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UK Softball: Erin Coffel Breaks Kentucky Home Run Record
LEXINGTON, KY (NEWS FIRST) - This weekend, Erin Coffel achieved a milestone in Kentucky Softball history by hitting her 62nd home run, breaking the all-time record. Congratulations! Erin Coffel....
Chiefs Seek Anthem Performers
PADUCAH, Ky. (NEWS FIRST) — The Paducah Chiefs are calling on vocalists to step up to the mic and sing the national anthem at their upcoming games. If you're passionate about singing and want to...
Calloway County High School Girls’ Track Team Places Third at KHSAA Class 2A State Indoor Track Championships
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Calloway County High School girls' track team secured a third-place finish overall at the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Class 2A State Indoor Track...
St. Mary’s Basketball Players Named to All-District Team
PADUCAH, KY (NEWS FIRST) - St. Mary's Boys Basketball players Aiden Hahn, Luke Sims, and Owen Mikel have been honored with selection to the Boys All-District Team for their outstanding performances...
Calloway County Middle School Speech Team Places 4th in State
MURRAY, KY (NEWS FIRST) - Eighth-grader Faith McCafferty clinched the State Champion title in storytelling for the second consecutive year, leading the CCMS Speech Team to a remarkable 4th place...
CCHS Senior Erika Ontiveros Named February Student of the Month
MURRAY, KY (NEWS FIRST) - Erika Ontiveros, a senior at Calloway County High School (CCHS), has been recognized as the February Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Murray. Projected to...
St. Mary Elementary Students Place Top 10 in Statewide KAAC General Knowledge Test
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — St. Mary Elementary students Reyansh Bejgum and James Paxton have secured places in the Top 10 in the 2024 General Knowledge Test conducted by the Kentucky Association for...
25-Mile Illinois 3 Resurfacing Project Commences in Jackson, Alexander, and Union Counties
SPRINGFIELD, IL (NEWS FIRST) - A 25-mile patching and resurfacing project on Illinois 3 in Jackson, Alexander, and Union counties started on March 4. The project, spanning from Howardton Road near...
Purchase Parkway Work Zone Activity in Graves County Ramps Up
15 ft. maximum load width restriction at 1.3mm near Fulton PADUCAH, Ky. (March 4, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is resuming work along an extended work...
Illinois 157 Lane Closures Underway
MADISON CO. , IL- The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that asphalt paving will require intermittent daily lane closures in both directions of Illinois 157 between St. Louis...
Deputies Respond to Three-Vehicle Collision on Brookport Bridge
BROOKPORT, Ill. (NEWS FIRST) — Deputies rushed to the scene of a three-vehicle collision on the Brookport Bridge yesterday at 4:38 pm, where traffic came to a standstill, blocking the bridge....
Tilghman Boys Baseball Anticipates Promising Season
PADUCAH, Ky. (NEWS FIRST) — As the Paducah Tilghman Boys Baseball team gears up for another season, optimism looms large among players and fans alike. The eagerly awaited season opener is scheduled...
Kentucky House supports special election to fill any Senate vacancy in Mitch McConnell’s home state
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Kentucky House has voted to remove any role for the state's Democratic governor in deciding who would occupy a U.S....
McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald...
Miami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press -- MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach is trying to break up with spring break, but it's not yet clear whether spring break will take the hint. After three...
Small plane with several aboard crashes in Nashville and all were killed
By AP News -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several people aboard a single-engine plane died Monday when the aircraft crashed near an interstate highway in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said. The...
Coast-to-coast Super Tuesday contests poised to move Biden and Trump closer to November rematch
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their party's nominations...
The Latest | At least 17 killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza
By The Associated Press An Israeli airstrike killed at least 17 people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said, adding that a total of 97 people had died in...
California ski resort workers tunnel their way into the office after getting 10 feet of snow
By JULIE WATSON, SCOTT SONNER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — Going to the office has been no small feat for Jon Slaughter's marketing team at Sugar Bowl, requiring the...
Spring Forward One Hour This Sunday!
We will spring forward one hour this Sunday morning.