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London mayor terminates fire chief, assistant fire chief
LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - London Mayor Tracie Handley reportedly terminated the city’s fire chief and assistant fire chief. According to termination letters obtained by WKYT, Fire Chief Donnie Hale and Assistant Fire Chief Brandon Wagers were dismissed, effective immediately, due to concerns about department leadership, firefighter training requirements and an incident involving activating a fire alarm on Dec. 3, 2025.
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London mayor responds to criticism after removal of two plaques
LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - London Mayor Tracie Handley responded to criticism Thursday following the removal of two plaques. In a social media post, Handley said that the plaques honoring Troy Rudder and Randy Smith for their contributions to tourism and community development were not approved by a vote of the London City Council in 2024, though they were later installed.
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KY pediatric nurse arrested after police say he squeezed girl, age 5, breaking a rib
A Richmond man who works as a pediatric nurse at the University of Kentucky has been arrested on multiple domestic violence charges, including attempted murder, and police allege he squeezed a 5-year-old family member so hard it broke her rib. An officer with the Richmond Police Department interviewed two sisters, ages 5 and 10, who both said Daniel Keate became angry with the 5-year-old and approached her from behind, grabbing her around the rib cage and squeezing with his hands, the officer wrote in a complaint warrant filed this week in Madison District Court. “The victim stated this was to the point that she could not breathe and she was in severe pain,” the officer wrote. The incident is alleged to have happened the morning of Aug. 13. An X-ray at UK confirmed the child, who had been complaining of pain in her left side, had a fractured rib that the doctor said was healing, was consistent with “squeezing” injuries and appeared to have happened within the past 12 weeks. Keate, 37, was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Tuesday in Madison County and charged with second-degree assault, domestic violence involving a child, and first-degree criminal abuse or neglect of a
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Missing London man located
LONDON, Ky. (WYMT) - UPDATE: Oakley has been located. ORIGINAL STORY - A Golden Alert has been issued for a 21-year-old man reported missing in London. Christopher Eugene Oakley was reported missing at 10:48 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. He was last seen off Moriah Road. Oakley is a white man,...