, all indications are the arrest is in connection to the disappearance of […]
Sunday shooting in Rockcastle leaves one man deceased
WBON-TV9 is currently working on gathering details on a shooting this morning on Little Clear Creek Road in Rockcastle County. The shooting happened around 11 today. A male subject is reportedly deceased as a result of the shooting. The identity of the man will not be released until sufficient time to notify family. This area […]
KSP investigating officer involved shooting in Monticello
The Kentucky State Police Post 11, London, has been requested by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Friday January 5th, 2024 at around 9:00 p.m. in Monticello. KSP Troopers from Post 11 as well as the KSP Critical Incident Response Team arrived on the scene and began an […]
Suspect in custody after chase ends in Berea
A police pursuit that began in Livingston in Rockcastle County tonight has ended in Berea. Authorities pursued the suspects out of Rockcastle County into Laurel county, when the chase then turned north on I-75 into Madison County. The suspect reportedly was driving a U-Haul, and led police through several streets in Berea before stopping the subjects on Logston Heights, a dead […]
Attorney General announces indictment of Owsley County Clerk
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that action by the Special Prosecutions Division resulted in the indictment of Owsley County Clerk Shanna Oliver, 41, of Booneville, for tampering with public records and official misconduct. On January 3, 2024, a Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Oliver on one count of Tampering with Public Records (Class D Felony) […]
Former EKU Professor Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Produce Child Pornography
A Richmond Kentucky man, Kyle Knezevich, 36, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, to attempting to produce child pornography. According to his plea agreement, on September 7, 2023, an Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) student located a hidden camera in a men’s bathroom on campus. An investigation revealed that the camera […]
