Paducah Police seek help finding a man wanted in several counties

An ongoing investigation into meth trafficking netted six Paducah residents. McCracken County detectives said it was discovered that illegal drug activity was taking place at a home on North 6th Street. A vehicle leaving the home was stopped Sunday afternoon. The passenger, identified as 50-year-old Michael W. Stewart, was arrested...

The Trigg County Sheriff's Office is advising farmers to count their cattle after learning of attempts to steal the animals from a local farm. Sheriff Aaron Acree said a bullet and shell casing were recovered from a farm after someone attempted to steal cattle. After reports of cattle thefts in...

A Paducah man was arrested Friday after he led police on a vehicle and foot pursuit following a disturbance at a restaurant. Paducah Police responded to a fast food restaurant on Jackson Street, where 27-year-old Kinyare Taylor of Paducah was allegedly creating a disturbance and attempting to get into his ex-girlfriend's car.

The Paducah Police Department requests the public's help locating a missing teenager. They said 17-year-old Jaedyn Dick was last seen on Anderson Court in Paducah. She is described as a white female, 5'02" tall, weighing 95 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is...

A Metropolis man wanted for trespassing was arrested after a new trespassing complaint last week. Metropolis police responded to the complaint at a home on East 7th Street, where they reportedly found 59-year-old Darrell A. McCoy hiding inside. McCoy was charged with criminal trespassing and taken to the Massac County...

Kentucky State Police said the Webster County Sheriff’s Office contacted them to conduct a murder investigation of a strangulation that occurred in Dixon on Saturday. They said 47-year-old William Bryan of Dixon contacted Webster County Dispatch at 9 a.m. Saturday and reported he had strangled his girlfriend and that she was dead. Deputies arrived on the scene and confirmed the death of 32-year-old Heather Davidson of Dixon.

A Calvert City woman was injured in a Saturday crash on Krebs Station road. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Department said they responded to a crash with injuries on Krebs Station road a little after noon Saturday. Deputies said Holly Hillman of Calvert City was traveling eastbound and turned into a drive at the crest of a hill, pulling in front of Dale Wano of Paducah.

The Graves County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to locate a stolen pickup truck. Deputies said a white 2005 Ford F-150 was stolen from the parking lot of Adam’s/Clark Electrical Contractors on US 45 on the north side of Mayfield. The sheriff’s office was notified of the...

On Monday, the Benton Police Department warned the public of a potential scam. They said they had been notified that someone was calling, posing to be a representative from Spectrum, and offering to lower customers' monthly bills. Police said the scammer is asking for money to be sent to them up front.

A Caldwell County teen received minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Monday. The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office got the call about the crash along Cadiz Road around 2:45 pm where the driver, 17-year-old Olivia Noffsinger of Princeton, lost control of the vehicle and ended up on its side in the tree line.

A Cadiz woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Trigg County on Sunday afternoon. Deputies were called to New Hope Road at Meador Cemetery Road for a single-vehicle wreck with a woman that was ejected from the vehicle. The Trigg County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene and...

Authorities said one person was killed and nine others were injured Monday in a gas explosion at a southeast Missouri home. The Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office said the explosion happened around 7 a.m. Monday in Wyatt, about five miles west of Wickliffe, Kentucky. Authorities are trying to determine whether...

A group made up of members of the citizens advisory board got to tour the Paducah facility that converts depleted uranium hexafluoride into more stable compounds for disposal. The facility recently restarted operations, following upgrades completed during the shutdown, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The board was brought up to speed on the improvements during their June meeting. The tour provided the board members with an in depth look at the conversion process and the equipment used.

Friday was the last day for Kentucky National Guard troops to assist in Marion during the months-long water crisis. The Guard had most recently been handing out bottled water at the armory. They were originally pressed into service to fill trucks with water from the Tradewater River and haul it to Old City Lake. Transportation was later taken over by private haulers, and is currently suspended while the reservoir is full.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced a contractor would begin work Monday on US 641 north of Murray to construct an R-Cut intersection causing a lane closure. They said the work zone would be just north of the US 641/KY 80 intersection to allow the construction of an R-Cut intersection for the Paschall Truck Lines entrance.

The Paducah Fire Department is saying thank you to the community for helping them help local students. During August, the fire department worked to help local students through its Fill the Fire Truck with School Supplies campaign. In a final tally, the department said they received 1002 pounds of food...

Water levels in Marion's Old City Lake are high enough that the city hopes to flush out their entire system over the course of this week. Ever since Marion's water crisis began in April, low flow in pipes caused water to stagnate in the outer portions of their system, resulting in low chlorine levels and higher bacterial levels. This was the reason for the longstanding boil order, and the need for bottled water to be distributed. Officials hope the improved water chemistry will soon allow residents to use tap water as usual.

Recent rainfall eliminated some extreme drought conditions in southern Graves County in the past week, according to the National Drought Monitor from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the report issued last Thursday, no extreme drought remains in western Kentucky. Carlisle County is still experiencing severe drought, along with parts...

Nico Yantko is coming home to Murray State University after being named the 10th athletics director in school history. A two-degree Murray State alumnus, Yantko will be introduced in a public event in the Murray Room of the CFSB Center, Tuesday at noon. The event will be streamed on YouTube. https://youtu.be/AAHBChyIwwQ.