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First Meeting of Citizen’s Academy Class #7 Kicks Off with Honor Guard and History Lesson
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (News First) — The first meeting of Class #7 of the Citizen's Academy is in the books, and participants experienced an engaging and informative night. The evening began with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Honor Guard posting the colors, setting a formal tone for the event....
Florida tries to flip the script on Kentucky, which has won 3 straight in the SEC series
The Associated Press - Kentucky tries to extend its winning streak against Florida to four, which would match the Wildcats' longest (1948-51) in the series. The Wildcats dominated both lines of scrimmage in the last two meetings, including a 33-17 beatdown last year in Lexington in which Ray Davis...
WEST KENTUCKY NEWS
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...
Local Man with Extensive Criminal History Arrested for Multiple Charges on Irvin Cobb Drive
July 18, 2024 Suspect(s): Francisco Starks, 47, of College Avenue, arrested on charges of Theft of a Motor Vehicle Registration Plate, Receiving Stolen Property Under $10,000, Possession Of An...
Two Adults, Three Juveniles Arrested for Vehicle Theft Spree in Paducah
Date: July 18, 2024 Location: Various Locations in Paducah Suspect(s): Samuel L. Wring, 19, of Ohio Street, arrested on charges of Engaging In Organized Crime, Five Counts of Theft By Unlawful...
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...
Louis Carl Dobbs, Longtime Conservative Commentator and TV Host, Dies at 78
Louis Carl Dobbs (Sept. 24, 1945 – July 18, 2024) was an American conservative political commentator, author, and television host. He presented "Lou Dobbs Tonight" from 2003 to 2009 and from 2011 to...
Work Zone Restriction for Brush Cutting along I-24 Westbound near 20mm Starts Monday, July 22
Work to take about a week to complete PADUCAH, Ky. (July 18, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans a daytime work zone lane restriction along the westbound lanes of...
KY 126 (Cobb Rd) Blocked Due to Sinkhole in Northeastern Trigg County near Trigg-Caldwell County Line
Closure is until further notice PADUCAH, Ky. (July 17, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has closed a section of KY 126 in northeastern Trigg County due to a sinkhole in...
Work Zone Restrictions Planned along I-24 at 56mm Starting Today
Work zones for removal of construction median crossovers PADUCAH, Ky. (July 16, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is establishing work zone lane restrictions along...
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...
Extended Closure of U.S. 60 at 8mm in Crittenden County for Culvert Replacement Starting August 2
Project to take about three days to complete PADUCAH, Ky. (July 15, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans an extended closure of U.S. 60 West in Crittenden County...
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Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas hired John Calipari as men's basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship.The 65-year-old Calipari signed a five-year contract with an...
John Calipari departs Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program ‘needs to hear another voice’
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — There were too many people for John Calipari to thank by name, and too many moments to single out from one of the most fulfilling chapters of his career.He used this moment to say goodbye.Calipari stepped down...
Gov. Beshear Joins Community To Celebrate New Homes at Wayland High-Ground Site
11 families expected to move in this June WAYLAND, Ky. (April 9, 2024) – As part of ongoing efforts to rebuild from flooding in Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear today joined Appalachia Service Project (ASP) volunteers for a celebration of the progress being...
Commonwealth Celebrates Deaf History Month in April
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 9, 2024) — In recognition of April as Deaf History Month, Team Kentucky and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are honoring the contributions of people in the deaf and hard of hearing community and raising awareness...
Attorney General Coleman Marks 100 Days Protecting Kentucky Families and Fulfilling Promises
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 9, 2024) – Attorney General Russell Coleman marked 100 days since taking office as Kentucky's 52nd Attorney General. General Coleman promised the people of Kentucky that he would protect their families and uphold the rule of law. His first...
Sunday, April 7, 2024 Thunderstorms likely today. A few could be severe.
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Attorney General Coleman Stalls the Biden Administration’s Radical Green Agenda for a Second Time This Week
Biden Administration Drops Enforcement of Climate Mandate on Businesses FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2024) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a second major victory this week against the Biden Administration's radical green agenda. Kentucky joined a...
Gov. Beshear Orders Flags to Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Pulaski County EMT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2024) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday, April 6, in honor of a Somerset-Pulaski County EMT who died in the line of duty. Chastian Tyler McWhorter, age...
Monitoring Sunday’s Severe Weather Chances
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Sex abuse survivors dispute Southern Baptist leadership and say federal investigation is ongoing
By PETER SMITH Associated Press - The status of a federal investigation into a leading Southern Baptist agency’s handling of sexual abuse is unclear. But this much is clear — survivors of abuse and their advocates remain deeply skeptical of leaders' intentions to...
Much of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as US winter was warmest on record
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter. In parka strongholds Burlington, Vermont, and Portland, Maine, the thermometer never plunged...
Texas official says helicopter carrying National Guard members and Border Patrol agent crashes, killing 3 on board
AP NEWS - This is a developing story. LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — Texas official says helicopter carrying National Guard members and Border Patrol agent crashes, killing 3 on board.
More schools making digital maps of facilities to aid emergency responders
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press When emergencies happen, the sooner police, firefighters and paramedics can arrive, the more likely it is that lives can be saved. That's the maxim underlying a growing movement to make digital maps of schools across the U.S. Though...
Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive
By JOSH BOAK, SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his...
AMBER ALERT
KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE (NewsFirst) -- AMBER ALERT: Based on additional information developed during the search for 7-year-old Iris Crum, growing concern about her well-being, and a charge of Felony Child Abduction placed today by authorities in California, we are...
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 they had to cut this season's planned seven-week survey short after just...
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 in the nation. Dr. Eugene Livar was appointed to the role under Gov....
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 they had to cut this season's planned seven-week survey short after just...
Sex abuse survivors dispute Southern Baptist leadership and say federal investigation is ongoing
By PETER SMITH Associated Press - The status of a federal investigation into a leading Southern Baptist agency’s handling of sexual abuse is unclear. But this much is clear — survivors of abuse and their advocates remain deeply skeptical of leaders' intentions to...
Much of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as US winter was warmest on record
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter. In parka strongholds Burlington, Vermont, and Portland, Maine, the thermometer never plunged...
Texas official says helicopter carrying National Guard members and Border Patrol agent crashes, killing 3 on board
AP NEWS - This is a developing story. LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — Texas official says helicopter carrying National Guard members and Border Patrol agent crashes, killing 3 on board.
More schools making digital maps of facilities to aid emergency responders
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press When emergencies happen, the sooner police, firefighters and paramedics can arrive, the more likely it is that lives can be saved. That's the maxim underlying a growing movement to make digital maps of schools across the U.S. Though...
Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive
By JOSH BOAK, SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his...
AMBER ALERT
KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE (NewsFirst) -- AMBER ALERT: Based on additional information developed during the search for 7-year-old Iris Crum, growing concern about her well-being, and a charge of Felony Child Abduction placed today by authorities in California, we are...
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 they had to cut this season's planned seven-week survey short after just...
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 in the nation. Dr. Eugene Livar was appointed to the role under Gov....
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 they had to cut this season's planned seven-week survey short after just...