Brian Hill Interviewed as new Berea College Baseball Coach
Trizden Reynolds with WBONTV.com interviews the new Berea College Baseball Coach, Brian Hill.
EKU Fan Day this Friday evening starting at 6!
EKU Fan Day is a great chance for those little colonels to get to hang out and meet some of their favorite players. Our very own Michael Watkins went out and caught up with Rachel Park with EKU Athletics and a couple players to find out whats all going to take place this Friday.
School has been Eclipsed by the Eclipse
Madison County Schools will have an NTI Day on Monday, Aug. 21, due to the solar eclipse.
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Leak at Bluegrass Army Depot
The Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond has announced that there has been a mustard gas vapor leak in one of their storage areas. They say the situation is being monitored.
Police Officer Hit
A police officer in Powell County makes an arrest after being hit by a vehicle. Stanton Police say Sgt. Donovan Crabtree responded to a call on Sunday of an impaired driver. When he arrived on scene, Police say the driver sped away and hit Sgt. Crabtree with his vehicle. Stanton Police say the suspect, Kenneth […]
Sisters of Charity Marker Dedicated at St. Marks Catholic Church
WBONTV.com attended the unveiling and dedication of a Sisters of Charity Interpretative Marker at Saint Marks Catholic Church in Richmond. During the Battle of Richmond the Sisters of Charity came from Cincinnati to tend to the wounded for some months during the Civil War. Watch the video of the dedication below.
Local Restaurant manager Accused of Theft
A former Sonic restaurant manager was indicted after allegedly stealing more than $12,000 from the restaurant. According to an arrest citation, the Berea Police said Maynard had been “skimming cash” from the restaurant sometime between January and March. Tanner Maynard, Berea, was indicted July 26 on a felony charge of theft by unlawful taking over […]
Robert Brooks and Coach Ray Vencill voted into Kentucky High School Hall of Fame
Named Mr. Kentucky Basketball in 1970, Robert Brook’s career totaled more than 2200 points. He averaged 16 points a game as a sophomore, 23 points a game as a junior, 27 points a game as a senior and an average of 13 rebounds a game. Robert carried the Madison Purples to KHSAA Sweet Sixteen appearances […]
On the Street at the Tomato Festival in Downtown Richmond
Samantha Burford visits and reports on the Downtown Richmond Tomato Festival today in Richmond, Kentucky.
South Richmond Gets a New Walking Trail
The Richmond Parks and Recreation Department and the Richmond Industrial Development Corporation have partnered together to make this existing trail available to the public. The trailhead is located on Enterprise Drive, in the Richmond Industrial Park. The trail is 0.3 miles and ends at Duncannon Lane. The total trip to Duncannon and back to the […]
Aramark and EKU Respond
Eastern Kentucky University and Aramark responds to a story we covered late last week regarding the university’s contract with Aramark. Watch below.
Shooting Investigation
Richmond police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex that sent one person to the hospital. Richmond Police saying the shooting happened approximately 7:30a at an apartment located on Gibson Lane. One person was taken to UK Hospital in Lexington with a gunshot wound but they don’t know thew extent of the injury. WBON-TV […]
Richmond Police Kid’s Camp
The Richmond Police Department has educated and entertained Richmond youth during the summer. The program has grown from 18 kids to at least 50 this year. WBON-TV’s Richard Allen visited some campers, Sgt. Josh Hale and Georgia Parks at Deer Run Stables to check in on them and see what was happening during the last […]
Cupola Sits Atop New Berea Science Building
This week in Berea, the cupola was placed atop the new science building on the Berea College campus. The new building in the college’s most ambitious construction project to date: totaling over 72 million dollars. WBON-TVs Marisa Hempel spoke to Chair of the Division 1 of the sciences, Matthew Saderholm, who had the honor of […]
First Responders Summer Camp in Berea
The inaugural First Responders Summer Camp took place in Berea this week where firefighters and police officers seek to bridge the gap between youth and law enforcement. WBON-TVs Nolan Pettit visited the soccer field to talk to some children, police officers and fighters about a fun-filled week.
Are You Going To The Madison County Fair? We did!
Marisa Hempel talks to the fair folks about events and ride safety. The Madison Count Fair is July 27 through August 5.
One Man Protest on EKU Campus
Custodian of 11 years at EKU Jerry Donahue was one of 188 employees who is now possibly out of a job as his position was contracted out to Aramark by the University. He has been standing as a one man protest on campus for two weeks, and today is his last lunch break with the […]
