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Arizona’s health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat
AP NEWS -- PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's health department has named a physician to address ways to lessen the effects of extreme heat in the arid Southwestern state as the first statewide heat officer...
Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Michigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island's fragile wolf population every winter since 1958, but...
Massachusetts debates how long homeless people can stay in shelters
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A proposal that would limit how long homeless people can stay in emergency state shelters was approved by Massachusetts House lawmakers Wednesday as...
Chicago’s top cop says police are getting training to manage protests during the DNC
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are undergoing fresh training on handling large-scale protests and First Amendment rights ahead of anticipated demonstrations during...
Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine history
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Robert Card, an Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year, had significant evidence of traumatic brain...
Biden is hoping to use his State of the Union address to show a wary electorate he’s up to the job
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address Thursday to promote his vision for a second term to a...
Fire chief in Texas city hit hard by wildfires dies while fighting a house fire
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press A Texas fire chief whose small town was among the hardest hit last week by historic blazes sweeping across the Panhandle died Tuesday while fighting a...
Massac County Sheriff’s Department Is Asking The Public For Help
MASSAC COUNTY, ILLINOIS (NewsFirst) -- The Massac County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on an investigation involving unnamed individuals involved in a burglary on the 6300 block of Rosebud...
Jefferson County Reports Officer Death
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS (NewsFirst) -- We are very sad to share the news that Deputy Leslie Paulson unexpectedly passed away on March 2. She had recently been diagnosed with cancer, but was...
Benton, Kentucky Report Arrests
BENTON, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- **Arrests** - 1/11/24 - Benjamin E. Hollis, 61, of Hardin, was arrested on a traffic stop for a failure to appear warrant (Calloway County). Subsequently, he was also...
Paducah Police Showcase Bomb Disposal Robot to Hendron Lone Oak Elementary Robotics Students
PADUCAH, KY - Sgt. Hopp and Officer Quinn of the Paducah Police Department Bomb Squad made a visit yesterday to Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School to demonstrate our bomb disposal robot to the...
New Madrid Sheriff’s Department Reports Stabbing
NEW MADRID, MISSOURI (NewsFirst) -- On March 4th, 2024 Deputies were dispatched to the 300 Block of Shelly Street located in Parma for an assault with multiple injured victims. Upon arrival,...
Murray, Kentucky Drug Raid
MURRAY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Numerous reports of drug trafficking and illegal use of narcotics had been reported at the residence on N. 10th St in Murray. On March 5, 2024, a search warrant was...
Henderson Police Report Arrest For Assault 2nd Degree
HENDERSON KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) --
Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges Wednesday, as 25...
Franklin County, Illinois Warrant Thursday
FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS (NewsFirst) -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Department is asking the public for help in finding these individuals. If you see any of these subjects, please do not approach...
Henderson, Kentucky Report Arrests for Importing Heroin
HENDERSON KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- JOSEPH WALLACE PLED GUILTY TO:IMPORTING HEROINFIRST-DEGREE TRAFFICKING IN HEROINFIRST-DEGREE TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES >2 GRAMS METHAMPHETAMINE FORREST...
Beau’s Seven Day Outlook
Dillingham scores 23, No. 15 Kentucky pulls away from Vanderbilt 93-77 for 4th consecutive win
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rob Dillingham scored 23 points, including consecutive 3-pointers just before halftime, Antonio Reeves added 20 in his home finale and No. 15...
UPDATE:Fatal Head-On Collision on Interstate 24 Claims One Life
PADUCAH, KY (News First) - On March 5, 2024, at 9:45 P.M., the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9-mile marker of Interstate 24 regarding a head-on collision. According to the...
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