NICHOLASVILLE — A former contracted employee of the Madison County Detention Center was charged after an investigation revealed she had child sexual abuse material on her cell phone, according to information from the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch.
William Combs, 28, Richmond, was charged with improper use of blue lights, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (less than two gms of methamphetamine/enhancement/first offense), trafficking in a controlled substance (heroin/enhancement/first offense), buying or possession of dr…
Jeremy Jaggers, 28, Richmond, was charged with fourth-degree assault (domestic violence/minor injury), first-degree unlawful imprisonment, menacing, and first-degree strangulation after Richmond police arrested him on Monday.
A Richmond woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly providing drugs to another woman who overdosed.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer has been fired for giving information about the police agency he worked for to Black Lives Matter protesters.
Rodney Elam, 29, of Mount Vernon, faces murder and rape charges, along with other charges, in connection with an incident that happened at a Berea McDonald's last year will have a tentative trial date set on April 15.
A Richmond woman is facing multiple charges after a toddler was found in her care with multiple and extensive chemical burns.
CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — An off-duty police officer who went to investigate a neighbor's complaint of a prowler fatally shot a man, Kentucky State Police said.
Dewayne Singleton, 56, Richmond, was charged with no registration receipt, no registration plates, failure of owner to maintain required insurance (first offense), failure to issue insurance card, improper registration plate, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecifie…
Keith Shaw, 26, Richmond, was charged with fourth-degree assault (domestic violence with a minor injury) after the Madison County Sheriff's Department arrested him on Tuesday.
LOUISVILLE (AP) — Two supporters of the anti-government, pro-gun “boogaloo” movement were arrested Thursday in Kentucky, federal authorities announced.
Steven Stamper, 51, Berea, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance (189A.010(1D)/first aggravated circumstance), buying or possession of drug paraphernalia, and first-degree possession of a controlled substance (heroin/first offense) after Ber…
LOUISVILLE (AP) — A former Louisville police officer facing criminal charges in the Breonna Taylor raid said his trial can't be held in Louisville because of publicity about the case, news outlets report.
BOWLING GREEN (AP) — A Kentucky couple has pleaded guilty to trying to buy a 1-month-old baby from the child's mother.
David Short, 18, Richmond, was charged with first-degree assault and third-degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified) after he was arrested by Richmond police Monday.
UPDATE 12:40 p.m. Feb. 2:
Ray Howard, 41, Berea, was arrested by Berea police on a warrant Thursday and charged with fourth-degree assault.
Leon Benson, 36, Richmond, is facing several charges after attempting to evade police on Sunday.
Willie Feltner, 40, Berea, was charged with fourth-degree assault (domestic violence/minor injury) and first-degree strangulation after he was arrested by Berea police on Tuesday.
Tyler McKeehan, 26, Berea, was charged with fourth-degree assault (no visible injury) and third-degree assault (inmate assault on correctional employee) on Saturday.
LEXINGTON (AP) — Four former Kentucky daycare workers have been charged with abuse, police said.
The Kentucky State Police have arrested and charged a 76-year-old man for a fatal crash that happened in May 2019.
Zachary Schaefer, 22, Richmond, was charged with fourth-degree assault (domestic violence/minor injury) and second-degree strangulation. Jalyn Hunter, 18, Richmond, was charged with fourth-degree assault (domestic violence/minor injury). Both were arrested by Richmond police on Thursday.
Makayla Walker, 22, was charged with fourth-degree assault (minor injury), first-degree strangulation and second-degree burglary after she was arrested by Richmond police on Jan. 12.
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky teacher accused of requesting sexually explicit images from a detective posing as a juvenile has been arrested.
MANCHESTER — A Richmond woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Clay County after she was allegedly found asleep and intoxicated in a car that wasn’t hers.
A potentially crucial piece of evidence in the case against Rep. Robert Goforth is missing, according to the representative’s defense attorneys.
