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An organization that works to support families and law enforcement agencies after line-of-duty deaths has stepped in after the death of Paducah Police Sgt. Ryan Hudson.
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Broadbent’s Country Hams in Kuttawa once again won Grand Champion County Ham at the Kentucky State Fair, and Thursday, the winning ham was auctioned off for $10 million in support of nonprofit…
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue received some welcome news regarding the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SN…
A family farm in Mason County, Kentucky, is rejecting multimillion-dollar offers for its land as officials pursue a deal with a major tech company to create a data center campus, sparking comm…
BENTON — The Benton, Kentucky, Women’s Club is gearing up for its annual Paint the Town Pink event. For more than 15 years, the event has marked the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month …
BENTON, KY— As the need for foster families nationwide grows, local organization StepStone Family and Youth Services is doing what they can to get people involved. There are more than 77,000 …
MCCRACKEN COUNTY — Norton Children’s Hospital hosted a listening session at Concord Elementary on Wednesday evening to give western Kentucky parents a chance to weigh in on a new medical campu…
MARSHALL COUNTY — The Marshall County Fiscal Court is seeking grant funding to renovate the county’s long-closed senior citizens center building, a project estimated to cost more than $1 million.
'Never has a forest been logged back to health': Suit aims to halt southern Illinois logging project
A local group is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service that aims to block a proposed 70-acre logging project in the Bell Smith Springs area of Southern Illinois.
Amid multiple heatwaves this summer, Paducah Tilghman High School’s Band of Blue adjusted its practice schedule, implementing extra precautions while having students practice outside.
OMAHA, NE -- The Murray State Racers found themselves fighting to get back into a game on Saturday afternoon, only this time they would come up short in a 6-4 loss to UCLA in their first game of the College World Series.
On Thursday night, former district rivals faced off at Marshall County’s Colburn Stadium, as the Marshals and Lady Marshals played host to the Calloway County Lakers and Lady Lakers in a doubl…
It took all they had and it went deep into the night, but the Mayfield Lady Cardinals pulled off a great 3-2 win over Caldwell County Thursday night. Two very evenly matched teams presented ch…
BENTON, Ky. — The Marshall County High School Athletic Foundation hosted its Class of 2025 Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night, honoring athletes, coaches and contributors who left …
After plenty of debate back-and-forth, the SEC announced on Thursday that the conference will officially be moving to a nine-game conference schedule in football starting in 2026.
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Every human being is the sum of decisions they have made — and decisions made by everyone else.Â
Are top leaves of oak trees shriveling, Japanese maples coloring overnight and webs at the end of branches signs of dying trees? These signs do not necessarily mean the tree is dying, at least not immediately.Â
This time of year — the third Saturday of August in Kentucky — will forever be linked with the aromas of the leaf-littered woods floor and that of a freshly fired shotgun shell.
We might call it the Rattleheaded Copper Moccasin Syndrome. That's the assumption that every snake is venomous as if there is no distinction between species.Â
Back to school is a busy time for everyone with lots of items on the checklist — school supplies, sports physicals, plan for after school care — and more. Another important item to check off is a mental health check in with your child.
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Thomas Cleo Traylor, 94, of Caldwell County, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at his home.
William L. Nichols, 60, of Murray, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at Spring Creek Health Care.
On Aug. 16, 2025, at 11:01 p.m., Danny Lynn Renshaw, of Bowling Green, formerly of Madisonvi…
