PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A response filed Wednesday in the Amber Spradlin murder case is providing the public with its first look at the evidence against M.K. McKinney, the man accused of killing her. Spradlin’s body was found at the McKinney family home on June 18, 2023. It has been previously reported…
Read MoreGRUNDY, Va. — Police say an incident Tuesday at a Grundy school illustrates the importance of teaching children to choose their words carefully. School staff at Riverview Elementary/Middle School overheard a student in the hallway yelling, “He’s got a gun! He’s got a gun!”…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case are due back in court this week, and Mountain Top News plans to livestream the proceedings. Spradlin’s body was found in the Arkansas Creek home of Dr. Michael McKinney on June 18, 2023. She had been stabbed at least 11 times in…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — A proposed rate increase for Southern Water and Sewer District has been rejected, at least temporarily, because the utility used the wrong data in its application. Southern filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission last month, asking to Raise both its customer…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A South Carolina man who police say has been the subject of numerous drug trafficking complaints in Magoffin County was arrested Tuesday, after deputies spotted him in Salyersville. Deputies were on patrol in downtown when he saw Todd Kreigh, 52, of Lexington, S.C., coming…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The man who defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case are trying to paint as a potential alternative suspect in her death is now speaking out against those allegations, through his attorney. In court filings over the past two weeks, Steven Romines, attorney for M.K. McKinney,…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that a federal grant will help the state finish the Mountain Parkway earlier than planned. The governor announced that Kentucky is receiving $116.3 million to fund the construction of the final leg of the highway, from Salyersville to Prestonsburg.…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The attorney for the man accused of killing Amber Spradlin is seeking to have his client’s bond reduced, and he is using the occasion to paint an alternative theory of the case. Spradlin’s body was found in the home of Dr. Michael McKinney on June 18, 2023. She…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — State regulators will hold a hearing today to consider whether to allow a massive solar farm to be built in Pike County. Savion Energy proposes to build a 100 megawatt facility on more than 15-hundred acres of abandoned mine land along U.S. 119, northeast of Pikeville. If approved,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man who engaged in a standoff with police for several hours Monday has been charged with killing his mother. Police were initially called to his home over reports of a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived, Alex Yuhas, 59, of Old Wagner Station Road, refused…
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