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Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the killing, police said.The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M....
Kentucky bans ‘conversion therapy’ on minors
FRANKFORT, Ky. (News First) - Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is banning the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky. He signed an executive order Wednesday. The governor calls it a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries to change a person’s...
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Graves County Methamphetamine Arrest
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Methamphetamine Arrest On March 20, 2024 at approximately 11:23 PM, Deputy Tyler Crane conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Mayfield. During the stop, it...
Closure Planned on KY 128/Wallonia Rd in Trigg County on Wednesday, March 27 Closure at 1mm for cross drain replacement PADUCAH, Ky. (March 20, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation...
‘Art and science:’ How bracketologists are using artificial intelligence this March Madness
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America It is time to fill out those NCAA Tournament brackets with the arrival of March Madness. Duke statistics Professor Ezra Miller says an informed...
Sports on TV for Wednesday, Mar. 13
Sports on TV for Mar. 25 - 31 By The Associated Press Adv23(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, Mar. 25COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S)2 p.m.ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament:...
Fatal Collision In Owensboro, Kentucky
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Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Announces Arrests
MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On 3/12/2024, Olivia Howard age 29 of Mayfield KY, was arrested and charged with being a fugitive from justice. Howard had outstanding warrants from another...
High-scoring Kentucky aims to prove during March Madness that it also defends, despite the stats
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky certainly has the offense to make its deepest NCAA Tournament run in five years.The third-seeded Wildcats (25-9) start March Madness...
Widespread rain returns Sunday night into Monday night/Tuesday. Centered on Monday/Monday night.
Posted by Chief Meteorologist Beau Dodson A widespread rain event is likely to develop late Sunday night and continue into Monday night/Tuesday. There are still some timing differences in the...
US farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press -- Six years ago, Illinois farmer John Ackerman didn't hire any contract workers at all. Now he typically hires about 22 every year through a local coordinator...
Kentucky Senate proposes conditions for providing funds for the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press -- FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Language put in the main budget bill by the Kentucky Senate would set conditions to unlock funding to oversee the state's medical...
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A look back at January’s climate data.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Temperatures were below normal by around 1 to 3 degrees. The first 5 days of the month were slightly below normal, generally in the low to mid 40s for highs and 20s for lows. A warmer period followed...
Families On The Spectrum seek assistance from the community for their ninth Gala.
Posted By Beau Dodson (NewsFirst) -- Families On The Spectrum (FOTS) are gearing up for their 9th Annual Gala. The Gala has a big impact on attendees, donors, and supporters. The Gala will take place on May 11, 2024, at the beautiful Blooms n' Gardens in Paducah,...
Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children's...
Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: ‘What happens when no one believes anything anymore?’
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after Maui's wildfires killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes last August, a shocking claim spread with alarming speed on YouTube and TikTok: The blaze on the Hawaiian island was set...
Mostly calm weather through Saturday.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson It has been a busy three weeks of weather. Arctic outbreaks of cold air, snow, ice, heavy rain, flooding, and even some thunderstorms! Today will deliver calm weather. No weather concerns. There will be a wide range of temperatures....
Volunteers Needed To Help With Homeless
PADUCAH, KY - As we are all aware in light of recent events, your housing situation may drastically change in the blink of an eye. We’d like to help our community partners that serve the homeless by bringing attention to the annual Kentucky Housing Corporation’s...
Bill targeting college IDs clears Kentucky Senate in effort to revise voter identification law
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — College-issued student ID cards won't carry the same weight as a form of photo identification at polling places if a bill that advanced Tuesday in Kentucky's legislature becomes law. The Senate voted to revise...
Democratic lawmaker promotes bill aimed at improving student transportation across Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation allowing school districts to expand fleets transporting students to school and home was promoted Monday as a way to fix bus systems hampered by long routes and too few bus drivers. Democratic Sen....
Republican-led Kentucky House passes bill aimed at making paid family leave more accessible
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation portrayed as a market-driven, voluntary approach to expand access to paid family leave in Kentucky was overwhelmingly passed by the state House on Monday. The measure, which drew strong bipartisan...
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In his 1st interview, friend who warned officials of Maine shooter says ‘I literally spelled it out’
By HOLLY RAMER, NICK PERRY and DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Sean Hodgson watched and worried as his best friend of nearly two decades unraveled. His former roommate and fellow U.S. Army reservist's anger and paranoia were mounting, he had access...
Speaker Johnson is facing conservative pushback over the spending deal he struck with Democrats
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Speaker Mike Johnson gathered House Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to sell the spending deal he reached with Democrats, one thing quickly became clear: many GOP lawmakers weren't buying it. Rep. Warren...
Hunter Biden expected to plead not guilty in Los Angeles hearing on federal tax charges
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's son will head back to court on Thursday for arraignment in Los Angeles on federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial...
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
By Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were...
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York heads to closing arguments days before the vote in Iowa
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ’s New York civil fraud trial is back in session Thursday for closing arguments, but it won’t be the former president doing the talking. Trump, the leading contender for the...
Snow in the West and flooding in the Northeast. And more foul weather is on the way
By KATHY McCORMACK and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Drenching rains, flooding and fierce winds stranded vehicles, shuttered schools and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands in the Northeast, the swan song of a bout of violent weather...
Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics
By SCOTT SONNER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping up four people and killing one, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds...
Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Sustained excellence is difficult to achieve in any sport.It takes hiring the right coaches, year after year. A constant stream of great players to replace those that depart. It takes luck, to be sure, but also passionate fans,...
Alabama’s Nick Saban retiring after 7 national titles, most in major college football history
AP - Nick Saban's coaching reign has come to an end. His dominance over college football, however, will forever linger in the lore of the sport. Saban, who won seven national championships — more than any other major college football...
In his 1st interview, friend who warned officials of Maine shooter says ‘I literally spelled it out’
By HOLLY RAMER, NICK PERRY and DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Sean Hodgson watched and worried as his best friend of nearly two decades unraveled. His former roommate and fellow U.S. Army reservist's anger and paranoia were mounting, he had access...
Speaker Johnson is facing conservative pushback over the spending deal he struck with Democrats
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Speaker Mike Johnson gathered House Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to sell the spending deal he reached with Democrats, one thing quickly became clear: many GOP lawmakers weren't buying it. Rep. Warren...
Hunter Biden expected to plead not guilty in Los Angeles hearing on federal tax charges
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's son will head back to court on Thursday for arraignment in Los Angeles on federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial...
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
By Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were...
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York heads to closing arguments days before the vote in Iowa
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ’s New York civil fraud trial is back in session Thursday for closing arguments, but it won’t be the former president doing the talking. Trump, the leading contender for the...
Snow in the West and flooding in the Northeast. And more foul weather is on the way
By KATHY McCORMACK and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Drenching rains, flooding and fierce winds stranded vehicles, shuttered schools and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands in the Northeast, the swan song of a bout of violent weather...
Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics
By SCOTT SONNER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping up four people and killing one, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds...
Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Sustained excellence is difficult to achieve in any sport.It takes hiring the right coaches, year after year. A constant stream of great players to replace those that depart. It takes luck, to be sure, but also passionate fans,...
Alabama’s Nick Saban retiring after 7 national titles, most in major college football history
AP - Nick Saban's coaching reign has come to an end. His dominance over college football, however, will forever linger in the lore of the sport. Saban, who won seven national championships — more than any other major college football...