Richmond News Archives

“Apparently, this was like a snatch and grab-type deal. When the clerk was not visible to the counter they stretched over and grabbed what they could and fled on foot. By the time she got back, they were gone.”

Three suspects are still at-large in a jewelry heist Friday night at the Richmond Mall. via Richmond Register

This Saturday, Union City Ruritan will have a pancake breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. Price for all you can eat is $5. Union City Ruritan is selling $5 raffle tickets for drawings to be conducted on Union City Day, ... via Richmond Register

“That's the key issue that has to be addressed”

The issue is simple - money. How much does the state have to spend on its budget for the next two years and how willing are Frankfort politicians to raise more of it? Leaders of the Republican controlled Senate ... via TheTimesTribune.com

“It looks like they were trying to attempt to steal money, but they got caught before they could do anything.”

A Richmond couple was arrested Wednesday after a Richmond Police K-9 Officer allegedly caught them exiting a home that was not theirs. via Richmond Register

Two elementary schools and a day-care center were put on lockdown Monday morning after an armed robbery at a local Waffle House.

Richmond police say a man entered the Waffle House at North Keeneland Drive and Lexington Road at 8:30 a.m. with a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. The man fled toward Harper Square with an undetermined amount of money. He was still at large late Monday morning.

Several employees were in the restaurant at the time, but no one was injured, police said. Read more

State police are investigating a shooting in which one man was taken to a hospital.

Police responded at 6:51 p.m. Sunday to John Ballard Road in Madison County. A Hispanic man had shown up at a house and was bleeding, Trooper Chris Lanham said. There was a language barrier, and the victim left, Lanham said.

Troopers aided by a Richmond police canine unit found the victim by following a blood trail. The man, who was not identified, was taken to Pattie A. Clay Hospital in Richmond with a gunshot wound to the arm. Read more

“Occasionally, it is not all that uncommon, that a bit of factual information may be incorrect - numbers, things like that”

Results from the Regional Community Policing Institute study conducted at the Richmond Police Department earlier this year will likely be available to the public in late April or early May. via Richmond Register

Backpack and handheld sprayers are often used around the farm or home to treat small areas or a few infested trees. via Richmond Register

A plan to put an recreational vehicle park at the city's popular Lake Reba Recreational Complex has thrown the city's planning and zoning commission into controversy.

The Lake Reba complex has been improperly zoned for years, Michael Eaves, who is representing the city in this matter, told the commissioners at a work session Tuesday. The complex includes a new family aquatic center, a golf course, a soccer complex, softball fields and a dog park.

To comply with zoning restrictions, the commission has been asked to rezone the nearly 500 acres at Lake Reba from R1-A, which is for single-family residences, to PSP, which provides for public and quasi-public uses such as parks and churches. Read more

A Richmond man was charged with first-degree criminal abuse after his 1-year-old daughter allegedly was choked.

The investigation of Jeremiah Caleb Blair, 23, began in January when the baby's mother took her to St. Joseph Berea Hospital, Richmond police said. The child had bruises on her neck and had other head injuries.

The mother, whose name was not released, discovered the injuries after the girl spent the night with Blair, who does not have custody.

Blair was being held in Madison County jail on a $25,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. Read more

The 45th annual Kiwanis auction begins at 9 a.m. today at the National Guard Armory, 1200 W. Main St., Richmond. via Palladium-Item

“That proposal appears to be dead, but there are persistent proposals every now and then to put cell towers ... within a 2- or 3-mile radius of the battlefield, which would really impact the historic viewshed”

The possibility of nearby development has landed Perryville, site of the largest Civil War battle fought in Kentucky, on a list of the nation's '10 most endangered Civil War battlefields.'

The land where the Battle of Richmond was fought was also among another 15 'at risk' sites mentioned by The Civil War Preservation Trust.

The trust, based in Washington, D.C., is the nation's largest non-profit battlefield preservation organization.

Perryville was also named one of the most endangered battlefields in the early 1990s by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, a group appointed by Congress and the Secretary of the Interior. The Richmond site was on the trust's 'most endangered' list earlier this decade. Read more

“You do need to prepare the citizens of Mount Washington for this”

Big Snow: KidsFest rescheduled Bullitt Countians awoke Saturday morning to see up to 12 inches of snow covering the ground. via The Pioneer News

The federal government has some concerns about construction plans for a building that will be used to destroy chemical weapons housed in Kentucky. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Posted: Updated: A Madison County man was shot to death Sunday by his wife after he lost control of a gun during an altercation with his son, Kentucky State Police said. via WLEX-TV Lexington

“I'm just doing what you told me to do. Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.”

I was just thinking the other day about those of us who are beyond "middle-age" and some of the humorous situations we often find ourselves in. via Richmond Register

“I think it's a win-win for the city”

The agenda for Tuesday's Richmond City Commission meeting was amended at the last minute to include an order allowing city land to be leased for an RV park at Camp Catalpa. via Richmond Register

Few Louisvillians realize how rich our region is in vineyards and wineries, venues ranging from rustic and charming to sleek and modern, many of which offer tours, tastings and great views of the countryside. via The Courier-Journal

“By a carpenter humankind was made, and only by that carpenter can humankind be remade.”

"From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the Elders, Chief Priests and teachers of the new law, and that he must be killed ... via Richmond Register

“It's the newest thing we have out”

Arthur Hatfield will be one of the several luthiers who will exhibit their work at "Kentucky Crafted: The Market" next week at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY