BMU: Loss of service, boil water advisory slated for Thursday
Berea Municipal Utilities will be repairing a water leak on Prospect St tomorrow, July 7th. Customers in the highlighted area on the map seen here may experience a loss of water service sometime between 9:00am & 3:00pm. There will be a Boil Water Advisory when the water service is restored. We will post an update […]
Long awaited repairs to Miller’s Creek RR crossing starts Tuesday in Estill
Drivers who use KY 1571 (Millers Creek Road) in Estill County will need to find an alternate route during working hours on Tuesday, July 12. The road will be closed at the railroad crossing at the Millers Creek community, near milepoint 3, so repairs can be made. This will affect travel between Beattyville and Irvine/Ravenna. […]
KYTC Answers FAQs Regarding Estill Bridge Closure
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says that they have continued to get questions about the status of the KY 52 bridge crossing the Kentucky River in Estill County. The bridge has been closed for repairs since mid-March, with traffic detoured via the KY 499 Joseph Proctor Memorial Bypass. Some misinformation has circulated recently stating that the […]
KY 1571 railroad crossing in Estill County to be closed Tuesday, July 12
Drivers who use KY 1571 (Millers Creek Road) in Estill County will need to find an alternate route during working hours on Tuesday, July 12. The road will be closed at the railroad crossing at the Millers Creek community, near milepoint 3, so repairs can be made. This will affect travel between Beattyville and Irvine/Ravenna. […]
Stanton police looking for hit and run suspect
Stanton Police are in search of this vehicle and it’s operator, which appears to be a white Kia or Mazda 4 door passenger vehicle with possible rear end damage. The vehicles operator is wanted for questing in connection with a hit and run collision at the Family Dollar Store in Stanton. If you have any […]
WBONTV’s Weekend Lock-Up: July 5th, 2022
Flags at half-staff statewide to honor fallen Floyd County officers Tuesday
Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Tuesday, July 5, to sunset on Thursday, July 7, in honor of the Floyd County officers who died in the line of duty in an ambush style shootout Thursday. June 30. Funeral services for Floyd County Sheriff’s […]
City of Richmond Parks and Rec 4th of July celebration a real firecracker
The 2022 Richmond Parks and Recreation 4th of July celebration was a day to remember. Despite predicted hot temperatures and humidity, and the threat of a storm cell that seemed to time itself in conjunction with the planned fireworks, it was a great night. The cloud cover and breeze made the outside conditions very enjoyable, […]
***BREAKING*** Richmond Fire Units on scene at Richmond’s Golden Corral
Richmond firefighters are on the arriving on the scene tonight at the Golden Corral in Richmond. Reports indicate flames coming through the roof of building, and the core of the blaze is coming from inside. Firefighting units continue to respond. WBON-TV9 is following this story and will have more updates tomorrow and on our “LIVE […]
Person sought by Scott County officials in fraud investigation
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate the following subject in regards to an active fraud investigation. If you know who this subject is, please contact 502.863.7855 or to remain anonymous, send us a tip via the Text-A-Tip line at 859.509.0510. You can also download our App and use the “Submit A Tip” […]
KSP investigating tragic shootings, officer deaths in Floyd County
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at approximately 6:44 p.m. EST in Floyd County. The preliminary investigation has determined three law enforcement officers and one K-9 have been pronounced deceased after sustaining injuries from Thursday night’s officer-involved shooting. […]
Third officer has died as a result of shootout in Allen Kentucky
The death toll and devastation of Thursday night’s shootout with an armed suspect in the Allen community of Floyd County continues to rise, now with the confirmed the death of another officer in the line of duty at that scene. WBON-TV9 has learned K-9 officer Jacob Chafins of the Prestonsburg Police Department has succumbed to […]
Active shooter situation in Allen community of Floyd County **UPDATE** Further details
According to Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt, the subject is now in custody from this evenings long stand off with law enforcement officials. According to Sheriff Hunt, Floyd County deputies went earlier this evening to serve papers on the subject on Railroad Street in Allen, and were immediately met with gunfire. The subject reportedly then […]
