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Cadiz Man Tasered During Confrontation With Police

CADIZ, KY - A Cadiz policeman was forced to use his taser to subdue an irate man. On Thursday evening, May 24th around 5:30 pm, Cadiz officers were called to a disturbance at 98 Wharton Road. While officers were on the scene,...

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Tax Reform Commission Town Hall Meeting Tuesday

PADUCAH, KY - Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson and members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform will hold the first of six town hall meetings at 6 pm Tuesday, May 29 at Paducah Tilghman High School in Paducah. The town hall meetings will...

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Boy Scout Troop 1 Displays Flags on Memorial Day

PADUCAH, KY - Boy Scout Troop is busy today. They are all around town displaying and saluting Old Glory on this Memorial Day. Justin Baker, along with several other Boy Scouts in Troop 1, is out at sunrise placing and saluting the...

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Another Record High Expected Today

PADUCAH, KY - The record heat of Memorial Day weekend is anticipated to continue today, with record high temperatures in the mid and even upper 90s possible in some locations, as the warmest air of the year stays...

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Korean War Monument Dedication Today

PADUCAH, KY - Paducah's Korean War veterans memorial monument dedication will be held today at Dolly McNutt Plaza on North 6th Street, between Washington & Clark Streets at 2:30 pm. American Legion Chief Paduke Post 31 announced there...

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Agencies Work to Save Sinking Barge at New Bridge

LEDBETTER, KY - UPDATE Throughout Sunday afternoon, area agencies assisted Mahan employees with efforts to minimize the potential for a leaking and listing crane barge to damage other equipment. Several nearby barges containing steel,...

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Perry Shoots 62; Chapman Wins Senior PGA

BENTON HARBOR, MI - Roger Chapman has won the Senior PGA Championship, holding on for a two-stroke victory after leading comfortably throughout the final round Sunday. Chapman led by five after 54 holes and was never really threatened Sunday. His...

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Take Care of Pets in Hot Weather

KY, IL, MO, TN - With the weather expected to turn decidedly hotter during the next several days, the Humane Society is urging pet owners to take precautions. Forecasts call for highs into the 90s through the Memorial Day weekend. The Humane...

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Classmates Start Scholarship in Soldier's Honor

MURRAY, KY - On February 25, 2012, Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, a 1986 graduate of Calloway County High School and a Special Operations officer on his second tour with the U.S. Air Force, was shot and killed in Kabul, Afghanistan. Fluent in two local...

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Eggners Ferry Bridge Reopened

AURORA, KY - Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson congratulated the residents of western Kentucky as the Eggners Ferry Bridge reopened to vehicle traffic shortly after 1 pm Friday- two days ahead of...

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Boy Scout Troop 1 Displays Flags on Memorial Day

1 hour ago - PADUCAH, KY
Another Record High Expected Today

3 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY
Agencies Work to Save Sinking Barge at New Bridge

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Cadiz Man Tasered During Confrontation With Police

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Central KY Highway Dedicated to Fallen Soilder

10 hours ago - RINEYVILLE, KY
Korean War Monument Dedication Today

15 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY
Tax Reform Commission Town Hall Meeting Tuesday

18 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY - (1) comment
Cadiz Police Arrest Two on Alcohol, Drug Charges

19 hours ago - CADIZ, KY
Final Sculpture Unveiled for Veteran's Tribute

20 hours ago - ELIZABETHTOWN, KY
Children's Alphabet Book Will Include Local Art

5/27/2012 - PADUCAH, KY
Prize Money to Increase at Churchill Downs

5/27/2012 - LOUISVILLE, KY
21 Arrested in Operation Yellow Banks

5/27/2012 - OWENSBORO, KY

Sports

Spurs Strike First in West Finals, Win

Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept ...

Kahne Keeps Hendrick Success Rolling at

Konerko Hits Go-ahead HR, White Sox

Cardinals Beat Phillies 8-3, Avoid

Franchitti Wins Indianapolis 500, His

Perry Shoots 62; Chapman Wins Senior

Events

LBL Waives Fees for National Get

GOLDEN POND, KY - To celebrate National Get Outdoors Day, Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area will be waiving fees ...

Paducah Bank Reception for Returning

Paducah International Raceway's 'Night

Buzz the Red, White, and Blue at

Master Gardeners ToolBox Series “Grow,

Western Baptist Hospital's 'Spokes for

Obituaries

Coursey, Geneva

Geneva Coursey, 89, of Paducah, went home to meet her Lord and Savior at 7:38 p.m. on May 26, 2012 at her residence, and to be with her ...

Nikitaras, Melita

Krozser, Meredith

Flegle, Alice

Yarbrough, Clarence

Lamberson, Dorothy

Western Kentucky

Another Record High Expected Today

The record heat of Memorial Day weekend is anticipated to continue today, with record high temperatures in the ...

Agencies Work to Save Sinking Barge at

Cadiz Man Tasered During Confrontation

Cadiz Police Arrest Two on Alcohol,

Prize Money to Increase at Churchill

21 Arrested in Operation Yellow Banks

Health

'Extreme Spring Cleaning' at Local Free

The staff of Paducah's St. Nicholas Family Free Clinic is taking the term "spring cleaning" to a whole new level. "It's extreme spring ...

Western Baptist's 'Spokes for Stroke'

FDA Reports 1,000 Dogs Sick From Jerky

Health Express Stops Announced for May

May Events at Western Baptist Hospital

HCMC’s Junior Volunteer Program Begins

Living

Sliders on the Grill

Serves 4 1 pound lean ground beef chuck or *ground turkey 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder or grated ...

Prime Time with God: A Daily Devotion

Murray State Now a Veteran 'Yellow

Graves County High School Earns

Aphrodite

Reidland's Schultz, Hinchey Going to

Weather

Paducah, KY and Surrounding Area:

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ACCIDENT: Marshall Co.- 2 vehicle crash in front of Ken Bar Lodge on US641.

5/25/2012

ACCIDENT: Paducah- Brown St. & Irvin Cobb Dr. (Beltline Highway) 2 vehicle crash no injuries.

5/25/2012

ACCIDENT: Dycusburg.- KY295 near Owens Rd. dump truck has crashed into a house leaving the driver trapped. KSP, EMS & Sheriff dispatched.

5/25/2012

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