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Autumn-like air by the weekend.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson A cold front will push through the region this Friday afternoon and night. A few showers and thunderstorms will accompany the frontal passage. The bigger storm, however, will be temperatures. This front will push cooler/drier air into the region. Highs this...
U.S. 60 Smithland Bridge Project Wins America’s Transportation Award for Innovation
FRANKFORT, Ky -The U.S. 60 Smithland Bridge project in Livingston County has won the America’s Transportation Awards for “Best Use of IT and Innovation” in a regional competition among Mid-American states! The 1930’s bridge was replaced with a new, safer structure featuring wider lanes and...
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PTHS senior A’nniya Harris is Murray State University Teen of the Week. Congratulations!
PADUCAH, KY (NEWS FIRST) - Anniya Harris, a senior at Paducah Tilghman High School, has been named this week's Murray State Teen of the Week. Harris, a member of the Paxton Scholar XIII program, is...
Coach Brad Cleaver gets 100th win as Lakers’ head coach.
MURRAY, KY (NEWS FIRST) - Seniors Kolt Bazzell and Thomas Grace presented Coach Brad Cleaver a basketball marking his 100th win as Lakers HC. Keep getting them Coach! Final Score: Calloway County...
Murray High Seniors Named Candidates for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Sarah Cauley, Sage Mize Harper, and Anthony Pfannerstill, seniors at Murray High School, have been selected as candidates in the 2024 United States Presidential Scholars Program...
Work Zone Lane Restriction on KY 121 at Graves-Carlisle County Line To Remain Up Through Friday
PADUCAH, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) informs that one lane traffic with an automated signal will persist on KY 121 near the Graves-Carlisle County Line until...
“Delays Continue for Boutique Hotel in Paducah’s City Block Project”
PADUCAH, KY (NEWS FIRST) - Fall 2023 developers announced a delay in the boutique hotel portion of the City Block Project in downtown Paducah. Despite the passage of time, city leaders remain...
Christian County Crimestoppers Asking The Public For Help
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY(NewsFirst) -- We know the pictures are not the best, but these two subjects are needing to be identified in reference to a burglary that occurred in January on Clay St....
Concord Fire Department Dispatched To Car Accident
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Today at 12:51 PM CFD was dispatched to a 2 vehicle accident with injuries and entrapment at the intersection of Maxon Rd and Highway 60. CFD extricated the...
Principal Matthew Houser Announces Resignation from McCracken County High School
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (NEWS FIRST) . — In a heartfelt letter addressed to the Mustang Nation, Matthew Houser announced his decision to step down from his role as principal of McCracken County High...
Paducah Police Accepting Applications for Records Manager
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Records Manager to join our team. As a Records Manager, you will be responsible for the management, maintenance, collection, and dissemination of...
** Breaking ** Nationwide cellular outages are being reported.
USA (NewsFirst) -- A cellular outage in the United States was reported by AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and other network users on Thursday. This outage has affected the ability for some users to dial...
news from around KENTUCKY
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
By STEVE LeBLANC and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that...
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
MAYFIELD, KY - In the early morning hours of January 2nd 2024, at approximately 1:22am, Deputy Tyler Crane conducted a traffic stop at the 19 mile marker of interstate 69 for traffic violations. After making contact with the driver, later identified as Espiridion A....
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry Reopened After an Extended Closure Due to Low Water on the Mississippi River
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 drought conditions in the mid-west created a series of...
Rain this weekend. Perhaps a rain/snow mix with little or no accumulation.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Good day, everyone. I hope you and your family had a nice holiday season. No weather concerns today into Friday afternoon. Calm weather. Cool temperatures. On and off clouds. Our next storm system arrives Friday night into Saturday...
Les McCann, innovative jazz musician best known for ‘Compared to What,’ dies at 88
By The Associated Press Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died. He was 88....
States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity at water utilities amid renewed federal warnings
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either...
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...
Watching a weekend storm system.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Happy New Year! Can't believe it is 2024, but here we are. Did you think December was mild? It was the warmest December on record for the United States. Our forecast was for a top three warmest Decembers. Look at how warm the nation...
NATIONAL NEWS
‘Wonka’ ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with "Wonka" regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for "The Color Purple" and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022's grosses but fell about $2...
New Year’s Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
By The Associated Press undefined New Year's Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York's Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world's ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security...
Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest standup acts of his...
Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President Donald Trump's claims that he is immune from prosecution, saying the suggestion that he cannot be held to account for crimes...
Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also...
Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate. Some will have a widespread effect, including a law banning semi-automatic rifles and...
US forces kill alleged attackers after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire at a cargo ship in the Red Sea
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime conflict linked to the war in Gaza.In a series of statements, the U.S....
US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue pouring into the country from China, according to government and...
No. 6 Georgia routs No. 4 Florida State 63-3 in Orange Bowl matchup of teams missing out on CFP
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports WriterMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kirby Smart didn't need to do much to convince his Georgia Bulldogs of the importance of the Orange Bowl."As long as winning matters, we're gonna compete like hell at Georgia," Smart said.The Bulldogs entered...
‘Wonka’ ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with "Wonka" regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for "The Color Purple" and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022's grosses but fell about $2...
New Year’s Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
By The Associated Press undefined New Year's Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York's Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world's ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security...
Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest standup acts of his...
Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President Donald Trump's claims that he is immune from prosecution, saying the suggestion that he cannot be held to account for crimes...
Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also...
Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate. Some will have a widespread effect, including a law banning semi-automatic rifles and...
US forces kill alleged attackers after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire at a cargo ship in the Red Sea
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime conflict linked to the war in Gaza.In a series of statements, the U.S....
US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue pouring into the country from China, according to government and...
No. 6 Georgia routs No. 4 Florida State 63-3 in Orange Bowl matchup of teams missing out on CFP
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports WriterMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kirby Smart didn't need to do much to convince his Georgia Bulldogs of the importance of the Orange Bowl."As long as winning matters, we're gonna compete like hell at Georgia," Smart said.The Bulldogs entered...