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Bridge on State Line Road in Calloway County to be Blocked on Tuesday
Should reopen Wednesday morning PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is planning a two day blockage of a bridge on State Line Road (KY 893) in Calloway County starting Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 8:30 a.m. KYTC will be applying a waterproofing membrane to the bridge over...
Nighttime Lane Restrictions on I-69 Southbound in Marshall County Next Wednesday
Crews will be present from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. PADUCAH, Ky. (September 11, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to have overnight lane restrictions on I-69 southbound in Marshall County next Wednesday, September 18. From 6 p.m. until around 2 a.m., crews will blocked one lane...
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Webster County Reports Drug Arrests
WEBSTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On March 10th, 2024 at approximately 2143 Hours, Deputy Eric Elder was assisting the Kentucky State Police with a traffic safety checkpoint at the...
Marshall County Arrests
MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On 3/7/2024, Kevin Jetton age 37 of Benton KY, was arrested on a bench warrant issued out of Marshall Circuit Court for the charge of Probation violation. On...
Graves County Theft Suspect Sought By Police
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Theft suspect being sought The Graves County Sheriff's Office is currently attempting to locate 41 year old Justin B. Riley of the Golo area of Graves County....
McCracken County Invesitgation Leads To Prostituation Arrest
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Sheriff's Office arrested a Paducah woman on prostitution charges Friday afternoon at a Paducah hotel. In the recent past, the...
Hopkinsville, Kentucky Missing Persons Report
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Hopkinsville police are asking for the publics help. Gavin Dickey and Nyderion Sanders have been missing from their residence since Saturday March 9th just...
Work Zone Traffic Configuration Change Completed on I-24 Tennessee River Bridge at 29mm
Two-11 ft. lanes now open in each direction PADUCAH, Ky. (March 12, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has completed a traffic configuration change for...
Kentucky’s Proposed Time Change Would Also Impact Millions in Surrounding States
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) - By now you have probably heard about Kentucky State Representative Steven Doan's, (R-Erlanger) bill to permanently change time in Kentucky to standard time year-round....
Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors...
Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the head of the public library in West Haven, Connecticut knows demand...
Kentucky House approves bill to reduce emergency-trained workers in small coal mines
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state's smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with...
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Tracking freezing rain chances. Widespread rain this week.
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Much of US still gripped by Arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Much of the U.S. remained gripped by deadly Arctic weather Sunday — with subfreezing conditions reaching as far south as Texas and Florida. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days....
Zvonimir Ivišić declared eligible for No. 8 Kentucky. The 7-foot-2 Croatian makes immediate impact
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky freshman forward Zvonimir Ivišić was cleared to play by the NCAA on Saturday, ending a prolonged eligibility process that had frustrated Wildcats coach John Calipari along with the fan base.He...
Tennessee Man Arrested On Drug Charges In McCracken County
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Tennessee man on drug trafficking charges on Thursday afternoon in Paducah and served a search warrant at his Paducah hotel room. The investigation began on 01/18/2024 when the...
McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people on drug charges
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people on drug charges on Tuesday afternoon in McCracken County following a traffic stop. On 01/16/2024, just after 2PM, deputies stopped a vehicle for traffic infractions near the...
Paducah Woman Arrested On Drug Charges
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Sheriff's Office arrested a Paducah Woman and cited a juvenile for drug offenses following a search warrant on Wednesday morning pursuant to an investigation into illegal drugs. On 01/17/2024 detectives with the...
McCracken County Drug Arrests Following A Traffic Stop
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Sheriff's Office arrested four people for drug-related offenses following a traffic stop on Wednesday. On 01/17/2024, just after 2pm, detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle...
Hopkinsville Police Searching For Missing Juvenile
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY(NewsFirst) -- Hopkinsville police are asking the public to please keep an eye out for missing juvenile 14-year-old Jayden Sharber. He’s described as a 5’9 and 210 lbs. black male with shoulder length dreads. Jayden was last seen wearing a black...
Death Toll In Kentucky Winter Storm Increases To Five
KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- A series of harsh winter storms pounded the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys over the past two weeks. Numerous car accidents and house fires have been reported. At least five people in Kentucky have been killed by the deadly weather. Governor Andy...
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Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots...
Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday. In one of the first of several teams...
Potential Winter Storm Sunday afternoon into Monday. Bitterly cold air is on the way, as well.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson ** The winter storm event is still six days away. Typically, an accurate snow forecast is made 24 to 48 hours out. Thus, we still have several days to watch this event. ** Want to receive more weather information? I provide a...
South Korea’s parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat
South Korea's parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meatBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition...
Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister
BY SYLVIE CORBETUpdated 6:24 AM CST, January 9, 2024Share PARIS (AP) — Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure...
Pipe Busting Cold Is On The Way. Now Is The Time To Prepare.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson I just updated the www.weathertalk.com subscriber blog with a lot of fresh graphics and information concerning the cold and a possible winter storm. See that on your Beau Dodson Weather App. Not a subscriber? Scroll down for...
Tiger Woods, Nike end partnership after more than 27 years
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has gone from "Hello, world," to saying goodbye to Nike.Woods ended months of speculation by making it official Monday that the partnership between golf's biggest star and the powerful Swoosh brand is ending after 27 years,...
Jim Harbaugh delivers a national title. Corum scores 2 TDs, Michigan overpowers Washington 34-13
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jim Harbaugh raised the championship trophy as gold and white confetti sprayed over his team and "We Are the Champions" blared.Nine years after he took over at Michigan, Harbaugh delivered on the lofty...
Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort WorthBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large...
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots...
Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday. In one of the first of several teams...
Potential Winter Storm Sunday afternoon into Monday. Bitterly cold air is on the way, as well.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson ** The winter storm event is still six days away. Typically, an accurate snow forecast is made 24 to 48 hours out. Thus, we still have several days to watch this event. ** Want to receive more weather information? I provide a...
South Korea’s parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat
South Korea's parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meatBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition...
Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister
BY SYLVIE CORBETUpdated 6:24 AM CST, January 9, 2024Share PARIS (AP) — Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure...
Pipe Busting Cold Is On The Way. Now Is The Time To Prepare.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson I just updated the www.weathertalk.com subscriber blog with a lot of fresh graphics and information concerning the cold and a possible winter storm. See that on your Beau Dodson Weather App. Not a subscriber? Scroll down for...
Tiger Woods, Nike end partnership after more than 27 years
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has gone from "Hello, world," to saying goodbye to Nike.Woods ended months of speculation by making it official Monday that the partnership between golf's biggest star and the powerful Swoosh brand is ending after 27 years,...
Jim Harbaugh delivers a national title. Corum scores 2 TDs, Michigan overpowers Washington 34-13
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jim Harbaugh raised the championship trophy as gold and white confetti sprayed over his team and "We Are the Champions" blared.Nine years after he took over at Michigan, Harbaugh delivered on the lofty...
Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort WorthBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large...