PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County woman has been charged with murdering a newborn infant. Amanda Meade, 34, of West Van Lear, was indicted last week. She is accused of delivering the baby at home, then using scissors to cut the umbilical cord. The child died as a result. The indictment provides…
Read MoreUDPATE: Earlier Wednesday afternoon, the Martin County Sheriff’s office issued a Golden Alert for Gabe Lowe. That alert has been cancelled. Mr. Lowe was located in Estill County. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk and family members are on their way to him now. Sheriff Kirk would like to thank the…
Read MorePike County Jailer Freddie Lewis has tendered his resignation from office. Lewis told EKB News that he tendered his resignation on Wednesday, and it will become effective November 1. Lewis said a combination of health issues and the potential for other avenues of public service prompted the resignation,…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — A former employee of fugitive former disability attorney Eric C. Conn appeared in court this morning, to answer charges in an indictment unsealed this week. LEX 18 reports Curtis Lee Wyatt pleaded not guilty to charges he assisted Conn in his escape. Wyatt is alleged to have assisted…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — Fugitive former disability attorney Eric C. Conn and longtime friend and confidant Curtis Lee Wyatt have been named in a new indictment, alleging the two spent a year plotting Conn’s escape. Both men are charged with conspiracy to escape and conspiracy to fail to appear.…
Read MoreSalyersville, Ky.–It happened on Coon Creek Road in Salyersville when a Magoffin County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a gray Volkswagen Beetle that was possibly connected to a Morgan County truck theft. The driver of the vehicle, 32-year old Michael Barnett of Salyersville, allegedly told the…
Read MoreKentucky State Police are on the scene of a vehicle versus pedestrian accident in Floyd County. It happened after 8pm Thursday night in the southbound lanes of U.S. 23 in Ivel near Love Homes. We are told the coroner is on the scene. Southbound lanes of U.S. 23 will be blocked while police conduct their…
Read MoreOn Monday, we told you about the EPA’s announcement in Hazard that the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan would be repealed. That announcement has earned praise from coal producing counties, as it is seen as removing obstacles to using coal as a power source. But, how is it being…
Read More[su_document url=”http://ekbtv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/225/janedoe-poster.pdf”] LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The FBI’s Kentucky headquarters is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who may have information considered critical for a sexual exploitation investigation.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Police are investigating an apparent falling death at a popular hangout in the city of Pikeville. Pikeville first responders were called out to the location known as Initial Rock, after two hikers found the body of a man at the bottom of a 40-foot drop. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/ZdMZDJiRi_g”…
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