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a day ago
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Man accused of attacking 2 with knife in Berea
BEREA, Ky. (FOX 56) — Deputies in Madison County worked with Kentucky State Police troopers to find a man accused of attacking two people with a knife on Saturday. The Madison County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) posted on Facebook that after being dispatched to Owsley Fork Road in response to reports of a stabbing, deputies found a man and woman who had suffered cuts 'consistent with a knife attack.' Law enforcement identified the suspect as 34-year-old James Cochran, who was arrested and lodged in the Madison County Detention Center, according to a Facebook post by the MCSO around 9 a.m. on Sunday. According to the sheriff's office, Cochran was charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault. Man accused of attacking 2 with knife in Berea Crash in Meade County leaves 1 dead, 2 fighting for life in hospital 2024 Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan snaps 5-race losing skid with win in Blame at Churchill Downs He was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center. Deputies wrote that a man who was attacked had been treated at the scene, and a woman was taken to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. The knife attack investigation remains ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
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Former Madison County Schools System employee indicted on sex charges involving student
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Madison County grand jury indicted a former Madison County Schools System employee on multiple sex charges involving a minor student. Court documents show Makayla Anderton was charged with the following: A school employee distributing obscene material to a student Second-degree rape Second-degree sodomy School employee engaged in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19 years Anderton was 26 years old at the time of her arrest in April 2024, and investigators said the student was 15. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
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Man indicted on attempted murder charge following 2024 Alabama A&M shooting
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Madison County Grand Jury has indicted a man on an attempted murder charge after a shooting at Alabama A&M in March 2024. University officials said the incident also involved an Alabama A&M law enforcement officer. Juvuan Maurice Richards is charged with shooting Christopher Toney and firing a gun inside an occupied building. He was also indicted on this charge. After the incident last year, law enforcement officials said an officer confronted an armed man in the stairwell of the Knight Center Complex and they exchanged gunfire. That person was not named, but New 19 learned that Richards had been charged the same day with shooting inside an occupied building. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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6 days ago
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2 killed and dozens injured in Greyhound bus crash in Tennessee
Two people were killed and dozens were injured when a Greyhound bus and a passenger vehicle crashed in Tennessee on Monday evening, authorities said. According to a statement from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the fatal crash occurred on a highway in Madison County. Nearly 40 people were injured, and roughly 27 of them were taken by ambulance to receive further medical care, according to a social media post by Madison County Fire Rescue. Authorities did not immediately say whether those who died in the collision were in the bus or in the other vehicle. In its investigation, the Tennessee Highway Patrol has reconstructed the crash scene and is rebuilding the mechanical systems of the bus. The agency says its investigation remains ongoing and further details were limited as of Tuesday afternoon. A Greyhound spokesperson told news outlets that the bus was traveling from Memphis to Nashville with 32 passengers, the driver and a backup driver on board, adding that most of the people taken to the hospital had since been released.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Our View: Bike, pedestrian safety demands action
The afternoon of March 13, David M. Kroll, 56, was riding a bicycle near Old 132 and Madison County Road 700 West when he was struck by a vehicle. Kroll died from his injuries. That sort of tragedy is nothing new in the Anderson area. During a three-month stretch in the summer of 2023, three bicyclists died in collisions with vehicles in Anderson. The fatal crashes were scattered across the community, occurring at Scatterfield Road and University Boulevard, 15th Street and Madison Avenue, and in the 3500 block of South Main Street. Less than two months before, a pedestrian was struck and killed along Scatterfield Road. But these heartbreaking accidents are only part of the saga. According to a study by the Madison County Council of Governments, on average, two pedestrians or bicyclists are injured every month in Anderson. Something has to be done. This month, Anderson City Council took a first, tentative step forward, starting the process to appoint members to a bicycle/pedestrian advisory committee that was initially created in 2016 but has met only once since. Per a 2016 ordinance, the nine-member committee is supposed to include appointees from various city departments: park, street, municipal development and engineering and should include representatives from the local health and medical field, Anderson Community Schools, Anderson University, economic development, law enforcement and community planning. 'The Committee is formed to provide bicycle and pedestrian safety education to the public and advice and recommendations to other departments, agencies, boards and commissions on matters that promote safe, active transportation,' according to the ordinance. The committee and council would do well to give sincere consideration to adopting a Complete Streets policy, such as those already taken up by Madison County and several local communities, according to Ben Orcutt, owner of the local Buckskin Bikes shop. 'Complete Streets is an approach to planning, designing and building streets that enables safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities,' according to Councilman Greg Graham recommended that council conduct a special meeting to discuss the Complete Streets proposal with Orcutt. The first step, of course, is for the committee to be fully formed — and to actually meet regularly and frequently. While the wheels of government turn slowly, pedestrians and bicyclists will continue to face peril on the streets of Anderson. Hopefully, it won't take more deaths to spur action.
