KY State News

  • Beshear names replacement for tourism secretary

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 3:47 PM

    A former gubernatorial aide to three governors will take over as tourism secretary on June 1. Gov. Steve Beshear announced Monday that Bob Stewart is his pick to replace Marcheta Sparrow, who is retiring at the end of the month.

  • Richie Farmer's sister resigns state position

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 3:38 PM

    Former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer's sister has resigned as assistant executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.

  • Paducah boy recovering from weekend assault

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 1:05 PM

    A 12-year-old Paducah boy is recovering in a Nashville hospital after another child assaulted him Sunday evening.

  • House passes Freedom to Fish Act

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 1:36 PM

    The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Freedom to Fish Act, implementing a two-year moratorium on a plan to restrict fishing access along the Cumberland River.

  • Kentucky protesters take aim at IRS

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 1:21 PM

    Tea party activists have rallied outside a federal building in Louisville, chanting it's time for the IRS to go because of its extra scrutiny of conservative groups.

  • McCracken County man charged with breaking into cars, stealing valuables

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 7:38 AM

    A McCracken County man is in jail after police say he broke into multiple cars in the Farley area and stole valuables.

  • Driver, passenger injured in suspected DUI crash in Paducah

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:13 AM

    A Metropolis, Illinois man is recovering in a local hospital and facing charges after a crash in Paducah.

  • More troops due back at Fort Campbell

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 5:44 AM

    Families and friends will be meeting loved ones this week at Fort Campbell, where more soldiers are returning to the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border from Afghanistan.

  • Dorena-Hickman Ferry plans to resume Tuesday

    Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 5:46 AM

    Almost a month to the day after it closed, the Dorena-Hickman Ferry in western Kentucky expects to resume service Tuesday.

  • Local school honored for century of accreditation

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 10:43 PM

    With the end of the school year, there's a lot to celebrate. That was certainly the case Monday night at the Paducah Public Schools Board of Education meeting.

  • Two plead guilty to charges

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 10:28 PM

    A pair that investigators say traded pills for stolen equipment will be paying up and heading to jail. Investigators arrested Barbara York and Randall Hobbs in February.

  • Making the Most out of Summer: Job Opportunities

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 10:46 PM

    Mom and dad: it may be easier for your teenager to find a summer job this year. A new state-by-state analysis of teen unemployment shows, while more companies are hiring for the summer, the number of teens without jobs is still very high.

  • Making the Most of Summer: Keeping Minds Sharp

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 8:12 PM

    Ask your child's teacher what they worry about most during the summer months. You might hear many of them talk about the dreaded summer brain drain.

  • Making the Most of Summer: Child Care Concerns

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 8:05 PM

    Many families still struggle with adequate daycare in our country. A study by the US Census shows paying for child care is the biggest financial struggle for the poor and middle class.

  • Kentucky legislative leaders jostle over redistricting

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 7:01 PM

    House Speaker Greg Stumbo has offered a Senate redistricting plan in hopes of speeding up what has become a drawn-out process.

  • Fighting back against floodwater mosquitoes

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 6:30 PM

    It's being compared to the flood of 2011. Not the rain or the water levels, but the huge amount of mosquitoes swarming around our area that came along with that flood.

  • Edgar Yanez accepts plea deal in 2012 death of Ezra Moffett Jr.

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 6:13 PM

    A teen charged with murder accepted a deal Monday that will send him to prison for 10 years.

  • Health departments owed millions

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 5:45 PM

    Hemorrhaging health departments. A major Medicaid provider isn't paying up. Meanwhile, patients and taxpayers could end up losing the most.

  • Build your own homemade mosquito trap

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 3:50 PM

    Looking for a way to battle the mosquito population around your home? Local 6 has directions for a simple, homemade trap that could help.

  • Investigators: driver rolls vehicle four to five times, charged with DUI and other charges

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 3:25 PM

    A man faces charges after a rollover crash in Graves County, Kentucky. Investigators with the sheriff's department charged 31-year-old Mitchell Meyer with driving under the influence or other intoxicants, his third offense.

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