Danville Police Dept. Asks for Help During Theft By Unlawful Taking Tuesdays
From a post from the Danville PD: Welcome to TBUT (Theft by Unlawful Taking) Tuesday. The Danville Police Department, in conjunction with Walmart Loss Prevention, will be posting shoplifters every other Tuesday for identification purposes. The Danville Police Department is asking for your help in identifying the following individuals in reference to thefts from Walmart. […]
Monday News Brief 1/28/19: Incest in Richmond, Spurlock Suspects Interviewed, Dog Kills Clark Co. Woman, Beer Fight
Monday News Brief 1/28/19: Incest in Richmond, Spurlock Suspects Interviewed, Dog Kills Clark Co. Woman, Beer Fight
Dog Kills Wife, Clark County Man Arrested in Connection with Death
A Winchester man is now in custody and facing charges after his dog allegedly killed his wife last year. 41 year old Christopher Collins was taken into custody Sunday, served with a warrant for not reporting a previous incident with the pit bull, and for wanton endangerment. His wife, 45 year old April, had died […]
BREAKING: Men Connected to Spurlock Disappearance Identified, Questioned
From the Richmond Police Department: UPDATE 01/28/2019 The three men last seen with Savannah Spurlock have been identified and questioned. No one has been charged with any criminal offense at this time. We are continuing our search for Savannah and appreciate everything the public and the media have done to assist in our efforts. There […]
Fight Over Beer Money Results in Thrown Brick, Arrest in Richmond
Richmond Police responded to a domestic violence call Sunday between a father and son at the Barnes Mill Apartments. According to the father, Gregory Gross, his son Johnathon (no mugshot on Detention Center website at this time) came by wanting beer money, but a fight allegedly erupted when he was informed it was Sunday and […]
Madison County Man Indicted on Dozens of Child Pornography Charges
A man from Madison County has been indicted on almost 30 counts of sex crimes after he was arrested by investigators with Attorney General Andy Beshear’s cyber crimes unit. 26 year old Dylan Minch was indicted on 20 counts of possession of child pornography as well as first degree sexual abuse and more charges of […]
Governor’s Race Goforth in Town and Other Local Representatives for Luncheon
Today at the Perkins building on EKU’s campus, the Business At Noon Luncheon hosted representatives from Frankfort to give us the legislative update from the Capitol. Although it is a short session, there are still many priorities for those that are representing Madison County in Frankfort. We spoke to Representatives Deanna Frazier and Robert Goforth, […]
Jimmy John’s and Gallery Downtown Close Their Doors, Two More Doors Open
When one (or two) doors close, two more tend to open as the saying goes. This is true for Richmond’s downtown area, where the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain located on Main Street closed its doors for good in the past days. Crews are working to clear the area as you can see in the footage despite […]
Multiple Fire Calls from Berea/Richmond this Afternoon
Although one may have been a bit of “smoke and mirrors”, the other call was legitimized. In the former, Richmond Fire, as you can see in the footage, responded to a caller on Keystone at the apartments who said that there was ‘electricity’ permeating through the air, and that they were being shocked. Crews […]
Another Flu Outbreak School Closing: Jessamine County
Jessamine county schools closed school for tomorrow and Friday, January 24th and 25th due to the flu outbreak seen across the viewing area. The school announced that they plan to utilize NTI days for the two days off of classes in order to help mitigate the spread of the virus. Extra curriculars will also be […]
After Search Warrant Executed, RPD Assures Detectives are Working Tirelessly on Spurlock Investigation
The search continues for 22 year old Savannah Spurlock, the missing mother of four from richmond. yesterday richmond police executed a search warrant at a home in Garrard county that belongs to the parents of one of the suspects last seen with the victim. Spurlock was last seen January fourth leaving a Lexington bar with […]
Jailer Tussey Looking to Solve Overcrowding, Reports to Fiscal Court
In Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting, newly instituted Jailer Steve Tussey reported that the jail is still over capacity, at over 400 inmates as of presstime. The detention center was designed to only hold 184 inmates. Tussey said in his report that this comes in at about 70 inmates per correctional officer. He invited all those […]
Garrard County Home Currently Being Searched in Connection with Missing Richmond Girl
GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Law enforcement officials were executing a search warrant Tuesday at a home tied to one of the men last seen with with a missing Madison County woman. LEX 18 is on the scene as Richmond police are searching the residence, owned by the parents of a man seen in […]
Eastern Kentuckians to be Featured on Discovery Channel’s ‘Moonshiners’
WBONtv will soon be featuring interviews with two locals from Kentucky who will be on the Discovery Channel’s ‘Moonshiners’ show. Stay tuned for their exclusive interviews! Until then, here are their bios: Donnie Benton grew up in Old Landing Ky. His granddaddy was a Moonshiner. His Grandaddy always told him there was no good in […]
Richmond Man Arrested for Sodomy, Rape on a Child
Richmond Police recently obtained a warrant and arrested a man who is accused of sexually abusing a four year old girl. 37 year old Jason Baldwin is accused of first degree rape and first degree sodomy after he was asked by the victim’s parents to watch a seven year old son and the four year […]
Update: Information Obtained Regarding Attempted Murder Fugitive
Recently, officers in Madison County were made aware of a fugitive wanted out of North Carolina in connection with an attempted murder case. A home on Brooklyn Blvd was searched, as it was where the fugitive, Nohsher Chiah was supposedly residing at. After a warrant for Chiah’s arrest was obtained, he was taken to the […]
Out-of-State Fugitive Wanted for Attempted Murder Located in Berea
Recently, officers in Madison County were made aware of a fugitive wanted out of North Carolina in connection with an attempted murder case. A home on Brooklyn Blvd was searched, as it was where the fugitive, Nohsher Chiah was supposedly residing at. After a warrant for Chiah’s arrest was obtained, he was taken to […]
Rental Car with Lexington Man Pulled Over, Multiple Substances Allegedly Discovered by K9 Unit
A Lexington man was arrested recently by Richmond Police after a traffic infraction and was then allegedly found with suspected narcotics after being seen in a known high drug trafficking area of Richmond. 28 year old Jacob Qualls was observed driving the rental vehicle that was pulled over, and allegedly denied a search of the […]
Official Statement from Covington Catholic Student Embroiled in Controversy
Nicholas Sandmann, the Junior at Covington Catholic High School seen by millions across the world in the past 24 hours in the viral footage from Washington DC, has released an official statement:
Video Shows Possible other Perspective to Viral Video of Kentucky High School Students
Surely if you have logged on social media or watched the news today, you have seen the viral video of a high schooler from Northern Kentucky’s Covington Catholic High School seemingly in the face of a Native American veteran. Always attempting to get all sides of the story(but in no way attempting to excuse […]
Madison County Schools Cancel Classes Tuesday, January 22nd
Madison County School Superintendent David Gilliam announced today that Tuesday, January 22nd will be an NTI day due to illness of students. The school board is following suit of multiple other local school administrations by cancelling classes, largely due to the flu. Gilliam says that the illness has severely impacted attendance this week, and […]
Suspected Fatal ‘Gray Death’ Trafficking Mixture Located Following KSP Traffic Stop
A recent traffic stop in Madison County led to the arrest of a man with suspected “gray death” in his vehicle, a deadly mixture of fentanyl and heroin. The car with 39 year old Sinclair Johnson driving was pulled over on US 25 South, and Johnson allegedly denied a search of his vehicle to Troopers. […]
$5,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Suspects who Tied, Beat Dogs in Mercer County
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information leading to an arrest for the persons responsible for the abuse of multiple dogs. $5,000 dollars is offered for any information that could help officers locate those responsible for the duct-taping and beating of dogs, which led to severe injury. The original complaint came in last […]
City Manager Minerich Talks New Year Changes, Downtown Development
With the new administration in Richmond City government, there may soon be some changes here in the heart of Madison County. WBONtv spoke to still relatively-new City Manager Rob Minerich, who told us some sneak peeks of what is to come, as well as how the new year has started off at City Hall. We […]
Woman Found Passed out in Berea Mcdonald’s and Later Dies Leads to Trafficking, Assault Charges for Local Man
A female that was found not breathing at the Mcdonald’s in berea and later died led to trafficking and assault charges for a man related to the case. According to police, officers responded to the Glades Road location, and the female in question was taken to the hospital. After an investigation, it was discovered that […]
