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Paducah Man Arrested After Standoff
A four hour long standoff on Thursday September 26, 2024 resulted in the peaceful arrest of 42 year old Phillip Stout. Stout, from Paducah, KY, was arrested pursuant to a probation violation warrant, two contempt of court warrants, and a bail jumping warrant, with the underlying charges being...
Letter to the Community from Sheriff Ryan Norman
At approximately 7:00 AM, Friday, September 27, 2024, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office began receiving complaints of thieves roaming through neighborhoods on the western edge of Paducah. Deputies and detectives immediately responded to the area to begin investigating. During the...
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Woodford Reserve tried to undermine unionization effort at its Kentucky distillery, judge rules
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Woodford Reserve undermined unionization efforts at its Kentucky distillery by awarding pay raises, relaxing its vacation policy and handing out bottles of...
Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas hired John Calipari as men's basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA...
Work Zone for Repair of Large Pothole On KY 58 near U.S. 641-Spur West of Benton starts April 15
PADUCAH, Ky. (April 10, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans a daytime work zone lane restriction for the repair of a large pothole along KY 58/Mayfield Highway at...
A Mayfield man was arrested Sunday night for drug-related charges.
PADUCAH, KY - Deputies conducted a traffic stop on April 7, 2024, at a gas station on Lone Oak Road. During the stop, deputies noticed drug paraphernalia in plain view. A subsequent search of the...
Morel’s 1st career grand slam carries the Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Padres
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Christopher Morel hit his first career grand slam and Yan Gomes also connected for the Chicago Cubs, who beat Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres...
Gov. Beshear Joins Community To Celebrate New Homes at Wayland High-Ground Site
11 families expected to move in this June WAYLAND, Ky. (April 9, 2024) – As part of ongoing efforts to rebuild from flooding in Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear today joined Appalachia...
Closure of U.S. 45 Ohio River “Brookport”
Bridge Planned for Friday, April 12 9 a.m., to 2 p.m., closure for inspection and maintenance PADUCAH, Ky. (April 9, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to close the...
Commonwealth Celebrates Deaf History Month in April
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 9, 2024) — In recognition of April as Deaf History Month, Team Kentucky and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are honoring the contributions of...
Graves County Methamphetamine Arrest
Graves County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Methamphetamine Arrest On Saturday, April, 6, 2024 at approximately 8:27 AM, Deputy Larry Jones conducted a traffic stop on KY 58 East stemming from a traffic...
Tatis’ 2-run homer caps comeback as the Padres stun the Cubs 9-8
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth, two innings after the Padres scored seven runs, and San Diego...
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SEC suspends Alabama’s Mohamed Wague for elbow thrown at Florida’s Alex Condon
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama forward Mohamed Wague was suspended for one game by the Southeastern Conference on Thursday for elbowing Florida's Alex Condon in the back of the head.Wague, who averages 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game for the 13th-ranked Crimson...
Murray High Seniors Named Candidates for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Sarah Cauley, Sage Mize Harper, and Anthony Pfannerstill, seniors at Murray High School, have been selected as candidates in the 2024 United States Presidential Scholars Program by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and the United...
Christian County Crimestoppers Asking The Public For Help
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY(NewsFirst) -- We know the pictures are not the best, but these two subjects are needing to be identified in reference to a burglary that occurred in January on Clay St. You may be eligible for a cash reward if you have any information,...
Transportation Cabinet Asks Public to Properly Secure Loads on State Highways
Under state law, trash or debris must be covered PADUCAH, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) reminds motorists hauling trash or debris to properly secure their loads while traveling along state highways. Highway crews have...
Concord Fire Department Dispatched To Car Accident
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Today at 12:51 PM CFD was dispatched to a 2 vehicle accident with injuries and entrapment at the intersection of Maxon Rd and Highway 60. CFD extricated the patient within 5 minutes, 2 patients were transported to local...
Paducah Police Accepting Applications for Records Manager
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Records Manager to join our team. As a Records Manager, you will be responsible for the management, maintenance, collection, and dissemination of documents, records, and items of an evidentiary nature. You will be the...
