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Rick Pitino makes surprise visit to Kentucky, says ‘I’m so happy to be back’ to support Mark Pope
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rick Pitino was wildly cheered in a surprise return to Rupp Arena, with the Hall of Fame coach saying "I am so happy to be back" in a show of support for first-year Kentucky coach and former captain Mark Pope on Friday night at the Big Blue Madness public practice.Pitino, who...
Kentucky State Police Arrest Two Graves County Individuals for Manslaughter and Child Abuse
MELBER, Ky. (Oct. 11, 2024) – Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 1 troopers have arrested two Graves County residents for manslaughter after an investigation into the death of a young child. On June 17th, 2024 troopers responded to a residence on KY-849 in Graves County for the report of a...
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Fireworks That Launch in the Air Prohibited in Paducah
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — With the Fourth of July holiday rapidly approaching, residents are reminded that fireworks that launch into the air are prohibited within city limits. If caught,...
Nolan Gorman hits grand slam to help the Cardinals beat the Pirates 7-4
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit his second career grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Tuesday night. Matt Carpenter dropped a...
Utility Line Brush Cutting along U.S. 60 in Ballard County on Wednesday, July 3
Work zone active from 7 a.m., to 1 p.m., Wednesday PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) – Jackson Purchase Energy plans a work zone lane restriction along U.S. 60 in Ballard County on Wednesday, July 3, 2024....
Lyon County and KY Sheriff’s Boys & Girls Ranch Grateful for Kuttawa Cannonball Run Donations
LYON Co. - (News First ) - Once again, Lyon County and the Kentucky Sheriff’s Boys & Girls Ranch are very appreciative of the Kuttawa Cannonball Run’s generosity to our community. We received...
Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie announces the death of his wife, Rhonda Massie
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Rhonda Massie, the wife of U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, has died, the Kentucky congressman announced Friday in a moving social media tribute to...
Methamphetamine Trafficking Arrest
MAYFIELD, Ky. (News First) — On June 28, 2024, at approximately 1:10 a.m., Deputy Peyton Jackson and Deputy Austin Ramage conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on US 45 North between Mayfield and...
City Commission Meeting Highlights
June 25, 2024 Real Estate Parcel Fee for the Funding of 911 Services, Maintenance, and Equipment The Paducah Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance creating a real estate parcel fee for the...
McCracken County Fair Marred by Juvenile Fights
PADUCAH, Ky (News First) - On June 25, 2024, multiple physical fights involving juveniles erupted at the McCracken County Fair. A deputy from the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office intervened to...
Jr. Citizens’ Police Academy Swears in Jr. Officers on Day 2
PADUCAH,, Ky. News First) — Day 2 of the Jr. Citizens' Police Academy concluded with participants being sworn in as Jr. Officers and assigned radio numbers. The young officers worked on radio...
Driver Arrested for Drug Possession Following Traffic Stop
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (News First) — At approximately 11:50 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 641N at Charlie Miller Road. The driver, Chelsey Conner, 34, of Dexter, was found to be in...
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KYTC District 1 Roadshow: Traffic ImpactReport for Week of March 31-April 6
PADUCAH, KY (March 29, 2024) -- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet anticipates ongoing work zone construction and long-term maintenance activities at the following locations will impact traffic during the week of March 31-April 6. More detailed information on these...
Transfer portal, NIL challenge teams to fill and maintain rosters, even as March Madness continues
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Morehead State coach Preston Spradlin wasn't surprised when several players from his 2021 March Madness team eventually took their talents elsewhere, with a couple landing at Power Five programs.The Eagles'...
Pat Kelsey is introduced as Louisville’s basketball coach, calling it ‘the ultimate job’
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville athletic director Josh Heird set a goal of hiring a coach who wanted the job so badly he would crawl to the campus to accept it.Pat Kelsey didn't do that, but he demonstrated plenty of energy and...
World champion Rangers overcome disputed tip and beat Cubs 4-3 on Heim’s 10th-inning single
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim ended the season opener for the World Series champion Texas Rangers with a 10th-inning RBI single, after not finishing a play on a disputed foul tip that had given the Chicago Cubs the lead.Heim...
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Posts Recent Arrests
Marshall County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On 3/22/2024, Richard Spurlock age 35 of Beaver Creek OH, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, speeding and other traffic offenses. Deputy arrested Spurlock when the vehicle he...
Kentucky House passes bill to have more teens tried in adult courts for gun offenses
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill intended to prosecute more Kentucky teenagers on gun-related felony charges in adult courts where they could face harsher penalties moved closer Tuesday to clearing the legislature.The...
Attorney General Coleman, Commissioner Shell Stand Up for Kentucky’s Family-Owned Meat and Poultry Processors
FRANKFORT, Ky. (News First) – Attorney General Russell Coleman and Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell are opposing a new Biden Administration proposal that targets Kentucky's meat and poultry processing industry. In a pair of letters, the Kentucky statewide...
Kentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirmed on social media that John Calipari will return as men's basketball coach despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats' third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament.Barnhart...
Closure Planned on KY 128/Wallonia Rd in Trigg County on Wednesday, March 27
Closure at 1mm for cross drain replacement PADUCAH, Ky. (March 20, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close a section of KY 128/Wallonia Road in eastern Trigg County on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. KY 128/Wallonia Road will be closed at...
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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 employees to dig down several feet and then tunnel through to the front door...
Unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to election ballot
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day...
Chicago ‘mansion’ tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such citywide ballot measures are...
Texas firefighters battle flames stoked by strong winds as warnings are issued across the region
VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Strong winds spread flames on Sunday and prompted at least one evacuation while airplanes dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle as firefighters worked to stop the largest wildfire in state...
The Supreme Court could decide Monday whether Trump can be barred from the 2024 ballot
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump could learn Monday whether the Supreme Court will let him appear on this year’s ballot as the leading Republican presidential candidate tries to close in on his...
More mountain snow expected even as powerful blizzard moves out of Northern California
By BROOKE HESS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern...
A look back at the winter weather statistics. It was a mild one!
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson First, let's take a look at February. Boy oh boy. Was it ever warm. These are incredible numbers. If departures are two or three degrees above average, then we consider that a lot. February blew it out of the water. These are some...
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity
The Associated Press Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said...
On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage
By SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press. BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a...
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 employees to dig down several feet and then tunnel through to the front door...
Unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to election ballot
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day...
Chicago ‘mansion’ tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such citywide ballot measures are...
Texas firefighters battle flames stoked by strong winds as warnings are issued across the region
VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Strong winds spread flames on Sunday and prompted at least one evacuation while airplanes dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle as firefighters worked to stop the largest wildfire in state...
The Supreme Court could decide Monday whether Trump can be barred from the 2024 ballot
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump could learn Monday whether the Supreme Court will let him appear on this year’s ballot as the leading Republican presidential candidate tries to close in on his...
More mountain snow expected even as powerful blizzard moves out of Northern California
By BROOKE HESS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern...
A look back at the winter weather statistics. It was a mild one!
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson First, let's take a look at February. Boy oh boy. Was it ever warm. These are incredible numbers. If departures are two or three degrees above average, then we consider that a lot. February blew it out of the water. These are some...
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity
The Associated Press Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said...
On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage
By SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press. BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a...