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PADUCAH — The Paducah Police Department has released the name of the semitrailer driver killed in a multi-vehicle crash that blocked Interstate 24 for nearly 11 hours Tuesday. The crash happened at mile point 2.4, ahead of the construction zone at the I-24 Ohio River bridge into Illinois. Police say...

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Two people have died from injuries suffered in a crash that occurred during a police pursuit in western Kentucky, authorities said. An initial investigation found that Lamont X. Young, 27, of De Soto, Illinois, fled from a McCracken County Sheriff’s deputy who was trying to arrest him, Kentucky State Police said in a statement. Young drove a Honda Civic west toward an intersection, where he failed to stop at a traffic light and collided with a Ford Explorer, police said.

Kentucky State Police (KSP) will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints throughout the Post 1 district to check motorists for compliance with motor vehicle laws including driving under the influence statutes. Post 1 Public Information Officer Trooper Adam Jones says the intent of a traffic safety checkpoint is to provide for...

MAYFIELD, KY — When Mayfield Independent Schools students, faculty and staff return to in-person classes on Aug. 11, they will be required to wear masks. Graves County Schools will also require masks indoors. Both districts cited the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Graves County, and the desire to keep...

Thirteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday in Trigg County. They are nine adults and four minors between the ages of seven and 52 and they are all healing at home, according to the Pennyrile District Health Department.

PADUCAH– The Eighth of August Emancipation Celebration is a yearly event that honors Paducah's Black heritage. The event has also been a day for the Black community in Paducah to celebrate the emancipation of slavery, and this year's theme is "Stronger Together". This year organizers are recommending attendees wear a...

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — McCracken County Public Schools has announced a universal mask mandate in all district buildings starting Thursday. The requirement applies to all students, staff and visitors inside McCracken County Public Schools buildings. In an letter shared via Facebook Wednesday afternoon, Superintendent Steve Carter says the decision to...

PADUCAH, Ill. (WJPF) — A fatal crash shut down a portion of Interstate 24 near Paducah for about eleven hours Tuesday. It happened at about 12:20 p.m. in the westbound lanes about three miles from the Illinois/Kentucky border. Police say three tractor trailers and three passenger vehicles were involved. One...

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say four adults and a child were killed in a crash on a highway in western Kentucky. A statement from the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Monday afternoon when a 2001 Volvo semi-truck and a 2006 Ford Taurus collided as the car was attempting to leave a business and cross the eastbound lanes of U.S. 60. All five people inside the car were pronounced dead at the scene. The statement identified the four adults as driver Monica Jewell and passengers Trevor Doom, Eddie Knight and Linda Young. The child was identified as 14-year-old Alexander Hudson. An investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.

PADUCAH — There continues to be a worker shortage at both the national and local levels. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the nation's average unemployment rate was 5.9% in June and 4.4% in Kentucky. That is why companies held a job fair in Paducah on Wednesday. Employers across...

MURRAY, KY — Murray State University has announced masks will be required indoors on campus, including in classrooms, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. In a message sent to the campus community that was shared with Local 6, the university says the requirement applies to students, faculty, staff and visitors in all Murray State buildings at all locations.

FANCY FARM, KY– Organizers for this years Fancy Farm Picnic have announced Kentucky senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul will not attend the event this year. The two senators will be in Washington D.C. this weekend while the senate continues efforts to complete the infrastructure bill. Gov. Andy Beshear and...

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - A ceremonial launch of Paducah’s Entertainment Destination Center is scheduled for August 6. It’ll be held at the gazebo located at 2nd Street and Broadway. In addition, there will now be First Friday Happy Hours in Downtown Paducah, which begin at 5 p.m. and last to...

RICHMOND, Ky. — Richmond Police Department has charged Thomas Birl, 51, of Cadiz, Kentucky, with five charges following a fatal shooting on Keystone Drive in Richmond Tuesday that left a Richmond couple dead. According to Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelison, Christopher Hager, 54, and his wife Gracie Hager, 52, were...

University of Kentucky golf coach Brian Craig talks about Cullan Brown, who died of cancer at age 20 in 2020. Brown's home course in Eddyville will be named for him in a ceremony on Monday, August 9, 2021.