Paducah man hit by truck while walking across Hwy. 45 in McCracken Co.
A Paducah man was injured when he was hit by a truck on Highway 45 on Friday morning, January 31. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to the intersection of Highway 45 ...
Shootings down nearly 40 percent since 2020, Louisville mayor says at State of the City address
Mayor Craig Greenberg also said Louisville Metro Police has identified and arrested an entire criminal gang operating in the ...
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Traffic Update: Brookport Bridge reopens after trailer flips
PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - The Brookport Bridge in Paducah, Kentucky is back open after a trailer flipped in the roadway. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, at around 8:20 p.m. on ...
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DOJ releases final violent crime numbers for Biden administration
The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week released the final nationwide crime statistics under the Biden administration as the president prepares to leave office. Following an uptick in violent ...
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Human trafficking survivor from Kentucky shares her journey from trauma to triumph
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The United States is once again ranked as one of the top three worst countries in the world for human trafficking, and for survivors like Marie-Ange Mbumba, the issue ...
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University of Kentucky steps up hazing prevention, transparency with new federal law
Kentucky enacted Lofton's Law in 2023, which makes it a felony, if hazing results in serious injuries or death. The anti-hazing law creates a felony crime for hazing that results in the death or ...
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Kentucky teens could get instructional driving permit a year earlier
We have the highest ratio of some, like six other states, mostly in the Northeast,” Rep. Steven Rudy (R-Paducah) told FOX 56. Kentucky law says teens can start driving with a license at 16, but the ...
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She needed an abortion but KY’s ban prevented it. ‘Somebody is going to die,’ doctors warn.
But because of the OG-BYN’s own religious beliefs — and because of Kentucky’s restrictive abortion ... at a loss for options that felt safe from the Paducah hospital where Genevieve had ...
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Paducah PD: Three arrested on organized crime charges
A man from Pennsylvania and two men from Georgia were arrested Tuesday in Paducah after police said they defrauded banks with forged identities and checks. The Paducah Police Department said ...
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Kentucky AG Coleman introduces toolkit to combat crime of strangulation
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has released what his office calls the state’s first toolkit to combat the crime of strangulation. Coleman, who was at UK Chandler Hospital Wednesday for the ...
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Paducah police chief credits community for 16% crime drop
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. — Crime in Paducah dropped 16% in 2024, and Paducah Police Chief Brian Laird said it wouldn't have happened without your help. It's the sixth consecutive year crime ...