Local woman shares story of scam she encountered while apartment shopping in Richmond
When Casandra Dyer was looking on Facebook Marketplace for her daughter an apartment, she never thought she would fall victim to a scam, but that’s exactly what happened when she found a place listed on Remington Court in Richmond and she messaged the woman listing it. According to Dyer, the woman stated her and her […]
Annual KY 52 yard sale stretches through Breathitt, Lee & Estill this weekend
The Independence Day holiday weekend means that the annual 50-Mile Yard Sale along KY 52 in Breathitt, Lee, and Estill counties is coming up. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet again reminds motorists to use caution during the event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 1-2. “The communities along the yard sale route and some of the […]
Richmond Bank Robbery Suspect in Custody
Richmond police have announced the arrest of a man in connection with a bank robbery that occurred earlier this year. On April 29, at approximately 10:53 am, Richmond Police responded to Whitaker Bank on Brandy Lane in reference to a bank robbery that had just occurred. The suspect entered the bank demanding money and then […]
Garrard County woman arrested for alleged contractor scam
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a case involving a residential contractor scamming individuals out of thousands of dollars. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, detectives were able to secure an arrest warrant on Maritza Caban, 41 years of age, from Lancaster, Ky. Caban was indicted by a Franklin County […]
ASUN Announces 2023 EKU Conference Schedule
From WBONTV Correspondent and EKU SID Kevin BrittonEastern Kentucky University’s men’s basketball team will play 18 ASUN Conference games during the 2022-23 season, the league announced recently from its Atlanta, Georgia headquarters with the release of the complete conference schedule. The ASUN portion of the schedule includes at least one game against each of the […]
Wbontv Weekend Lock-up 6-27-22
Silver Creek bridge closures scheduled in Madison County this week for overlay project
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a scheduled bridge deck overlay project. The work will be for the bridge located on Estill Street/KY 1016 over Silver Creek. A deck overlay is a preventative maintenance action. The deterioration of a bridge deck occurs due to a variety of reasons; general use, exposure to the […]
Madison County Coroner pronounces another motorcyclist dead after wreck on 75
The Kentucky State Police, London Post was notified by Rockcastle County 911 approximately 6:08 PM on Saturday, June 25, 2022, of a single vehicle injury accident on interstate I-75 northbound at the 72-mile marker. The collision resulted in one fatality. The initial investigation indicates that a Green 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by Matthew S. […]
Richmond man hits $225,000 with winning lotto ticket he purchased at Meijer
A Richmond, KY man (who wishes to remain anonymous) has come forward with a winning $225,000 Kentucky Lottery Cash Ball 225 ticket. The ticket he purchased for the June 12 drawing at a Meijer Gas Station in Richmond matched the four white ball numbers and the Cash Ball number to win the game’s top prize. He […]
Residents of Woodland Avenue rally to try to save home from destruction
Several residents on Woodland Avenue came out Thursday night to protest the City’s planned destruction of a home in their neighborhood, one of the older neighborhoods in Richmond. The city recently voted to tear down the home, and since then a local couple from the neighborhood has been working with a lawyer to take possession […]
City of Stanton installs City’s first street cameras
The City of Stanton Police Department recently installed the City’s first street cameras at the intersection of East/West College Avenue and North/South Main Street in Stanton. According to today’s press release, these cameras will help law enforcement better investigate and solve crimes here in Stanton and Powell County. Chief Arthur Lacy states “Sergeant Ian Morton […]
Fence painting materials and truck engulfed in flames on Concord Road in Madison
Today, Thursday June 23, 2022, around 12 o’clock the Waco Volunteer Fire Department responded to a truck on fire that was reportedly painting fencing on Concord Road in Richmond. Firefighters were on the scene for about an hour extinguishing the highly combustible materials and to keep blaze from rapidly spreading due to the extreme dry […]
