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Suspects Sought in McCracken County Vehicle Break-ins
PADUCAH, Ky - The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on two individuals involved in a series of vehicle break-ins early on Sept. 3, 2024, in the Ashley, McKenna, and Gunner Drive areas. The suspects took cash and other items from the vehicles before fleeing. Multiple videos...
Warm weather today and tomorrow. An autumn-like cold front pushes through the region Friday.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Well, we have a warm day ahead of us. Highs will reach well into the 80s. A few degrees warmer than 24-hours ago. We will also have some clouds in the region. A small chance of a sprinkle. Thursday will be the warmest day of the week with highs around 90...
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Coleman-Jones scores 20 points, grabs 11 boards to lead Middle Tennessee past Western Kentucky 74-72
By The Associated Press undefined MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Jared Coleman-Jones scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Middle Tennessee's 74-72 victory against Western Kentucky on Saturday...
Freshman Justin Edwards scores 28, leading No. 17 Kentucky past No. 13 Alabama 117-95
By STEVE McCLAIN AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Kentucky coach John Calipari kept telling Justin Edwards he believed in him, even as the freshman struggled through an inconsistent season.That...
Webster County Methamphetamine Drug Arrest
WEBSTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- On February 19th, 2024 at approximately 12:36 p.m., Deputy Aaron Elder was on routine patrol in the city limits of Sebree, when he observed Patrick Richmond...
Hickory Car Crash Sends One To The Hospital
HICKORY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Injury Collision On February 23, 2024 at approximately 7:30 AM, deputies with the Graves County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to State Route 1241 near Union...
Farmington Woman Arrested
FARMINGTON, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- An incident of suspicious activity reported in January in Calloway County has resulted in the arrest of a woman from Farmington. The Calloway County Sheriff's...
Fulton County Sheriff’s Department Issues Citation For Selling Alcohol To Minors.
FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Fulton County Sheriff’s Office reported that The Wine Cellar in Fulton, and The Wine Cellar II in Hickman, were issued citations for selling alcohol beverages...
Daviess County Sheriff’s Department Is Asking The Public For Help
DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Case #24-2462 - The Daviess County Sheriffs Office is asking for the public's assistance in investigating 2 cases that involve the subjects in the photos...
Drug Trafficking Arrest
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Drug Trafficking Arrest On February 22nd at approximately 8:45 PM, Deputy Tyler Crane received a call from an off-duty deputy who reported a vehicle traveling...
Scuffle With Police Leads To Arrest
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Arrest after scuffle with Sheriff’s Deputy This afternoon at approximately 4:20pm, Dep. Peyton Jackson stopped a vehicle after erratic driving and a computer...
Drug Arrests In McCracken County
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY(NewsFirst) -- The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office apprehended two individuals following a tip-off from the McCracken County Department of Community Based Services...
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Sure, it might be cold and dark, but traveling to wintry places can be magical
By BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play golf. But some of my favorite winter vacations have been to northerly destinations at their coldest, darkest times of year....
Several Midwestern cities are going to be counted again like it’s 2020
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest are going to be counted again in hopes of getting a new grocery store or more state funding to build roads, fire stations and parks. Eleven small...
Kentucky lawmakers return to work, and the next state budget is on top of their agenda
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers convened Tuesday for a 60-day session that'll be dominated by crafting the next state budget, with Republican supermajorities in both chambers once again shaping Bluegrass State policies even...
Kentucky secretary of state calls for a ‘tolerant and welcoming society’ as he starts his 2nd term
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams called on Bluegrass State policymakers to promote a “tolerant and welcoming society” as he joined four fellow Republicans for their public swearing-in ceremony Tuesday...
Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s secretary of state barring him from the state's primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S....
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry Reopened After an Extended Closure Due to Low Water on the Mississippi River
River forecast indicates ferry can operate this week PADUCAH, Ky. (January 2, 2024) — After an extended closure due to low water on the Mississippi River, The Dorena-Hickman Ferry has resumed service. The ferry has been closed since August 23, after...
Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family’s story
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Noelia Sanchez was born in the rolling farmlands of southwest Missouri, where her Mexican parents worked as seasonal farmworkers in the 1950s. When she was 1, Noelia and her mother, Aurora, who had no work documents, were...
Taylor Swift’s new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A FRIENDSHIP BRACELET WITH A PHONE NUMBER That’s how Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce planned to woo superstar Taylor Swift when he went to her Eras Tour concert stop in the Missouri capital. It didn’t work — at...
Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol....
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Biden and Trump are poised for a potential rematch that could shake American politics
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility...
Purdue remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Gonzaga falls to No. 24 but runs poll streak to 142 weeks
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third straight week Monday, while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but kept alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll.The...
College Football Playoff semifinals could set betting records
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Part of it is timing. Last season's...
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave’s main southern city
By TIA GOLDENBERG, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began as forces continued...
Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children and wounding a third arrested in United Kingdom
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested Saturday in the United Kingdom, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.Kimberlee Singler's 9-year-old...
North Korea’s Kim says military should ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should "thoroughly annihilate" the United States and South Korea if provoked, state media reported Monday, after he vowed to boost national defense to cope...
Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal...
Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes shook its western coastline
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a series of earthquakes on Monday that started a fire and trapped people under rubble on the west coast of its main island.The Japan Meterological Agency...
Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine during the early hours of the new year, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, while Russia also reported Ukrainian attacks.A 15-year-old boy was killed and seven people wounded after...
Biden and Trump are poised for a potential rematch that could shake American politics
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility...
Purdue remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Gonzaga falls to No. 24 but runs poll streak to 142 weeks
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third straight week Monday, while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but kept alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll.The...
College Football Playoff semifinals could set betting records
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Part of it is timing. Last season's...
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave’s main southern city
By TIA GOLDENBERG, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began as forces continued...
Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children and wounding a third arrested in United Kingdom
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested Saturday in the United Kingdom, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.Kimberlee Singler's 9-year-old...
North Korea’s Kim says military should ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should "thoroughly annihilate" the United States and South Korea if provoked, state media reported Monday, after he vowed to boost national defense to cope...
Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal...
Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes shook its western coastline
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a series of earthquakes on Monday that started a fire and trapped people under rubble on the west coast of its main island.The Japan Meterological Agency...
Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine during the early hours of the new year, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, while Russia also reported Ukrainian attacks.A 15-year-old boy was killed and seven people wounded after...