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Deputies Block Off Road for Incident Involving Wanted Subject
DEVELOPING STORY PADUCAH, KY (News First) - Mayfield Metropolis Road has been blocked off between Bobo Road and Mitchell Lane as deputies respond to an ongoing incident at a residence involving a subject with active warrants. Authorities say there is no danger to the public at this time. Motorists...
Widespread rain is on the way.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The remnants of Hurricane Helene will move into our region tonight and continue into the weekend. Here is the latest track forecast. The D over our region means tropical depression. I am forecasting widespread rain to arrive tonight and continue into Saturday....
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Calvert City Police Seeking The Publics Assistance In Locating These Individuals.
Calvery City, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- The Calvert City Police Department needs help in identifying these individuals. They are believed to be associated with a theft on April 4. Please call Calvert...
The DEA Paducah Post of Duty, Hopkinsville Police Department Special Investigations Unit, and Army Criminal Investigation Division Make Drug Arrest
Hopkinsville, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- In February of 2024, members of the DEA Paducah Post of Duty, Hopkinsville Police Department Special Investigations Unit, and Army Criminal Investigation...
Daviess County Sheriff’s Office Is Seeking The Public’s Assistance
Daviess County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- The Daviess County Sheriffs Office is asking for the public's assistance in investigating a theft of the boat and other items in the photos/video below....
Drug Trafficking Arrest in Mayfield
Graves County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Drug Trafficking Arrest in Mayfield During numerous drug investigations recently, sheriff's detectives had been receiving information concerning a suspect who...
Muhlenberg County Sheriff’s Department Makes Arson Arrest
Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Department (NewsFirst) -- On Wednesday April 3rd, 2024, The Muhlenberg County Sheriff Office was requested by The Kentucky Fire Marshal's Office to conduct an...
Lyon County illegal Narcotics Trafficking Arrest
Lyon County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and the Western Kentucky Violent Crime Task Force announce the arrest of Christopher A. Odom (46) of Eddyville. These law...
EF1 Tornado Strikes McCracken County, Kentucky
McCracken County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- An EF1 tornado struck the Woodville area of McCracken County. The NWS confirmed this through a storm survey. Here is the storm survey information. Public...
Hopkinsville Police Department Report Theft Arrest
Hopkinsville, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On April 3, 2024, officers were conducting early morning business checks and discovered that a local business had damage to a window. Officers cleared the...
McCracken County Is Asking The Public For Information On Recent Thefts From Unlocked Vehicles
McCracken County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On February 13, 2024, McCracken County Sheriff’s Deputies and officers from the Paducah Police Department responded to the Stinespring Sub Division area of...
Benton, Kentucky Police Recent Arrests / Charges
Benton, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- ** Recent Arrests / Charges** - On 03/14/24, Jayson Cadieux, 49, of Benton, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of substance 1st...
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Paducah Police Department Shows Appreciation For Officer Dana Davie
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- In recognition for her dedication and service to the community, the Paducah Police Department would like to recognize Officer Dana Davie for her 20 years of uniformed service to the Paducah Police Department. Officer Davie began her...
McCracken County Investigation Leads To Drug Arrests
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Last week McCracken County Sheriff’s detectives and troopers with the Kentucky State Police arrested six people and cited another individual to court in connection with various drug investigations. On 02/13/2023 detectives...
Marshall County Man Arrested For Insurance Fraud
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY -- (NewsFirst) -- A Marshall County man has been arrested for Insurance Fraud and Falsely Reporting an Incident to the Graves County Sheriff's Office. On January 13, 2024, 33-year-old Travis A. Thorpe of Marshall County reported that his...
Fugitive Apprehended in western Kentucky.
Western Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On Friday morning, law enforcement in western Kentucky apprehended a fugitive wanted in connection to a murder case in Nashville. Authorities from Oak Grove Police located 37-year-old Nicole Tishma at a local motel. Upon engagement,...
Nashville, Tennessee, NWS To Host Severe Weather Preparedness Event.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (NewsFirst) -- The Nashville, Tennessee, National Weather Service will be hosting a severe weather preparedness event Saturday, February 24th. Location:Trevecca Nazarene UniversityBoone Business Center333 Murfreesboro RoadNashville, TN 37210 To...
West Hopkins School Celebrates Their Appreciation For Their Security Resource Officer
HOPKINS COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- This week West Hopkins School enjoyed celebrating their amazing SRO, Frank Cates. A spokesman from the school said that to know Mr. Frank is to truly love him. His heart for the students and staff is second to none. He greets...
Union City Man Arrested After Discovery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine. Fulton County, Kentucky.
FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced a significant methamphetamine seizure subsequent to a routine traffic stop. According to sheriff’s reports, Christopher L. Smith, a 48-year-old resident of Union City, was apprehended...
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...
KYTC District 1 Roadshow: Traffic Impact
Report for Week of Feb 18-24 PADUCAH, KY (Feb. 16, 2024) -- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet anticipates ongoing work zone construction and long-term maintenance activities at the following locations will impact traffic during the week of Feb 18-24. More detailed...
NATIONAL NEWS
Wave of transgender slayings in Mexico spurs anger and protests by LGBTQ+ community
MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups were investigating two additional such cases. The slayings marked a violent start to the year...
Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the...
Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group...
Ex-President Donald Trump set to face jury over sex abuse and defamation claims
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a big victory in the Iowa caucus, former President Donald Trump is expected in court Tuesday to face another legal challenge: a trial to determine how much more he owes the writer E. Jean Carroll for denying...
Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil
By SALAR SALIM and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed several civilians...
Zelenskyy takes center stage in Davos as he tries to rally support for Ukraine’s fight
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is headlining a frenzied first full day of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where top officials from the United States,...
Trump leads GOP rightward march and other takeaways from the Iowa caucuses
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's iron grip on the Republican Party has been clear since the day he announced he would make another run for the White House 14 months ago. It can be seen in the party's ideological...
A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, some public health experts say...
Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MATTHEW BROWN and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S. Monday, promising the coldest temperatures ever for Iowa’s presidential nominating...
Wave of transgender slayings in Mexico spurs anger and protests by LGBTQ+ community
MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups were investigating two additional such cases. The slayings marked a violent start to the year...
Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the...
Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group...
Ex-President Donald Trump set to face jury over sex abuse and defamation claims
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a big victory in the Iowa caucus, former President Donald Trump is expected in court Tuesday to face another legal challenge: a trial to determine how much more he owes the writer E. Jean Carroll for denying...
Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil
By SALAR SALIM and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed several civilians...
Zelenskyy takes center stage in Davos as he tries to rally support for Ukraine’s fight
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is headlining a frenzied first full day of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where top officials from the United States,...
Trump leads GOP rightward march and other takeaways from the Iowa caucuses
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's iron grip on the Republican Party has been clear since the day he announced he would make another run for the White House 14 months ago. It can be seen in the party's ideological...
A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, some public health experts say...
Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MATTHEW BROWN and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S. Monday, promising the coldest temperatures ever for Iowa’s presidential nominating...