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Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests in McCracken County
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2024) — A traffic stop in McCracken County led to the arrests of two individuals on drug-related charges late Monday night. At approximately 10:20 p.m., a McCracken County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a stop on a blue 2016 Cadillac ATS near John Puryear and Oaks Road....
News Release: Murray Police make meth arrest
MURRAY, Ky - At approximately 10:42 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, an officer with the Murray Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Lowes Drive. During the stop, evidence of criminal activity was uncovered. The driver, Tyler Williams, 21, of Murray, Kentucky, was arrested and charged with...
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Paducah Man Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges During Traffic Stop
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — On June 7 at approximately 6:02 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Malibu on Valley Street for a traffic violation. During the stop, a front seat...
Paducah Police Captain Graduates from FBI National Academy
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — Capt. Nathan Antonites of the Paducah Police Department was among several law enforcement professionals who graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 290 at...
Domestic Violence Suspect Apprehended After Multiple Pursuits in McCracken County
PADUCAH, Ky. — Deputies were dispatched to an unknown trouble call on Glenn Street at approximately 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. Dispatch advised that they could hear a male and female arguing. Upon...
Construction Ramping Up on $23 Million U.S. 60 Four Lane Project in Ballard County
Four new miles of highway expected to be complete in two years PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) – Gov. Andy Beshear today announced that contractors are ramping up construction on a $23 million U.S. 60...
I-24 Welcome Center Restrooms at KY-TN Line Now Open
Normal service has resumed MADISONVILLE, Ky. (News First) –After shutting down on Tuesday due to water issues, restrooms in the Christian County Welcome Center on I-24 Westbound at the...
UPDATE: I-24 Eastbound Restricted to One Lane At 62mm in Trigg County Due to Damaged Bridge
Estimated duration is extended 90 min. to 5 p.m., CDT PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) – Interstate 24 eastbound continues to be restricted to one lane near the 62 mile marker in Trigg County due to damage...
Milling & Paving along KY 2075/North 4th Street in Murray starts Friday, June 7
1.7 mile project expected to take about 4 days to complete PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans milling and paving along KY 2075/North 4th...
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest on Hwy 641N
MURRAY, Ky. — On June 5, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 641N near Coles Campground Rd. The driver, identified as Joseph D. Mohloer, 35, of Murray, was...
Two Arrested in Dexter on Firearms and Drug Charges
MURRAY, Ky. — On June 3, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., deputies executed a search warrant and found two subjects in possession of firearms and pills containing hydrocodone. A criminal history...
ALERT: Traffic Signal Out of Service on U.S. 60 at McCracken County High School Entrance
Intersection temporarily converted to ALL-WAY Stop PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) – A crash has taken down a traffic signal on U.S. 60/Hinkleville Road at the entrance to McCracken County High School in...
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Former MSHP trooper indicted for illegally searching women’s cell phones
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Two more flood deaths confirmed
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Widespread rain returns Sunday night into Monday night/Tuesday. Centered on Monday/Monday night.
Posted by Chief Meteorologist Beau Dodson A widespread rain event is likely to develop late Sunday night and continue into Monday night/Tuesday. There are still some timing differences in the guidance, but it appears peak rain chances should be Monday and Monday...
US farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press -- Six years ago, Illinois farmer John Ackerman didn't hire any contract workers at all. Now he typically hires about 22 every year through a local coordinator that helps farmers hire crews of agriculturally skilled, often Latino...
Kentucky Senate proposes conditions for providing funds for the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press -- FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Language put in the main budget bill by the Kentucky Senate would set conditions to unlock funding to oversee the state's medical cannabis program, which is scheduled to take effect at the start of 2025. The...
Wounded Kentucky deputy released from hospital; man dead at scene
AP NEWS - MONTICELLO, Ky. (AP) — A person was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting that wounded a sheriff's deputy, Kentucky State Police revealed Tuesday after the deputy was released from a hospital. The shooting happened Monday afternoon in the Alpha...
Man dies, woman injured after vehicle goes over cliff at adventure park
AP NEWS -- STANTON, Ky. (AP) — A man died and a woman was injured when they lost control of their vehicle at an off-road adventure park in eastern Kentucky and it fell off an 80-foot cliff, officials said. Crews responded to a report that a utility task vehicle...
