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Mayfield Police Weekly Activity
On 07/25/2024 an Officer with the Mayfield Police Department made contact with Cortney Tipton, age 19, of Hazel, Kentucky. Tipton had an active arrest warrant out of Graves County for Contempt of Court. Tipton was placed under arrest, and transported to the Graves County Restrictive Custody...
Traffic Paint Striping Crew Working along Interstate 24 in Kentucky Through Next Week
Watch for paint trucks and support vehicles PADUCAH, Ky. (July 25, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has started traffic paint striping along Interstate 24. This morning a paint truck and support caravan worked along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 24...
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Mayfield Police Weekly Activity
On 07/25/2024 an Officer with the Mayfield Police Department made contact with Cortney Tipton, age 19, of Hazel, Kentucky. Tipton had an active arrest warrant out of Graves County for Contempt of...
Traffic Paint Striping Crew Working along Interstate 24 in Kentucky Through Next Week
Watch for paint trucks and support vehicles PADUCAH, Ky. (July 25, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has started traffic paint striping along Interstate...
Murray PD Recovers Two Stolen E-Bikes
MURRAY, Ky. — While investigating the theft of an electric bike, officers with the Murray Police Department gained information on its location. Upon arrival, the stolen e-bike was found to be in the...
Marshall County Sheriff’s Weekly Activity
On 07/21/2024, Austin Roberts (20) of Benton KY, was arrested for alcohol intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct 2nd degree. Residents of JB Copeland Road had requested law...
UPDATE: Kentucky State Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Trigg County
UPDATE CADIZ, Ky. (July 24, 2024) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 has continued the investigation into a shooting that occurred in Trigg County on July 20, 2024. The deceased has been...
Livingston County Sheriff’s Weekly Activity
On July 21st, 2024, law enforcement officers from the Livingston County and Lyon County Sheriff’s Offices, alongside members of the Western Kentucky Violent Crime Task Force, successfully executed a...
Lyon County Sheriff’s Weekly Activity
On July 21st, 2024, law enforcement officers from the Livingston County and Lyon County Sheriff’s Offices, alongside members of the Western Kentucky Violent Crime Task Force, successfully executed a...
Calloway County Sheriff’s Weekly Activity
On July 22, 2024, at approximately 10:00pm deputies conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 121S. The passenger, Joshua Colson, was found to possess illicit drugs. Colson was found guilty of possession of...
Class #7 of the Citizen’s Academy Now Accepting Applications
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (News First) — The McCracken County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications for Class #7 of the Citizen's Academy. The academy will take place on October 17, 24, 30 (the...
Walmart Drive to Close for Stormwater Infrastructure Installation
MURRAY, KY (News First) — Walmart Drive will be closed to thru traffic from Lowes Drive to Highway 121 beginning Wednesday, July 24, at 7 a.m. The closure, located just south of the entrance to...
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UPDATE: Kentucky State Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Trigg County
UPDATE CADIZ, Ky. (July 24, 2024) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 has continued the investigation into a shooting that occurred in Trigg County on July 20, 2024. The deceased has been identified as Austin Gardner, 25, of Cadiz, who entered the residence of Cody...
Calloway County Sheriff’s Weekly Activity
On July 22, 2024, at approximately 10:00pm deputies conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 121S. The passenger, Joshua Colson, was found to possess illicit drugs. Colson was found guilty of possession of methamphetamine for the first time in 2020; and again in 2023. He was...
KYTC District 1 Roadshow: Traffic ImpactReport for Week of July 21-27
PADUCAH, KY (July 19, 2024) -- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet anticipates ongoing work zone construction and long-term maintenance activities at the following locations will impact traffic in District 1 counties the week of July 21-27. More detailed information...
Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 Presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before...
A widespread technology outage is disrupting flights around the globe on a busy summer travel day
Developing story WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outagegrounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and...
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los...
Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a one-time critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of...
Man Sets Fire, Chokes Woman, and Causes Crash After Fleeing Police
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — At approximately 7:18 a.m. Friday, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residential structure fire on Almyra Avenue. Upon arrival, authorities discovered the fire had been intentionally set by one of the occupants, Noah...
Attorney General Coleman Slams Biden Administration Appliance Mandates
Radical Green Agenda Strikes Too Close to Home FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 12, 2024) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced his opposition to the Biden Administration's relentless regulatory assault on everyday household appliances. The U.S. Department of Energy...
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Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 Presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before...
A widespread technology outage is disrupting flights around the globe on a busy summer travel day
Developing story WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outagegrounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and...
Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a one-time critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of...
Shannen Doherty Dies at 52 After Battle with Cancer
LOS ANGELES (News First) — Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles on “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” has died at 52 after a long battle with cancer. Doherty announced in February 2020 that her cancer had returned and was at stage four. In October 2021, she...
BREAKING: Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers during his last...
Kentucky drug crackdown yields 200 arrests in Operation Summer Heat
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A sweeping investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings has produced more than 200 arrests and drug seizures valued at nearly $685,000, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. He also touted prevention...
Fort Campbell soldier found dead in home was stabbed nearly 70 times, autopsy shows
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home earlier this year died of nearly 70 stab wounds, according to an autopsy report. No arrests have been made in the death of 23-year-old Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, whose body was found in her...
Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to...
Tesla sales fall for second straight quarter despite price cuts, but decline not as bad as expected
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla's global sales fell for the second straight quarter despite price cuts and low-interest financing offers, another sign of weakening demand for the company's products and electric vehicles overall. The Austin, Texas,...
Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 Presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before...
A widespread technology outage is disrupting flights around the globe on a busy summer travel day
Developing story WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outagegrounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and...
Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a one-time critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of...
Shannen Doherty Dies at 52 After Battle with Cancer
LOS ANGELES (News First) — Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles on “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” has died at 52 after a long battle with cancer. Doherty announced in February 2020 that her cancer had returned and was at stage four. In October 2021, she...
BREAKING: Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers during his last...
Kentucky drug crackdown yields 200 arrests in Operation Summer Heat
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A sweeping investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings has produced more than 200 arrests and drug seizures valued at nearly $685,000, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. He also touted prevention...
Fort Campbell soldier found dead in home was stabbed nearly 70 times, autopsy shows
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home earlier this year died of nearly 70 stab wounds, according to an autopsy report. No arrests have been made in the death of 23-year-old Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, whose body was found in her...
Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to...
Tesla sales fall for second straight quarter despite price cuts, but decline not as bad as expected
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla's global sales fell for the second straight quarter despite price cuts and low-interest financing offers, another sign of weakening demand for the company's products and electric vehicles overall. The Austin, Texas,...