Owsley County Clerk Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Owsley County Clerk Sid Gabbard entered a guilty plea in Franklin Circuit Court on Friday to 3 counts of abuse of public trust and 3 counts of willfully filing or making false tax returns, and/or failure to pay tax. Gabbard has to resign as Owsley Cou…

Estill Man Facing 80 Counts of Sex Abuse and Sodomy

Kentucky State Police say 75-year-old Robert Warner of Estill County was charged with 40 counts of sex abuse and 40 counts of sodomy. Police say the victims included 4 children. Warner’s son, 54-year-old Charles Warner was arrested last week for growing marijuana. Police say both men lived in the same home

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Estill Man Facing 80 Counts of Sex Abuse and Sodomy

Kentucky State Police say 75-year-old Robert Warner of Estill County was charged with 40 counts of sex abuse and 40 counts of sodomy. Police say the victims included 4 children. Warner’s son, 54-year-old Charles Warner was arrested last week for growing marijuana. Police say both men lived in the same home

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Madison County Superintendent Tommy Floyd Leaving School System-Named Education Chief of Staff

Madison County Schools have just announced Superintendent Tommy Floyd has been named chief of staff at the Kentucky Department of Education. Floyd has been Madison County’s Superintendent since March 2008. Floyd will be leaving Madison County Schools to take the new position on June 30th. The school board says next week’s

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Madison County Superintendent Tommy Floyd Leaving School System-Named Education Chief of Staff

Madison County Schools have just announced Superintendent Tommy Floyd has been named chief of staff at the Kentucky Department of Education. Floyd has been Madison County’s Superintendent since March 2008. Floyd will be leaving Madison County Schools to take the new position on June 30th. The school board says next week’s

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Man Killed After Police Chase Saturday From Madison County

Police say a man killed after a police chase Saturday morning was from Madison County. State police say 31-year-old Ronald Michael Davis of Berea was being pursued on I-75 after his vehicle was linked to a service station shooting at the Athens-Boones…

Tanker Carrying Gasoline Catches Fire

Around 4:30 Sunday afternoon, a tanker truck turned over on I-75 in Rockcastle County. Officials say one of the truck’s rear tires blew out and caught the others on fire. The truck was carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline. Fire fighters with the Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department stepped into action and

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Police Chase Ends with Truck Turned over

In Winchester, police say an overnight Saturday chase ended with an overturned truck. Winchester police were chasing the truck for unknown reasons. The chase ended at Lexington and Buckner Road. The suspect escaped from the truck and ran. Police say t…

Man Steals Lawnmower, Pushes Across Eastern Bypass

Richmond Police say an employee of Lowe’s on the Eastern Bypass reported a Husqvarna self-propelled gas push mower was taken from the front of the store during the late morning hours on Saturday. A white man with black hair was seen pushing the mower across the bypass to an awaiting truck

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Woman Tries to Run from Police

On Wednesday, Richmond Police went to North Madison Avenue to locate 23-year-old Sheona Tonge. Police had a warrant for failure to appear. An officer made contact with Tonge and she told him she was someone else. Another officer arrived that was famil…