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Two-Vehicle Collision on I-24 Blocks Eastbound Lane for Two Hours in McCracken County
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2024) — A two-vehicle collision occurred on Interstate 24 at approximately 2:35 p.m. Sunday, causing a two-hour closure of the eastbound left lane near mile marker 14. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Stacey...
Tracking a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Welcome to autumn! I am monitoring the Gulf of Mexico for the development of a tropical system. The chances of a tropical storm forming are high. The National Hurricane Center has a 70% chance for development over the next few days. It remains too early to...
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Daytime Work Zone on KY 139/Jefferson Street in Downtown Cadiz on Wed, March 27
Pennyrile Electric to replace critical utility pole PADUCAH, Ky. (March 22, 2024) – Pennyrile Electric plans a daytime work zone lane restriction on KY 139/Jefferson Street in...
McCracken County Plans Bicentennial Book
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Fiscal Court is excited to share that preparations are underway for the creation of a commemorative book celebrating the approaching...
Hopkinsville Fugitive Of The Week
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Tasha Blane/Wheeler is the Fugitive of the Week. She has three active warrants for Probation Violation for Felony Offenses. If you have any information about...
Calloway County Methamphetamine Arrest
CALLOWAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On March 25, 2024, at approximately 1:00am, deputies were attempting to serve a Calloway County arrest warrant on Terry Starks at a residence on John Parker...
Webster County Burglary Arrest
WEBSTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On March 25th, 2024, at approximately 9:23 a.m., Deputy Eric Elder was dispatched to a report of a burglary on Letcher Melton Road in the Dixon area of...
Graves County Theft by Deception Arrest
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Home repair fraud suspects 45-year-old Richard Ricky Cook and 33-year-old Teri S. Bush have both been charged with felony Theft by Deception after a complaint...
A windy day ahead with showers and thunderstorms moving in from the west.
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Graves County Hit and Run Suspect Wanted
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Hit and Run Injury Accident on US-45S in Water Valley. On March 24, 2024, at approximately 8:30 PM, Deputies were dispatched to the 16000 Block of US-45S in...
Todd County Suspect Captured. Charged With Possession Of Meth.
TODD COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On March 21, 2024, approximately 2129hrs, Deputy Derek Baumann attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle then sped off at a high rate of...
Graves County Suspect Wanted For Parole Violations Captured.
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Suspect wanted for parole violations captured. Sheriff’s deputies spent the better part of Sunday afternoon searching for Cameron J. Evans 36yoa who reportedly...
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Carlisle County Arrest For Failed Drug Test
CARLISLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On February 12th, 2024, Michael Arrowood (48) of Bardwell, KY came to the Carlisle County Court House to meet with his Probation and Parole Officer. During the meeting Mr. Arrowwood was required to provide a urine sample for a...
Marshall County Traffic Stop Leads To Arrests
MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On 02/10/2024, Jason Mathus age 44 of Calvert City KY, was arrested following a traffic stop on the vehicle that he was operating. Mathus was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance 1st degree 2nd offense...
Kentucky attorney general files lawsuit alleging Kroger pharmacies contributed to the opioid crisis
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit Monday against one of the nation’s largest grocery chains, claiming its pharmacies helped fuel the state's deadly opioid addiction crisis. The lawsuit...
Lyon County Sheriff’s Department Investigates Burglary
LYON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help with a burglary and theft investigation which was initiated on Sunday, February 11th. Earlier this date a burglary was discovered off KY 93 South in the area which was damaged by...
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. Rain is approaching our region from the southwest. Here is what the 7 AM radar looked like. Blue is snow. Pink is mixture. Green is rain. To say this is a complicated forecast is an understatement. It...
Rain. Thunderstorms. Wet snow?
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Another storm system will pull into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys beginning tonight and lingering into Monday night. This will be a widespread rain event for the region. Some thunderstorms will be embedded in the rain, as well....
CORRECTION: Kentucky State Police Seeking Public Assistance Identifying Robbery Suspect
HICKMAN, Ky. (February 8, 2024) – Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 1 is investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Hickman City just after 8:00pm CT on February 7. Hickman City Police received a call from Wine Cellar II on South 7th Street in the city limits of...
As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: ‘They’ve had their shot’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate on Thursday voted to move forward on legislation that would provide wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel. While far from a final vote, it was a...
Kentucky celebrates 103 new National Board Certified Teachers during pinning ceremony
FRANKFORT, KY – Kentucky recognized 103 teachers newly certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) during a Feb. 8 ceremony. Kentucky has the 10th-largest class of new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) in the country, and the...
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US-led strikes on Yemeni rebels draw attention back to war raging in Arab world’s poorest nation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels in response to their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea pulled the world's focus Friday back on the yearslong war raging in the Arab world's poorest...
Worried about losing in 2024, Iowa’s Republican voters are less interested in talking about abortion
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man in Iowa stood up at a recent town hall and told Ron DeSantis he had an “easy” question: How would the Florida governor address abortion when it’s sure to be a big issue in the coming...
A frigid spell hits the Northwest as storm forecast cancels flights and classes across the US
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyrone McDougald wore a long-eared, leopard-style hat as he sorted through racks of warm clothes at a homeless service center in Portland, Oregon. He was already wearing multiple layers, but with no roof of his...
Bitterly cold air into next week. Monitoring snow chances, but still some uncertainties.
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...
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran's nuclear...
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a series of strikes in Yemen targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels was meant to demonstrate that the U.S. and its allies “will not tolerate” the militant group’s...
US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning their jobs, according to a new nationwide survey. More than 4 in 10 of clergy surveyed in fall 2023 had seriously...
Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a...
Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a...
US-led strikes on Yemeni rebels draw attention back to war raging in Arab world’s poorest nation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels in response to their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea pulled the world's focus Friday back on the yearslong war raging in the Arab world's poorest...
Worried about losing in 2024, Iowa’s Republican voters are less interested in talking about abortion
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man in Iowa stood up at a recent town hall and told Ron DeSantis he had an “easy” question: How would the Florida governor address abortion when it’s sure to be a big issue in the coming...
A frigid spell hits the Northwest as storm forecast cancels flights and classes across the US
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyrone McDougald wore a long-eared, leopard-style hat as he sorted through racks of warm clothes at a homeless service center in Portland, Oregon. He was already wearing multiple layers, but with no roof of his...
Bitterly cold air into next week. Monitoring snow chances, but still some uncertainties.
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...
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran's nuclear...
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a series of strikes in Yemen targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels was meant to demonstrate that the U.S. and its allies “will not tolerate” the militant group’s...
US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning their jobs, according to a new nationwide survey. More than 4 in 10 of clergy surveyed in fall 2023 had seriously...
Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a...
Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a...