Williamson County Car Multiple Vehicle Accident
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Multiple Vehicle Accident Williamson County, Illinois - On March 19, 2024, at 1653 hours, Williamson County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the scene of a three vehicle head on accident on Illinois Route 148 near the...
McCracken County Makes Drug Trafficking Arrest On Man Who Was Out Of Bond For Alleged Rape.
MCCRAKCEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Sheriff's Office arrested a Berea, KY man, who was out on bond for an alleged rape that occurred in Lexington, KY, on drug trafficking charges on Monday morning following a drug investigation in McCracken...
Additional Information On The Graves County Theft Arrests
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Update from previous posted theft investigation. Late Monday night around 9PM, two more additional items stolen in the Ricky Cook and Teri Bush investigation, two reported stolen tractors have been found and recovered by Sheriff...
Graves County Stolen Exotic Car Theft Investigation
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Stolen Exotic Car Theft Investigation The Graves County Sheriff's Office has been investigating the theft of multiple items and vehicles from a location within Graves County. Items including a motorhome, 1951 Ford Red Belly...
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Lefty Driesell, folksy, fiery coach who put Maryland on college basketball’s map, dies at 92
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died...
Winter Weather Advisory
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Want to receive more weather information? I provide a service through www.weathertalk.com Subscribe at www.weathertalk.com and then download the Beau Dodson Weather app from the app stores! Check out our live exclusive weather...
Caitlin Clark of Iowa breaks the NCAA women’s career scoring record with a signature ‘logo 3′
BY ERIC OLSONUpdated 11:29 PM CST, February 15, 2024 IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s...
Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year’s autoworkers strike
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Last fall's contentious United Auto Workers' strike changed Ford's relationship with the union to the point where it will "think carefully" about where it builds future vehicles, Ford's top executive said Thursday.CEO Jim...
A strong cold front will bring rain and snow/sleet to the region.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Good day, everyone. Monitor weather updates in case there are adjustments in Friday's rain and snow/sleet forecast. Another nice day on tap for the region with highs in the 50s! Some locations could hit the 60-degree mark. Got to...
Former pitcher Don Gullett, a World Series champion with the Reds and Yankees, dies at 73
By The Associated Press undefined Don Gullett, a standout major league pitcher who played for four consecutive World Series champions in the 1970s, died on Wednesday. He was 73.The Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Baseball Hall of Fame all paid tribute to Gullett...
Longtime NPR ‘Morning Edition’ host Bob Edwards dies at age 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" for just under 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happened while they slept, has died.Edwards, who died Saturday, was 76 years old. NPR had no further...
Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever in the US, averaging 123.4 million viewers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.4 million...
Senate passes a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but fate in the House is uncertain
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions...
Lefty Driesell, folksy, fiery coach who put Maryland on college basketball’s map, dies at 92
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died...
Winter Weather Advisory
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Want to receive more weather information? I provide a service through www.weathertalk.com Subscribe at www.weathertalk.com and then download the Beau Dodson Weather app from the app stores! Check out our live exclusive weather...
Caitlin Clark of Iowa breaks the NCAA women’s career scoring record with a signature ‘logo 3′
BY ERIC OLSONUpdated 11:29 PM CST, February 15, 2024 IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s...
Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year’s autoworkers strike
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Last fall's contentious United Auto Workers' strike changed Ford's relationship with the union to the point where it will "think carefully" about where it builds future vehicles, Ford's top executive said Thursday.CEO Jim...
A strong cold front will bring rain and snow/sleet to the region.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Good day, everyone. Monitor weather updates in case there are adjustments in Friday's rain and snow/sleet forecast. Another nice day on tap for the region with highs in the 50s! Some locations could hit the 60-degree mark. Got to...
Former pitcher Don Gullett, a World Series champion with the Reds and Yankees, dies at 73
By The Associated Press undefined Don Gullett, a standout major league pitcher who played for four consecutive World Series champions in the 1970s, died on Wednesday. He was 73.The Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Baseball Hall of Fame all paid tribute to Gullett...
Longtime NPR ‘Morning Edition’ host Bob Edwards dies at age 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" for just under 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happened while they slept, has died.Edwards, who died Saturday, was 76 years old. NPR had no further...
Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever in the US, averaging 123.4 million viewers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.4 million...
Senate passes a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but fate in the House is uncertain
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions...