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Attorney General Coleman Sues TikTok for Addictive Harm to Kentucky Youth
FLORENCE, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2024) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today the filing of a lawsuit against TikTok and its affiliated entities for the social media platform's exploitation of Kentucky's young people to turn a profit. General Coleman alleges this Chinese social media...
City Commission Meeting Highlights
Note: Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Wilson and Commissioner Raynarldo Henderson were unable to attend this meeting. Clarification of Information Regarding Refugee Resettlement Program. Mayor George Bray wanted to clarify information regarding a September 30 meeting in which the Healthy Paducah Coalition...
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‘SNL’ lampooned men in artistic swimming. Bill May could be the sport’s first male Olympian
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill May chuckles at the mere mention of the words "Saturday Night Live," knowing that the conversation is about to turn to the TV show's 1984...
Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz drive in 9th inning runs and Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz drove in runs in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday...
Murray Couple Arrested for Drug Trafficking
MURRAY, Ky. (News First) — The Calloway County and Marshall County Drug Task Force arrested a Murray couple on June 11, 2024, around 9 a.m. for numerous drug trafficking charges. Detectives launched...
Marshall County Deputies Honored for Heroic Rescues
BENTON, Ky. (News First) — The Woodmen of the World honored four deputies from the Marshall County Sheriff's Department last night for their courageous actions in rescuing a woman and her...
Five Arrested in Paducah Drug Trafficking Sweep
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) – Five individuals have been arrested on various drug trafficking charges following several investigations by the Paducah Police Department’s Drug Unit. Johnny Dewayne...
Key new features coming to Apple’s iOS 18 this fall
Cupertino, CA . (AP) - Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday's developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial...
Two-Vehicle Collision Injures One in Paducah
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — Deputies responded to a two-vehicle collision with injuries at the intersection of Hovekamp Road and Yarbro Lane on Saturday, June 8, at approximately 12:24 p.m. An...
Play in the Park Summer Fun Series Kicks Off with Superhero Day
BENTON, Ky. (News First) – The Play in the Park Summer Fun Series began with a bang on Monday as Superhero Day brought joy and excitement to children and families at Benton City Park. The event,...
No. 2 seed Kentucky edges Oregon State 3-2 to win first super regional title, earn first trip to CWS
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Nolan McCarthy doubled and scored the go-ahead run from second base on a wild pitch in the seventh inning and No. 2 seed Kentucky held on for a 3-2 victory over 15th-seeded...
Woman Arrested in Murray on Stolen Firearm Charge
MURRAY, Ky. (News First) — Deputies took Jill Ramsey, 50, into custody on June 7 at approximately 12:00 p.m. Ramsey was arrested on a warrant following the execution of a search warrant at her...
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Allergy season arrived early in US. Here’s how to keep pollen from ruining your spring
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Allergy season is here — and it's earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of...
Graves County Fugitive being sought
Graves County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Fugitive being sought During the evening hours of February 24, 2024 a vehicle pursuit that began in Graves County through Carlisle County and into Ballard County ended when the driver fled from the vehicle on foot and into a...
McCracken County Structure Fire
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Today at 1:45 PM Lone Oak Fire Department and Concord Fire Department were dispatched to a confirmed working Structure Fire in the 200 block of N Friendship Road. Lone oak FD and CFD arrived on scene within 3 minutes from the...
‘Art and science:’ How bracketologists are using artificial intelligence this March Madness
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America It is time to fill out those NCAA Tournament brackets with the arrival of March Madness. Duke statistics Professor Ezra Miller says an informed fan has perhaps a 1 in 2 billion chance at picking a perfect ballot....
SEC sticking to 8-game league football schedule through at least 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is sticking to an eight-game league schedule for at least two more seasons.The league announced on Wednesday that teams will play eight SEC opponents in 2025 with one mandated game against a team from the ACC, Big...
Angela Chao, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was drunk when she drove into a Texas pond and drowned, police say
AP NEWS -- JOHNSON CITY, Texas (AP) — Angela Chao, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was drunk when she drove into a Texas pond and drowned, police say.
