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Called City Commission Meeting Highlights
Note: Commissioner David Guess was unable to attend this meeting. Development Agreement with National Hospitality, LLC At a called meeting of the Paducah Board of Commissioners, the Board approved a Municipal Order authorizing the Mayor to execute a development agreement with National...
Greenway Trail Reopens after Temporary Closure for Paducah Sports Park Construction
PADUCAH, KY (News First) -The Paducah Parks and Recreation Department has reopened the gravel section of the Greenway Trail after being closed for safety reasons since late August while contractors worked to prepare the areas adjacent to the trail for the Paducah Sports Park. Director of Paducah...
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Mayfield Man Arrested On Drug Charges
Mayfield, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Drug Trafficking Arrest A Mayfield man was arrested this afternoon at approximately 3:30PM after a foot chase in Mayfield for drug trafficking. Sheriff's detectives...
Graves County Man Arrested For Attempted Burglary
Graves County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Disturbance / Attempted Burglary / Criminal Mischief At 2:56PM Thursday, sheriff's deputies were notified that a Graves County School Bus, and other vehicles...
Christian County Man Arrested On Narcotics Charges
Christian County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- *CCSO Press Release-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-04/23/2024 Christian County Sheriff's Office Executes Search Warrant, Arrests Suspect in Narcotics Investigation...
Murray Police Arrest Porch Thieves
Murray, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On Monday, 4/22/24, around 1:45 PM, officers with the Murray Police Department responded to the northwest area of Murray in response to the theft of packages that had...
Two Western Kentucky Men Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking
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Marshall County Woman Pulls Gun Out At Dollar General Store
Graves County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Update concerning disturbance. 46-year-old Christina K Hammer of Marshall County was arrested at about 7:50pm at her residence in connection to the incident...
Caldwell County Teen Critically Injured in Traffic Accident Dies
CADIZ, Ky. (News First)— A 19-year-old Caldwell County resident critically injured in a traffic accident last week on Dawson Springs Road has succumbed to her injuries. Gracie Harper was involved in...
Fugitive Arrested After Multi-County Crime Spree
LYON CO. (News First) - On Saturday, April 20, 2024, around 3 p.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested fugitive Gregory S. Munsell (30) of Princeton at a Kuttawa business. Munsell escaped from the Caldwell...
Farmington 5th Graders Learn About Local Government on Field Trip
MAYFIELD (News Firsts) - Today, fifth-grade students from Lindsay Weaks and Jana McCord's classes participated in a field trip to the Graves County government offices, where they learned about local...
Paducah Police Investigate Shooting Incident on Trimble St
PADUCAH (News First) - Paducah police are investigating after officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the 2700 block of Trimble St. As officers were en route, they observed a black...
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Graves County Accident. Overturned Dump Truck on Parkway
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On March 5, 2024 at approximately 12:50 PM, the Graves County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Purchase Parkway near the Wingo exit for an overturned dump truck. Deputies arrived to discover Brent Howard, 52 of Greenfield,...
Benton, Kentucky Police Are Asking The Public For Help Concerning A Hit And Run Collision
BENTON, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Benton, Kentucky, Police responded to a hit and run collision that occurred on Main Street near the area of Benton Ford / Bad Bob's BBQ. The vehicle pictured caused the collision and fled the scene. Officers located the vehicle not long...
Paducah Police Announce Arrest For Third Degree Burglary
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Location: 800 block of Main Street, Paducah Suspect(s): Kash H. Perez, 24, of Main Street, arrested on charges of third-degree burglary, second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree possession of a controlled substance and two counts...
Nikki Haley will suspend her campaign and leave Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate.
By STEVE PEOPLES and MEG KINNARD AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision,...
UPDATE: Facebook Online
In a report for The Associated Press, correspondent Jackie Quinn reveals that Facebook has refrained from disclosing the cause behind the outages affecting Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook. However, the company has confirmed the elimination of certain possibilities."
