• Eyewitness to the tornado: Storm spotter with local ties talks about Oklahoma

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 10:53 PM

    When Al Mason was trained in Paducah to spot severe weather, he never thought he would end up seeing an EF 5 tornado with his own eyes.

  • Summer home improvements

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 10:48 PM

    Spring cleaning can go beyond reorganizing your closet or garage. How about adding a deck to the backyard or re-doing a bathroom? Chances are, the project you're looking to tackle could be done, not by professionals, but by you. It could save you a lot of money.

  • May 21, 2013 Storm Picture Gallery

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 10:11 PM

    This is a compilation of photos from our weather event Tuesday. Click on the link to view the gallery.

  • PHOTO GALLERY: Tuesday's news day

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 1:53 PM

    This is a compilation of photos from our news day. Click on the link to view the gallery.

  • NWS fixes problem with weather warning system

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 10:45 PM

    A problem with weather warnings Tuesday morning has been fixed.

  • Illinois House committee approves Medicaid expansion

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 10:43 PM

    A key Illinois house committee has approved an expansion of Medicaid. The bill would cover low-income adults who don't have children at home.

  • Commuters weigh in on future of Cairo Bridge

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 10:41 PM

    It's a plan that will affect the movement of products and people across our region: what should the next US 51, 60/62 bridge over the Ohio River be like? Tuesday night, a second public informational meeting on alternatives under consideration, this time in Ballard County, Kentucky.

  • Ill. House: Senate pension plan saves less money

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 9:44 PM

    Illinois House members say Senate President John Cullerton's pension-reform proposal saves at most only 60 percent of what the Chicago Democrat predicts.

  • Clinton: Illinois should legalize gay marriage

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 9:42 PM

    Former President Bill Clinton is calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. In a statement Tuesday, Clinton says Illinois "has stood for the proposition that all citizens should be treated equally under the law" since the days of Abraham Lincoln.

  • Two charged in local business theft

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 8:29 PM

    They allegedly stole valuable products from a local business. On Tuesday, Kentucky State Police jailed the culprits.

  • How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 7:58 PM

    The loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting out the message on how to help.

  • How to send help to the tornado victims in Oklahoma

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:44 PM

    The American Red Cross is already on the ground in Oklahoma. Almost 30 emergency response vehicles have been deployed, including two from western Kentucky.

  • Winds rip roof off local county courthouse, damage offices

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:36 PM

    Sudden, strong winds in Alexander County, Illinois on Tuesday morning tore part of the roof off the county courthouse in Cairo. It happened around 3 a.m.

  • Union City Schools in Tennessee upgrading security

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:34 PM

    On the heels of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, one local district is 'sparing no expense' when it comes to updating their security. Union City Schools are adding panic buttons, locks, and video monitoring systems.

  • Fort Jackson commander facing adultery charges

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:00 PM

    The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation.

  • 12-year-old in hospital after brutal playground beating

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 5:22 PM

    Nearly beaten to death, with bleeding on the brain. A 12-year-old is under close observation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after his mother says two boys attacked him for no apparent reason on a Paducah playground Sunday night.

  • Harrisburg residents reflect in wake of Oklahoma tornado

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 5:21 PM

    The devastation in Oklahoma is a harsh reminder to people in southern Illinois who lived through and helped respond to the tornado that hit Harrisburg one year ago.

  • Gov. Steve Beshear issues statement concerning Oklahoma tornado

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 4:22 PM

    Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear issued a statement Tuesday in response to the deadly Oklahoma tornadoes.

  • US Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 4:07 PM

    The Senate has voted to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program in a farm bill it is considering this week.

  • IRS official Lerner to take 5th at hearing

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 4:05 PM

    A key figure in the Internal Revenue Service controversy plans to invoke her constitutional right not to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Lois Lerner is the director of the IRS division that handles applications for tax exempt status.

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