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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...
Temporary Closure of Minnich Avenue for Paving Project
Beginning Thursday, October 10, no through traffic will be permitted on Minnich Avenue in Paducah. The roadway is expected to reopen to traffic Friday afternoon, October 11. Traffic will need to exit Minnich Avenue either toward Friedman Lane or toward North 36thStreet. The contractor working for...
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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...
Paducah Police Prioritize School Safety with Active Shooter Training at Clark Elementary
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — With the new school year approaching, Paducah Police Department officers have spent the past week training to respond to active shooter threats at Clark Elementary...
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District 1 Roadshow: Traffic Impact Report for Nov, 17 – 23
State Highway Crews Install Emergency Detour Route on I-24 at Paducah to Mitigate Traffic Backups
Former MSHP trooper indicted for illegally searching women’s cell phones
St Francois County man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
Two more flood deaths confirmed
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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
OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) --
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Announces Arrests
MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On 3/12/2024, Olivia Howard age 29 of Mayfield KY, was arrested and charged with being a fugitive from justice. Howard had outstanding warrants from another state. On 3/15/2024, Monica Brown age 45 of Princeton KY, was arrested...
High-scoring Kentucky aims to prove during March Madness that it also defends, despite the stats
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky certainly has the offense to make its deepest NCAA Tournament run in five years.The third-seeded Wildcats (25-9) start March Madness ranked second nationally to Southeastern Conference brethren Alabama...
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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...
George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him
By Associated Press -- NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The...
Weather Update
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson A decent day on tap for the region. No weather concerns. Temperatures will slowly warm later this morning into the afternoon hours. Cool, but not as cold as yesterday. A strong warming trend tomorrow into the middle of the week! Our...
Heavy Snow Event Blankets Portions of the Region
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Information provided by the Paducah, Kentucky, NWS A quick-moving, dynamic clipper system brought bands of heavy snow to parts of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday, February 16,...
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...
George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him
By Associated Press -- NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The...
Weather Update
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson A decent day on tap for the region. No weather concerns. Temperatures will slowly warm later this morning into the afternoon hours. Cool, but not as cold as yesterday. A strong warming trend tomorrow into the middle of the week! Our...
Heavy Snow Event Blankets Portions of the Region
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Information provided by the Paducah, Kentucky, NWS A quick-moving, dynamic clipper system brought bands of heavy snow to parts of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday, February 16,...