Tyrell Ward’s last-second shot lifts LSU over No. 17 Kentucky 75-74
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While LSU's Tyrell Ward was mobbed on the court by jubilant fans, including women's basketball star Angel Reese, Kentucky coach John Calipari and the Wildcats could only watch the celebration while awaiting a...
** 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...
Benton, Kentucky Police Report Arrests
BENTON, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- *Arrests* 12/11/23 - Victoria V. Victor, 40, of Colorado Springs, CO, was arrested for Public Intoxication-Controlled Substance (excludes alcohol) 12/12/23 - Matthew Belyew, 38, of Calvert City, was arrested for Operating a Motor...
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Prince William visits his wife, Kate, in hospital after her abdominal surgery
By Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William visited his wife Kate Thursday in a London hospital, where she is recovering after abdominal surgery. British media reported that the 42-year-old Princess of Wales was “doing well” after the operation, details of which...
South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills
By JAMES POLLARD and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican-led South Carolina House overwhelmingly approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of...
States expand low-interest loan programs for farms, businesses and new housing
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the first business day of the new year, Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek began accepting applications for about $120 million of state-subsidized, low-interest loans to small businesses, farmers and...
Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it's throwing support behind an amendment that would enshrine access to the procedure in the state constitution while allowing restrictions in...
Shooting inside popular mall in Kansas City, Missouri, injures 6
By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gunfire broke out inside a popular shopping mall on the edge of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, wounding six people, authorities said. The shooting around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at Crown Center left shattered glass inside the...
The race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination pivots to New Hampshire. Follow live updates
By The Associated Press A day after Donald Trump won Iowa's caucuses, the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination has turned to New Hampshire.Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are holding events in the...
Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and hurting a baby, authorities say
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A power line fell on a car in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest.Rick Graves,...
Freezing rain will spread into the region Thursday morning and afternoon. Bitterly cold air to follow.
Posted by meteorologist Beau Dodson Our deadliest winter storm events are light freezing drizzle and freezing rain events. What looks wet could be pure ice. Be careful. The NWS will have a Facebook live at 7 PM tonight (Wednesday night)Link https://wtalk.co/RE6EAM6X...
Freezing rain, sleet, and snow likely Thursday into Friday morning. Light accumulation, but it could cause hazardous driving conditions.
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! Apple users: Beau Dodson...
Prince William visits his wife, Kate, in hospital after her abdominal surgery
By Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William visited his wife Kate Thursday in a London hospital, where she is recovering after abdominal surgery. British media reported that the 42-year-old Princess of Wales was “doing well” after the operation, details of which...
South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills
By JAMES POLLARD and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican-led South Carolina House overwhelmingly approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of...
States expand low-interest loan programs for farms, businesses and new housing
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the first business day of the new year, Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek began accepting applications for about $120 million of state-subsidized, low-interest loans to small businesses, farmers and...
Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it's throwing support behind an amendment that would enshrine access to the procedure in the state constitution while allowing restrictions in...
Shooting inside popular mall in Kansas City, Missouri, injures 6
By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gunfire broke out inside a popular shopping mall on the edge of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, wounding six people, authorities said. The shooting around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at Crown Center left shattered glass inside the...
The race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination pivots to New Hampshire. Follow live updates
By The Associated Press A day after Donald Trump won Iowa's caucuses, the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination has turned to New Hampshire.Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are holding events in the...
Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and hurting a baby, authorities say
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A power line fell on a car in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest.Rick Graves,...
Freezing rain will spread into the region Thursday morning and afternoon. Bitterly cold air to follow.
Posted by meteorologist Beau Dodson Our deadliest winter storm events are light freezing drizzle and freezing rain events. What looks wet could be pure ice. Be careful. The NWS will have a Facebook live at 7 PM tonight (Wednesday night)Link https://wtalk.co/RE6EAM6X...
Freezing rain, sleet, and snow likely Thursday into Friday morning. Light accumulation, but it could cause hazardous driving conditions.
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! Apple users: Beau Dodson...