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Work Zone Removed along U.S. 45/Lone Oak Rd at KY 1286/Friendship Rd and Lakeview Dr. in McCracken County
Work zone for construction of new traffic signal to be rescheduled PADUCAH, Ky. (January 31, 2023) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has removed a work zone...
Livingston County Dump Truck Accident
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On January 31st, 2024r, at approximately 6:50am, Livingston County First Responders were dispatched to 940 Dover Road for a single vehicle injury...
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Is Asking The Public For Information On A Shooting Incident
MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) --
Union County, Illinois Sheriff’s Department Is Asking The Public For Help In Finding Four Subjects.
UNION COUNTY, ILLINOIS (NewsFirst) -- Warrant Wednesday for January 31, 2024. If you see any of these subjects please do not approach them as some could be considered dangerous. Please contact your...
Lyon County Felony Arrest
LYON COUNTY (NewsFirst) -- A wanted subject has been captured by Kentucky State Police and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office in the 4000 block of KY 730 E. Law-enforcement arrested a felony suspect...
Beau’s Seven Day Outlook
Clayton makes 7 3-pointers, including go-ahead in OT to lift Florida past No. 10 Kentucky 94-91
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining in overtime and added two insurance free throws with 16.4 seconds left to...
City of Paducah Releases Report Summarizing City Finances
The City of Paducah has released its Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. This is the first year for the City of Paducah to create a PAFR. This 12-page...
Missouri mourns the death of Jean Carnahan, the state’s 1st woman to serve in the US Senate
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents on Wednesday mourned the death of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the state's first female U.S....
Takeaways from the AP’s look at the role of conspiracy theories in American politics and society
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conspiracy theories have a long history. Humans have always speculated about secret motives and plots as a way to understand...
Illinois voters trying to boot Trump from ballot file legal challenge after election board defeat
By Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A group of voters trying to remove former President Donald Trump's name from Illinois' primary ballot over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol...
Conspiracy Theories: Why we want to believe when the facts often aren’t there
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From fears about vaccines containing microchips to election rigging, conspiracy theories are popping up everywhere. But belief in...
From marching bands to megastars: How the Super Bowl halftime show became a global spectacle
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underneath his umbrella, NFL legend Dan Marino stood nearly drenched on the sideline watching Prince’s epic “Purple...
A grainy sonar image reignites excitement and skepticism over Earhart’s final flight
By JAMES POLLARD and BEN FINLEY Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A grainy sonar image recorded by a private pilot has reinvigorated interest in one of the past century’s most alluring...
Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers, CDC study says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere,...
Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues...
Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: ‘What happens when no one believes anything anymore?’
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after Maui's wildfires killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes last August, a shocking claim spread with alarming speed on...
ALERT: KY 453/Dover Rd Blocked by Overturned Dump Truck at 6mm in Livingston County
Blockage is just north of the KY 2225/Jake Dukes Rd Intersection PADUCAH, Ky. (January 31, 2024) – Livingston County 911 Dispatch reports KY 453/Dover Road is blocked by an overturned dump truck...
Ex-NBA star Rajon Rondo arrested in Indiana on misdemeanor gun, drug charges, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Indiana State Police arrested two-time NBA champion Rajon Rondo on Sunday in southern Indiana on misdemeanor gun and drug charges, police said.The 37-year-old former guard was...
Mostly calm weather through Saturday.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson It has been a busy three weeks of weather. Arctic outbreaks of cold air, snow, ice, heavy rain, flooding, and even some thunderstorms! Today will deliver calm...