Richmond, Ky. (WTVQ) — Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday night. According police, officers were called to the area of North 3rd Street around 7:45 p.m. for a shooting. Upon arrival they found one victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. They victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. Their condition is unknown at this time. The shooting remains under investigation. No suspect information is available at this time. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: North Third Street, Richmond, Richmond Police department, Shooting Investigation ..read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — If you’re out and about, lost your heat or just need a place to keep warm for a while, there are places you can go in Fayette and surrounding counties to do just that. Below is a list of warming centers or public spaces where you can visit to keep warm and dry.   Fayette County No designated “warming center,” however, the public is welcome to visit any open, public facility should they need access to warm space like libraries, community centers, etc., according to the city Madison County Madison Home 105 Fifth Street, Richmond, Ky. Register 5 to 6 p.m. Red Li ..read more

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RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Madison County inmate escaped custody Monday morning, Kentucky State Police says. Gary Rowe allegedly walked away from the Bluegrass Career and Development Center around 8 a.m. today. Rowe, 44, is from Ashland and is described as a white man who has brown hair and blue eyes. He’s 6’0″ and 177 pounds. He has a birthmark on his upper left arm and a tattoo of “ROWE” across his back. KSP says he was serving a sentence for trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and fleeing/evading police. Anyone with information on Rowe’s whereabouts is ..read more

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Richmond police say they found guns, drugs and over $6,000 on a Detroit man during a traffic stop on Thursday. Around 11 a.m. yesterday, Richmond police allegedly saw a drug transaction between the driver of a vehicle and another person. After officers stopped the vehicle, K-9 Ace alerted to the car. Officers allegedly found the following: One 9MM handgun and additional ammunition $6,086 Approximately 2 grams of suspected fentanyl Drug paraphernalia (multiple containers with drug residue) An additional 9MM handgun (found on Mr. Larkin) Keishawn Larkin, of Detroit, is ..read more

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Sen. Mitch McConnell joined other state leaders to recognize the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant team and their work in destroying the last chemical weapons in the declared U.S. stockpile. Wednesday, we celebrate the destruction of the last chemical stockpile in the Commonwealth, marking a closer end to chemical warfare and ensuring safer communities. As of July 7, 2023, the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant destroyed the last of the chemical weapon stockpile. “Your ability to adapt quickly accelerated destruction operations safely, all ..read more

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RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday after allegedly being seen on a Richmond playground last week. Nathanael Sparks, of Irvine, was seen at the park by two mothers who were watching their children play at a local park around noon, according to Richmond police. The mothers told police Sparks didn’t have any children or another adult with him, and appeared to be using his phone near the playground area. The two gave an officer a description of the vehicle he was driving and his license plate number. On Wednesday, alongside Kentucky State Police, Sparks was ar ..read more

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Flags across the City of Richmond will fly at half-staff on Monday in honor of former Eastern Kentucky University head football coach Roy Kidd. “The City of Richmond continues to keep the entire Kidd family in our thoughts and prayers,” Richmond mayor Robert Blythe said in a press release. His funeral will also be on Monday at 11 a.m. at the EKU Center for the Arts, which is located at 822 Hall Drive. Kidd died Tuesday, Sept. 12 after a brief stay in hospice care. He was 91. He was head coach of the football team for 39 years, beginning in 1964 until 2002. Inducted ..read more

Richmond, Ky. (WTVQ) — Early Wednesday morning, it was a scary situation for people inside the Paddy Wagon Irish Pub after shots were fired inside. Police say James Parsons was paying for his tab when a gun fell out of his bag. Witnesses say he tried to catch it, but the gun went off firing shots in the bar. Parsons then reportedly fled. “Officers began looking for them as they responded,” said Richmond Police Assistant Chief William O’Donnell. “That transpired, shortly thereafter, into the Madison County Sheriff’s Department also getting involved in the search for this person.” A couple of h ..read more