Madison County News

Jaclyn Dawn VanWinkle is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Madison District Court for a preliminary hearing on charges that she raped and sodomized a 15-year-old boy.

Children and parents are invited this week to participate in the International Days of Play.

The Kentucky State Police Post 7, Richmond is currently investigating a shooting which occurred in rural Clark County on 7/5/2009. At 10:58 a.m., troopers responded to a residence on Four Mile Road, after Madison County EOC received a 911 call from Charles B. Steppe, who stated that he had just shot someone.

Richmond police charged a Berea man already accused of arson with a charge of fraudulent use of a credit card for buying back items he had pawned, including a mandolin that police believe was the reason he allegedly set the fire.

A company that is co-owned by state Sen. Ed Worley, D-Richmond, will get about $410,000 a year in rent from Kentucky taxpayers under a deal arranged by Madison County Judge-Executive Kent Clark, Worley's friend and political ally.

The McCreary County man who allegedly led authorities on a high-speed motorcycle chase across Madison and Clark counties last week waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Madison District Court.

A former nurse's aide who pleaded guilty to reckless abuse of an adult following an investigation at Madison Manor was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old boy.

A former youth minister at a local church has been indicted on 13 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse, according to a news release issued by Kentucky State Police.

A former Eastern Kentucky University police shift sergeant pleaded guilty Monday morning to evidence tampering and sexual misconduct, but received a probated sentence as part of a plea agreement.

The Kentucky State Police Post 7 Richmond has charged three individuals in connection with the shoplifting of large amounts of DVD's, Blu-ray discs, computer games, software, X Box and PlayStation games from several Central Kentucky Wal Mart stores.

A Madison County grand jury issued a new indictment Thursday on sodomy and sexual abuse charges for a Richmond man.

"Drop the gun! Drop the gun," yelled the police officer dressed in combat gear as he crouched outside the middle school building.

A Berea couple charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child under the age of 12 waived their rights to have preliminary hearings Wednesday and sent their cases to a Madison County grand jury for possible indictment.

It's time to get ready for the fair! If you raise a garden, bake or do arts or crafts of any kind, start making a list of items you will be entering in Floral Hall during the Madison County Fair, July 17-25. Exhibiting your projects in the county fair is a great way to show off your talents.

LEX 18 News has learned new information about a Madison County man charged with abusing his girlfriend's child, even forcing him to eat his own feces as a form of punishment.

Blue Grass Army Depot officials claim that an on-site theft case is closed even though no arrests have been made.

During the week of June 8-11, nine Madison County teens spent the week on the University of Kentucky campus.

An October trial date is scheduled for a Richmond man charged with four counts of incest dating back to the early 1980s.

Heavy rains, winds approaching hurricane force and frequent lightning rolled across the state Thursday, the third straight day the storms have caused problems in the Bluegrass.

Investigators said the man who crashed a truck into a Madison County creek Tuesday was drunk, and the truck was stolen.