Benton, KY

A Radcliff couple wanted for a break-in earlier this month at a business was arrested Monday night and now faces multiple charges. Shawn Childers, 33, and Amanda Childers, 29, were arrested on a warrant following a traffic stop on Dixie Highway at 11:18 p.m., according to arrest citations. They were...

A Marshall County woman was arrested on Monday morning by the Graves County Sheriff’s Office. At around 7:30 a.m., Sgt. Richard Edwards stopped a vehicle on Ky. 564 North of Burnett’s Chapel Road on moving violations. The driver was identified as Stephanie Wecker, 45, of Hardin. Wecker’s arrest came after Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and a vehicle search.

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - A Mayfield man was arrested after he was found inside the former Bluegrass Downs property. Property manager Steve Ervin emailed an officer and called the 911 Communications Division Tuesday morning after seeing an intruder on the property with a surveillance camera. When officers arrived, they found...

The City of Cadiz has announced who is serving in the city clerk position. Mayor Todd King said that Barbie Johnson started the job Wednesday. Johnson told the News Edge she’s excited to work for the city. Johnson added she previously worked as a staffing agency manager for the last...

PADUCAH– Tuesday morning, the Paducah Police Department arrested 40-year-old Dustin A. Kincer on charges of third-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. Kincer, a Mayfield resident, was found Tuesday morning inside the former Bluegrass Downs property. Paducah Police were notified by the property manager after he had seen the intruder...

The City of Mayfield passed the first reading of the new sign ordinance at the last city council meeting. The new ordinance, if passed at its second reading, will bring a large swathe of changes to the city’s old sign ordinance, which recently came under scrutiny after two large LED billboards went up in March. Mayfield Mayor Kathy O’Nan said it will modernize Mayfield’s sign rules to match neighboring cities’, like Paducah.

A Hickory man was arrested after the Graves County Sheriff’s Office obliged residents’ requests for extra patrols in the Kaler and Symsonia area. On June 19, at approximately 8:45 p.m., Deputy Larry Jones was patrolling around Tim Road and Carman Road when he saw a gold Dodge minivan pull out of a driveway and travel east at a high rate of speed. He was able to catch up and stop the van in the 400 block of Sandhill Road. The driver of the van was identified as Marshall Dowdy, 30, of Hickory.

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY– The McCracken County Fair kicked off earlier this afternoon. After the fair was cancelled last year due to COVID, families finally have an opportunity to enjoy all that the fair offers, including food, games, and rides. COVID protocols are in place to make things go as smooth...

Fredonia City Council members met for their regular meeting on Monday to vote on the second and final reading of the fiscal year 2021-2022 budget and swear in a new council member. Before the meeting, Caldwell County Judge-Executive Larry Curling swore in Kent Wilcox, 37, who replaced Tonya McGowan. Wilcox...

A man from Union City was arrested by the Graves County Sheriff’s Office after being pulled over for a traffic violation Saturday night. At around 9:30 p.m., Deputy Chandler Sirls stopped a vehicle driven by Jakyron Burnside. Burnside, 25, was operating on a driver’s license that was suspended for a DUI offense. He was arrested for that and an outstanding bench warrant a probation violation out of Graves County District Court.

PADUCAH-- For a third time, the Morgan Elementary school playground has been vandalized. Now kids in the area won't be allowed to play there. The school said Monday night, middle and high school students ripped a pipe from the already damaged fence and started hitting the playground equipment with it. The police were called and they were released to their parents.

The following people were arrested by the Calvert City Police Department:. Damian Drew Reed, 34, of 3735 County Line Road, Melber was arrested on June 19, 2021 for criminal trespassing 1st degree. (June 15 report) Faythe Elizabeth Hamilton, 21, of 71 Oaklawn Lane, Calvert City was arrested on June 09,...

Paducah will be the home of a new free sports play program for children ages 2 to 7, and although it is affiliated with the Special Olympics program, it is open to children with or without intellectual disabilities. The Youth Athletes Program is a pilot program for the Paducah area...

The Paducah Independent School District Board approved its evaluation of Superintendent Donald Shively at its meeting on Monday, and it was not the seemingly automatic straight-A evaluation generally given to superintendents by a school district board. The evaluation came after a 21/2-hour closed session involving board discussion without Shively being...

The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested five people last week in McCracken County during Methamphetamine trafficking investigations. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Graves County Sheriff’s Office, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and Paducah DEA. In all detectives seized 8.5lbs of Crystal Methamphetamine and approximately $30,000 in suspected drug proceeds.

June 25 and 26, 2021, mark 100 years since a massacre in Graves County, Kentucky. A new book reveals the truth behind the murders of 11 people.

A man from Memphis, Tennessee was arrested early Monday after leading local and state authorities on a high-speed car chase throughout Graves County and Mayfield. At approximately 12:52 a.m., Graves County Sheriff’s Deputy Chandler Sirls saw a 2019 Dodge Charger driving erratically on the Purchase Parkway, coming from the Wingo area. Once Sirls tried to stop the vehicle, the driver accelerated to a high rate of speed in an attempt to flee. The pursuit continued northbound on the Purchase Parkway and I-69 until the vehicle took Exit 22 to West Broadway.

Michael A. Smith of Jackson, Tennessee, formerly of Murray, Kentucky, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital. He was born June 20, 1956, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Betty Joe Glidewell Smith and the Rev. Bill H. Smith. In his younger years, he enjoyed duck hunting and being...

EDDYVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky State Park golf course is being renamed in honor of Cullan Brown, who played golf for the University of Kentucky until he died of cancer at age 20. The 18-hole course known as Mineral Mound will be officially renamed “The Cullan at Mineral Mound State...