PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Monday marked the first of five days that murder suspect M.K. McKinney has been allowed to leave his home in order to meet with his attorneys in Louisville. And while that decision has been widely criticized by some in the community, officials say it does not mean he has been…
Read MoreAllen Elementary sixth-grader Diesel Miller died the evening of April 28.
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — A former Paintsville doctor has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, after he pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge. Don Bryson pleaded guilty in June 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute Schedule II controlled substances. Bryson was previously…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Hours after erroneous media reports triggered a false alarm that murder defendant M.K. McKinney would be temporarily released from home incarceration so he could meet with his attorneys in Louisville to plot defense strategy, the judge has now agreed to the request, although…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Special Judge Eddy Coleman on Friday issued an order delaying the start of the Amber Spradlin murder trial by one day, to give the prosecution time to make its case for a lengthier continuance. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg…
Read MoreEDITOR’S NOTE: There has been an update to this story, after the judge agreed to allow McKinney to meet with his attorneys on a more limited basis than the attorneys had been asking. You can read that story at https://mountain-topmedia.com/after-confusion-judge-allows-murder-suspect-limited-release-to-meet-with-attorneys/.…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A blood-spattered door and a bloody handprint found next to the body. Those are just two of the dozens of pieces of evidence still waiting to be tested in the Amber Spradlin murder case, even as it heads to trial in 11 days. One week after Special Judge Eddy Coleman denied a prosecution…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — A complaint about squatters resulted in two people being arrested on burglary charges.And one of them was later charged with drug trafficking after being found with meth and fentanyl at the jail. Police were called to Cow Branch Road at Belfry Wednesday evening over a report of people…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — To celebrate America turning 250, KET, in partnership with the Kentucky Historical Society and the America250KY Commission, will host a free screening of Ken Burns’ The American Revolution at the Appalachian Center for the Arts in Pikeville on Tuesday, May 12. The event will…
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