Christian County Man Charged With
*CCSO Press Release-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-03/04/2024* On March 4th, at approximately 3:30 PM, Christian County Deputies assisted the Hopkinsville Police Department (HPD) in attempting to locate 37-year-old Bobby Boyd, who had seven outstanding warrants. Deputies...
McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated...
Miami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press -- MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach is trying to break up with spring break, but it's not yet clear whether spring break will take the hint. After three consecutive years of spring break violence, Miami Beach officials are...
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The flood watch has been cancelled for most of the area.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The flood watch has been cancelled. The frost level has dissipated. Water is now soaking into the ground. Thus, the flood threat has ended across most of the area. The Memphis, Tennessee NWS continues the watch for the Bootheel into...
A pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its pastor was charged with violating city ordinances when he opened up the sanctuary around the clock for homeless people...
Country singer Chris Young arrested at Nashville bar, charged with assault, disorderly conduct
By Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Chris Young was arrested at a Nashville bar after an alleged altercation with Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who were doing compliance checks, according to court documents. Young, who was described as...
Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is out of money for Ukraine, unable to send the ammunition and missiles that the government in Kyiv needs to fend off Russia's invasion. With the aid caught up in domestic politics,...
A flood watch has been issued for portions of the area.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The flood watch has been cancelled for all of the area except the Bootheel and northwest Tennessee. January 23, 2024 Want to receive an app notification when I post a new Facebook thread, update the weather blog, post rapid-fire...
Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say
By KATHLEEN FOODY and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said. Police in Joliet, Illinois,...
Families sue Kentucky gun shop that sold AR-15 used in 2023 bank shooting that killed 5
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky gun shop that sold an assault weapon to a man who used it to kill five co-workers and wrote in his journal the gun was “so easy” to buy is facing a lawsuit filed Monday from survivors and families of...
Flash floods inundate homes and overturn cars in San Diego as heavy rains sweep through much of US
By DENIS POROY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Flash floods inundated homes and overturned cars in San Diego on Monday as torrential rain swept through a large swath of the U.S., toppling trees and overflowing streets across California. Early...
Wet weather into the weekend.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Want to receive an app notification when I post a new Facebook thread, update the weather blog, post rapid-fire tornado alerts, severe weather alerts, ice storm alerts, winter storm alerts, the daily forecast, and more? Subscribe to...
The flood watch has been cancelled for most of the area.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The flood watch has been cancelled. The frost level has dissipated. Water is now soaking into the ground. Thus, the flood threat has ended across most of the area. The Memphis, Tennessee NWS continues the watch for the Bootheel into...
A pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its pastor was charged with violating city ordinances when he opened up the sanctuary around the clock for homeless people...
Country singer Chris Young arrested at Nashville bar, charged with assault, disorderly conduct
By Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Chris Young was arrested at a Nashville bar after an alleged altercation with Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who were doing compliance checks, according to court documents. Young, who was described as...
Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is out of money for Ukraine, unable to send the ammunition and missiles that the government in Kyiv needs to fend off Russia's invasion. With the aid caught up in domestic politics,...
A flood watch has been issued for portions of the area.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The flood watch has been cancelled for all of the area except the Bootheel and northwest Tennessee. January 23, 2024 Want to receive an app notification when I post a new Facebook thread, update the weather blog, post rapid-fire...
Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say
By KATHLEEN FOODY and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said. Police in Joliet, Illinois,...
Families sue Kentucky gun shop that sold AR-15 used in 2023 bank shooting that killed 5
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky gun shop that sold an assault weapon to a man who used it to kill five co-workers and wrote in his journal the gun was “so easy” to buy is facing a lawsuit filed Monday from survivors and families of...
Flash floods inundate homes and overturn cars in San Diego as heavy rains sweep through much of US
By DENIS POROY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Flash floods inundated homes and overturned cars in San Diego on Monday as torrential rain swept through a large swath of the U.S., toppling trees and overflowing streets across California. Early...
Wet weather into the weekend.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Want to receive an app notification when I post a new Facebook thread, update the weather blog, post rapid-fire tornado alerts, severe weather alerts, ice storm alerts, winter storm alerts, the daily forecast, and more? Subscribe to...