Rodney Elam, 29, of Mount Vernon, faces murder and rape charges, along with other charges, in connection with an incident that happened at a Berea McDonald's last year is now scheduled to stand trial in August.
Kris Anglin, 33, Richmond, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, trafficking in a controlled substance (carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives/first offense), first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (greater than or equal to two gms of methamphetamine/first offense), possessio…
LEXINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man has been charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence in a crash that killed two teenage siblings.
Ada Miniard, 35, Richmond, was charged with attempted murder (domestic violence) after she was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff's Department on Sunday.
FRANKFORT (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear pushed back Friday against bills to limit his emergency authority to combat COVID-19, saying one measure tying state policy to federal guidelines could backfire by resulting in shutdowns.
LOUISVILLE (AP) — Louisville city leaders praised the former Atlanta police chief who has been hired to oversee their struggling department in the wake of Breonna Taylor's death, but some critics questioned if she was the right choice after a rocky departure from her previous job.
Russel Fultz, 28, Berea, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim under the age of 12 after being arrested by Berea Police on a warrant on Dec. 29.
LOUISVILLE (AP) — Two more officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired — a detective believed to have fired the fatal shot and another who sought the search warrant that led to the deadly raid, authorities announced Wednesday.
Clinton Hayes, 43, Florida, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (.08/first aggravated charge), possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle, careless driving, and endangering the welfare of a minor after he was arrested by Richmo…
LOUISVILLE (AP) — A Kentucky police officer who shot Breonna Taylor and the detective who sought the warrant on Monday were scheduled to face a termination hearing after being notified that they would be fired.
LEXINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking refunds for University of Kentucky students who had to vacate campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic could continue, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
Tyler Riney, 18, Berea, was charged with fourth-degree assault (minor injury) after he was arrested by Berea police on a warrant Tuesday.
LOUISVILLE (AP) — At least one Kentucky police officer connected to the fatal shooting of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, is fighting a police move to terminate his employment.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris has pleaded not guilty to federal child pornography charges and allegations that he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and convinced teenage boys to send him obscene photographs and videos of themselves.
A Berea man was arrested after discharging a firearm outside his apartment.
David Sparks, 25, of Garrard County has been sentenced to 50 years in prison by Garrard County Judge Hunter Daughterty after pleading guilty to the murder of Richmond mother Savannah Spurlock on Thursday.
Nicholas Bryant, 28, Berea, was charged with fourth-degree assault (dating violence with minor injury) after he was arrested by Berea police on Sunday.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office said on Monday no foul play was suspected after investigators discovered the body of a woman on White Hall Shrine Road.
First responders in Richmond and Madison County were busy Friday afternoon when crews responded to several accidents within miles of each other.
A Kentucky doctor and his former office manager were sentenced to 60 and 32 months in prison on Wednesday for their roles in unlawfully distributing controlled substances during a time when the defendants did not have a legitimate medical practice, a press release stated.
LEXINGTON — A former teacher from Berea was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to child pornography.
A Waco man was arrested recently after firing a gun at a dog near his neighbor's front porch.
Michael Byrd, 32, Emmalena, Ky, was charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree assault with a minor injury, and second-degree strangulation after being arrested by Richmond police on Tuesday.
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., announced Friday the creation of three task forces to oversee the re-opening of the state’s court system, which has been mainly shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.
After initiating a second grand jury early in 2019 for a part of the year because of the ever-increasing number of indictments being issued by courts each year, Commonwealth Attorney David Smith said the plan for 2020 is to continue having two grand juries.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - For the first time in its history, the Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday via teleconference instead of in their chambers at the Capitol so the justices could to observe social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
FRANKFORT -- For the first time in its history, the Kentucky Supreme Court will not hear oral arguments this week from their chambers at the Capitol, but instead through a teleconference.
The staff at Dominion Senior Living in Richmond wanted to do something to give back to the community, especially those people who are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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