A Kentucky judge dismisses lawsuit but protects historic mural that has sparked protests
AP NEWS -- LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by award-winning writer Wendell Berry and his wife to stop the University of Kentucky from removing a mural that has been the object of protests for its depictions of Black people and...
Kentucky parents charged with attempting to sell newborn twin girls
AP NEWS -- MCKEE, Ky. (AP) — An eastern Kentucky couple has been accused of trying to sell their newborn twin girls. The couple offered to sell the babies, who were born Feb. 28, to a relative for $5,000, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department said in arrest...
Fatal Collision In Owensboro, Kentucky
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Trump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing ‘strong probability’ it won’t stand
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation verdict against the former president, saying there was a “strong probability” that it would be reduced on appeal,...
Federal judge affirms MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press -- ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China...
** Breaking ** Nationwide cellular outages are being reported.
USA (NewsFirst) -- A cellular outage in the United States was reported by AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and other network users on Thursday. This outage has affected the ability for some users to dial 911. If you attempt to call 911 and can’t get through, immediately...
Probe of illegal drugs delivered by drone at West Virginia prison nets 11 arrests
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Eleven suspects have been arrested in an investigation into illegal drugs allegedly delivered by drones into a federal prison in southern West Virginia. Another man under investigation who fled officers was later found dead, authorities...
The Brutal Killing of 16 year old Nonbinary Student in an Oklahoma High School Shines Light On How Hateful Rhetoric Kills.
Owasso, Oklahoma (NewsFirst) -- Nex Benedict, aged 16, identified as nonbinary and used they/them pronouns. They lived in Oklahoma and attended Owasso High School. Tragically, Nex suffered a severe beating in a school bathroom on February 7th and 8th, leading to their...
Minnesota community mourns 2 officers, 1 firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis community was in mourning on Monday after authorities said two police officers and a firefighter were killed by a heavily armed man who shot at them from inside a home that...
Points records fall at the All-Star Game, with the East beating the West 211-186
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA wanted more competition. It got more points instead — more than ever before.And once again, the All-Star Game was all offense.All-Star MVP Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks scored 39 points and the...
Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands
By MIKE CORDER and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international...
UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire, US vows to use its veto
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which the United States announced it will veto. Algeria, the Arab...
Trump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing ‘strong probability’ it won’t stand
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation verdict against the former president, saying there was a “strong probability” that it would be reduced on appeal,...
Federal judge affirms MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press -- ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China...
** Breaking ** Nationwide cellular outages are being reported.
USA (NewsFirst) -- A cellular outage in the United States was reported by AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and other network users on Thursday. This outage has affected the ability for some users to dial 911. If you attempt to call 911 and can’t get through, immediately...
Probe of illegal drugs delivered by drone at West Virginia prison nets 11 arrests
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Eleven suspects have been arrested in an investigation into illegal drugs allegedly delivered by drones into a federal prison in southern West Virginia. Another man under investigation who fled officers was later found dead, authorities...
The Brutal Killing of 16 year old Nonbinary Student in an Oklahoma High School Shines Light On How Hateful Rhetoric Kills.
Owasso, Oklahoma (NewsFirst) -- Nex Benedict, aged 16, identified as nonbinary and used they/them pronouns. They lived in Oklahoma and attended Owasso High School. Tragically, Nex suffered a severe beating in a school bathroom on February 7th and 8th, leading to their...
Minnesota community mourns 2 officers, 1 firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis community was in mourning on Monday after authorities said two police officers and a firefighter were killed by a heavily armed man who shot at them from inside a home that...
Points records fall at the All-Star Game, with the East beating the West 211-186
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA wanted more competition. It got more points instead — more than ever before.And once again, the All-Star Game was all offense.All-Star MVP Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks scored 39 points and the...
Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands
By MIKE CORDER and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international...
UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire, US vows to use its veto
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which the United States announced it will veto. Algeria, the Arab...