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Barricaded Subject Situation Blocks Streets in Farmington
FARMINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 1, 2024) — Authorities are responding to a barricaded subject on Farmington Street in Farmington. There is no danger to the public at this time, but several streets in the area are blocked due to the ongoing situation. Graves County Schools have been notified as a precaution....
Paving Planned on Three Roadways in Trigg County
KYTC to pave sections of KY 128, KY 274 and KY 1263 PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 26, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to begin installing signage today for the first phase of a three-phase paving projects that will take place in Trigg County beginning next week....
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AG Coleman: Biden Administration’s New Foster Care Rule Penalizes Religious Providers and Families
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 2, 2024) – Attorney General Russell Coleman released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule that would...
ALERT: Traffic Backup on I-24 Due to Milling/Paving at 29 to 33mm in Livingston County
Local commuters advised to self-detour via U.S. 62 PADUCAH, Ky. (May 2, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises local commuters to use an alternative route to avoid...
Work Zone Lane Restriction on U.S. 45/Kentucky Ave in Downtown Paducah
Restriction between 9th Street and 7th Street until further notice PADUCAH, Ky. (May 2, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has established a work zone lane restriction...
Kentucky man on death row for killing 3 children and raping their mother has died
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A western Kentucky man on death row for killing three children, raping their mother and setting their home ablaze has died, officials said Tuesday.Kevin Wayne Dunlap, 51, died...
How to watch and what to expect in the 150th Kentucky Derby
By The Associated Press undefinedThe Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old on Saturday. That's when 20 horses will stampede 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs in pursuit of the roses. The morning-line...
Deputies Respond to Single Vehicle Collision on Old Said Road
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — Deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle collision with possible injuries Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, at approximately 1605 hours, at the 1900 block of Old Said Road....
Early Morning Ramp Closures at I-24/KY 453 Grand Rivers Exit 31 on Saturday, May 4
Ramps to close for paving from 3 a.m., to Noon, Saturday PADUCAH, Ky. (May 1, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to Close ramps at the I-24/KY...
DJ Stewart hits a 3-run homer to lead the Mets past the Cubs 4-2
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — DJ Stewart hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning Tuesday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.Stewart...
Paducah Couple Arrested on Charges of Child Abuse
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) — A Paducah woman and her boyfriend are behind bars, facing charges of first-degree criminal abuse of a child aged 12 or younger, after her toddler was hospitalized with...
Daytime Closure on KY 139/Jefferson Street in Downtown Cadiz Today and Wednesday
ATMOS Energy to replace gas line PADUCAH, Ky. (April 30, 2024) – ATMOS Energy plans a daytime closure along KY 139/Jefferson Street in Downtown Cadiz today and Wednesday, April 30 and May...
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McCracken County Storage Units Burglarized. Leads to Arrest.
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On 01/08/2024 the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office responded to 3542 Lovelaceville Road, Paducah KY for a report of a storage unit that had been burglarized. Responding deputies contacted the victim who had received a call...
Christian County Crime-Watch
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Our colleagues at the Central City Police Department are looking for this individual. From Central City: "On 03/06/2024 the Central City Police Department investigated a suspicious vehicle/subject. Dacian Mihai (pictured...
Democrats walk out of Kentucky hearing on legislation dealing with support for nonviable pregnancies
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers walked out of a Kentucky committee hearing Thursday when the GOP-led panel took up a bill to expand access to prebirth and newborn services for pregnant women carrying nonviable fetuses...
Union reaches tentative contract at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio
AP NEWS -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bargainers for a union representing workers at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia and two other states reached a tentative agreement with the grocery chain on a contract Thursday. The announcement came a week after members of the...
US Army soldier indicted and accused of selling sensitive military information
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Army soldier has been arrested on accusations of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, Justice Department officials said Thursday. Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who is also an...
Biden is hoping to use his State of the Union address to show a wary electorate he’s up to the job
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address Thursday to promote his vision for a second term to a dispirited electorate who questions whether he's up to the job and to...
Benton, Kentucky Report Arrests
BENTON, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- **Arrests** - 1/11/24 - Benjamin E. Hollis, 61, of Hardin, was arrested on a traffic stop for a failure to appear warrant (Calloway County). Subsequently, he was also charged with operating on a suspended or revoked license, no...
Murray, Kentucky Drug Raid
MURRAY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Numerous reports of drug trafficking and illegal use of narcotics had been reported at the residence on N. 10th St in Murray. On March 5, 2024, a search warrant was executed by Calloway County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by Marshall...
Henderson Police Report Arrest For Assault 2nd Degree
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Southern Indiana man gets 55 years in woman’s decapitation slaying
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to killing a woman whose decapitated, mutilated body was found inside her burning apartment was sentenced Friday to the maximum 55 years in prison. Brian Montez Williams of Clarksville,...
Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
By JACQUELINE MUNIS and ELLA McCARTHY undefined Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught. Schools have invested millions of dollars in the surveillance...
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
By MEG KINNARD. JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party's "presumptive 2024 nominee" before he formally clinches the requisite number...
Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who was paid $1,000 to kill an Alabama woman more than 30 years ago was put to death with pure nitrogen gas, a first-of-its-kind execution that again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate...
US economy grew at a surprisingly strong 3.3% pace last quarter, pointing to continued resilience
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend freely despite high interest rates and price levels that have...
Bounty hunter sentenced to 10 years in prison for abducting Missouri woman
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A bounty hunter from Louisiana was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for kidnapping a suburban St. Louis woman, an abduction he claimed was part of his job. A federal jury in St. Louis in September convicted...
A Texas school’s punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his...
Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children's Hospital of...
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Southern Indiana man gets 55 years in woman’s decapitation slaying
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to killing a woman whose decapitated, mutilated body was found inside her burning apartment was sentenced Friday to the maximum 55 years in prison. Brian Montez Williams of Clarksville,...
Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
By JACQUELINE MUNIS and ELLA McCARTHY undefined Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught. Schools have invested millions of dollars in the surveillance...
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
By MEG KINNARD. JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party's "presumptive 2024 nominee" before he formally clinches the requisite number...
Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who was paid $1,000 to kill an Alabama woman more than 30 years ago was put to death with pure nitrogen gas, a first-of-its-kind execution that again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate...
US economy grew at a surprisingly strong 3.3% pace last quarter, pointing to continued resilience
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend freely despite high interest rates and price levels that have...
Bounty hunter sentenced to 10 years in prison for abducting Missouri woman
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A bounty hunter from Louisiana was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for kidnapping a suburban St. Louis woman, an abduction he claimed was part of his job. A federal jury in St. Louis in September convicted...
A Texas school’s punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his...
Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children's Hospital of...
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