Carlisle County, KY

PADUCAH — Mercy Health has named Dr. Brett Bechtel as its next chief clinical officer for Kentucky. The health care system says Bechtel has been a practicing emergency physician at Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital for the past eight years, and he's the medical director for Mercy Regional EMS and Carlisle County EMS.

The record June heat and increased fuel costs are combining to raise electric bills this summer. West Kentucky Rural Electric said that the increased demand for electricity due to the heat, combined with the high cost of fuel to generate the electricity are going to result in higher electric bills over the summer.

A Fulton man was arrested with methamphetamine following a multi-unit covert drug investigation. Carlisle County sheriff’s reports said last Thursday morning around 3:30, a traffic stop was made on a vehicle operated by 31 year old Terry Price. Carlisle deputies, along with the Ballard County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky...

A multi-agency drug investigation resulted in the arrest of a wanted Fulton man on Thursday. Early Thursday morning, deputies with Carlisle and Ballard County, along with Kentucky State Police troopers intercepted a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Terry Price of Fulton. Through an undercover investigation, it was believed that Price was on a methamphetamine delivery run into Carlisle County.

PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Kentucky is getting a boost in funding to help efforts to fight drug addiction throughout the commonwealth. The attorney general of Kentucky, Daniel Cameron, first released news of a multi-billion dollar settlement in February. In most of April and June the $483 million is being...

Mr. Burgess had active warrants for Fleeing and Evading from a previous pursuit. The pursuit led officers onto State Highway 307 in Carlisle County. Mr. Burgess wrecked the 2004 Honda Motorcycle he was operating north of County Road 1141 on KY 307. He then fled on foot into a wooded area.

HICKMAN COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - A father and daughter from Kentucky have been arrested after multiple agencies were led on a pursuit on Saturday. According to a release from the Carlisle County Sheriff’s Office, Hickman County officers were involved in a pursuit of Victor Burgess, 46, of Fancy Farm, Ky.

CARLISLE COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Carlisle County Sheriff’s Office has announced that they have a search warrant on a man with the assistance of the Kentucky State Police and the Hickman County Sheriff’s Office. The search warrant was executed on the 300 block of County Road 1320 where...

A man was arrested Saturday in Bardwell on a warrant out of Franklin County, KY. Carlisle County Sheriff Will Gilbert said he saw Douglas Allen standing outside a home at the intersection of Jennings Street and US 51. Having been familiar with Allen from past investigations, he believed that there...

WEST KENTUCKY — Prices of just about everything from gas to groceries are going up, and experts say inflation hasn't yet reached its peak. That means many consumers are making tough choices when it comes to spending. Families tell Local 6 they are making it work literally one penny...

CARLISLE COUNTY, KY — A Paducah man wanted in Carlisle County after investigators say he impregnated a 15-year-old girl has turned himself in to law enforcement in McCracken County. The Carlisle County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old Tyler Beasley is accused of impregnating the Arlington, Kentucky, girl, who gave birth...

CARLISLE COUNTY, KY — A Paducah man is wanted in Carlisle County after investigators say he impregnated a 15-year-old girl. The girl's mother was arrested Wednesday, because investigators claim she allowed the man to have sexual contact with her daughter and didn't report it to authorities. The Carlisle County...