In Illinois, a Carterville man and a Royalton woman were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Williamson County.

If you have a smartphone, Alexa or other smart device, you probably know by now they're always listening. You might not realize how many times those devices record what you are saying.

A presentation at the McCracken County Library on Thursday focused on the role west Kentucky played in the Underground Railroad. 

If approved in the House, the measure will be on the ballot in November.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is demanding an apology to the LGBT community from a state senator.

The roadway was closed around a home on US 68 in Aurora, Kentucky, was closed for several hours Thursday while state police and other agencies responded to a medical emergency, Kentucky State Police say.

Lyon County Judge Executive Wade White is concerned a transfer in state funding might jeopardize the war on carp. 

It's been nearly three months since Genova stopped production and told more than a hundred employees they were out of a job.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says while the risk of the novel coronavirus coming to the commonwealth is low, both the state government and local health departments are prepared.

Health care agencies in the Local 6 area want to give you the tools to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

"They were part of the fabric of our company and our community," Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley said.

Local educators are learning how poverty impacts their students.

A 55-year-old west Kentucky man has been arrested amid allegations of child sexual abuse, state police say.

US stocks again sold off sharply on Thursday as worries about coronavirus mounted. The three main indexes fell into correction territory and are on track for their worst week since the financial crisis.

Carbondale, Illinois, police say a teen who was reported missing Wednesday has been found and is OK.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that his administration will soon introduce legislation allowing “permitless carry” to take effect in Tennessee.

FRANKFORT, KY — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and public health officials will hold a news conference regarding the coronavirus. 

Kentucky high school student's act of kindness goes viral after teacher posts his request to give extra credit points to another student.

The McCracken County Sheriff's Department is using the coronavirus news to try and catch criminals.

None of the six stores closing are in the Local 6 area.

ABC is casting a new version of the show with "seniors looking for love."

Feeling under the weather? We have some tips for you.

White supremacists and other far-right extremists killed at least 38 people in the U.S. in 2019, the sixth deadliest year for violence by all domestic extremists since 1970.

A Winter Park, Florida woman is accused of zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase, recording his cries for help and leaving him inside until he died.

A gunman shattered a regular work day at the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee on Wednesday, killing five co-workers before he turned the gun on himself.

This may be the first instance in the country of "community spread," officials said.

Kentucky Senators have passed a bill that would prevent the governor from pardoning people during their final days in office. If it passes the House, it will go on this year's ballot for voters to decide.

Lawmakers took a historic vote on Wednesday when the House of Representatives passed legislation to make lynching a federal crime.

Community spread means the virus begins moving through a community and the "source of the infection is unknown," the agency said.

It's no longer in last place. But when it comes to animal protection laws, Kentucky is still near the bottom in the country. Each year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund ranks all 50 states. And while Kentucky has made some strides, Local 6 looks at the many areas that still need improvement.

Wash your hand and cover your mouth when you cough. There's a stomach bug making the rounds.

FEMA is helping the city of Paducah with two areas that regularly flood during heavy rainfall.

Emergency 911 call services are working in Pulaski County, Illinois, but Emergency Management Agency Director Ken Kerley says callers will not hear the phone ring when they call.

A judge has granted an order to expunge the record of former McCracken County High School principal Michael Ceglinski.

McCracken County Jailer David Knight credits teamwork with law enforcement and communication as keys to capturing an escaped inmate that fled to eastern Kentucky, and said the jail will work to ensure proper procedures are being followed.

President Donald Trump placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. government response to the novel coronavirus, amid growing criticism of the White House's handling of the outbreak.

The fight to pause construction on the indoor recreation and aquatic center failed in a four-to-one vote. Groups for and against the multimillion-dollar facility move forward. 

City Manager Jim Arndt says a management company will be critical in the recreation and aquatic center's success.

A new outpatient heart failure clinic in southern Illinois will allow folks in the community to receive care closer to home and reduce hospital stays. 

A Colorado nonprofit that helps veterans and people living with post traumatic stress disorder was scammed out of thousands of dollars from a business claiming to be in Paducah.

We are tracking your tax dollars and following the downtown Paducah hotel development project, or City Block project, and the TIF district project. 

Investigators who have been searching a North Carolina pond for missing Tennessee toddler Evelyn Boswell say their search was "inconclusive."

The president announced a news conference for Wednesday evening to address the virus amid an escalating global toll and an increasingly urgent international response.

A worker at the sprawling Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee opened fire Wednesday afternoon, killing five employees before taking his own life, the company's chief executive officer and police said.

Schools would be banned from “lunch shaming” students unable to afford school meals, under a bill that has been narrowly advanced by a Tennessee House panel.

Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas speculated that the expensive car owners "felt a sense of superiority over other road users."

The mother and grandmother of a missing 15-month-old girl are now in the same Tennessee jail after giving conflicting accounts about the toddler’s disappearance.

The trio were last seen on Pickwick Lake in Hardin County on Saturday.

UPDATE: The railroad gates at 146 West and Route 3 in Ware, Illinois have been repaired.