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Kentucky tourism numbers are up for 2011
Mon, 07 May 2012 18:05:34 -0700
The tourism numbers are in for 2011 and both the state of Kentucky and the Paducah and McCracken County areas saw increases over the previous year.
City stops funding pauper burial, again
Wed, 02 May 2012 21:05:57 -0700
Who should cover the costs? A fight over paying to bury the poor leaves a county coroner stuck.
New website allows child support payments online
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:54:56 -0700
In McCracken County, four in ten parents are not paying child support. It is a common problem across the Bluegrass. Now, the state is making paying up easier than ever with a user-friendly website.
Paducah woman injured in crash
Fri, 11 May 2012 15:21:18 -0700
A Paducah woman was taken to a hospital with injuries after a crash in McCracken County.
Serial killer Krajcir faces new charges in Ky.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:01:52 -0700
A former Lehigh County man who admitted killing nine women in four states, including one in Berks County, is facing new charges in Kentucky. The (Cape Girardeau) Southeast Missourian reports that a grand jury in Kentucky's McCracken County has indicted Timothy Krajcir of first degree sexual abuse, kidnapping, burglary and robbery. Those counts stem from an incident on New Year's Day 1978 ...
KY 1099 Hickman Bypass closed in Fulton County after semi crash
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:36:29 -0700
The KY 1099 Hickman Bypass is closed in Fulton County due to a semi crash.
Sheriff: Baby burned with iron, woman arrested
Mon, 07 May 2012 14:21:24 -0700
A Hayti woman faces charges after the Pemiscot County sheriff says a 1-year-old girl is believed to have been burned with an iron.
KY Coal Port Gets Attention of IL Lawmakers
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:46:05 -0700
METROPOLIS -- Some southern Illinois lawmakers are putting pressure on Kentucky officials to halt the construction of a coal terminal along the Ohio River.
Vehicle full of soybeans rolls over, injures driver
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:19:52 -0700
A western Kentucky man was injured after his vehicle full of soybeans rolls over in McCracken County.
Replacement span moved to bridge site
Mon, 14 May 2012 16:21:05 -0700
The span designed to fix the Eggners Ferry Bridge in western Kentucky is making its way to the bridge site.