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During the pandemic in 2020, domestic violence homicides in Kentucky were up by 75%.
Graves County couple Brandon and Jonna Crews donated hundreds of dollars and thousands of pop tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Louisville, Kentucky.
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The state has continued to report large numbers of cases in September. Over the past three days, the state has had 8,571 new cases.
Gov. Andy Beshear is providing an update on the coronavirus in Kentucky.
PADUCAH– For a second straight year, the charitable event known as Barbecue On the River will look a little different.
Over the last week, the southern Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic has seen patients from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.
Kentuckians should get the flu vaccine to help lessen the strain on hospitals in the coming months, the state’s health commissioner said.
Federal funding and support for a new terminal and continued cleanup at the Department of Energy Paducah site will be front and center for the Paducah Chamber while a delegation of more than 40 people are in D.C.
September marks National Addiction Recovery Month in the United States.
KSP reported that just after 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, at trooper saw a black sport style motorcycle traveling 120 mph on I-24 in Marshall County.
The Marshall County community came together to honor Preston Cope Saturday with a wiffle ball tournament. Proceeds will go to the Preston Cope Memorial Scholarship Fund and other local charities.
Multiple construction projects are going on in western Kentucky.
All but one west Kentucky school district in the Local 6 area have decided to continue requiring masks indoors.
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In a news release about the change, McCracken County Commissioner Bill Bartleman said his own research of traffic records found that there have been more than 400 crashes along that stretch of road over the past 11 years, causing injuries to more than 130 people and claiming 11 lives.
Right now, the COVID-19 vaccine is the priority, but health experts say there are other shots you should get too.
The state also reported more than 1,400 new COVID-19 cases among kids and teens age 18 and younger.
The site of a 10-vehicle crash that blocked Interstate 24 eastbound near the 8 mile marker in the Clarksville area of Tennessee has been cleared, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.
All lanes of I-69 southbound are open to traffic just south of the I-24 exit 25 interchange in Marshall County, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says. The site of a crash and gravel spill at that location has been cleared.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has paid more than $65 million in rent and utility relief to residents during the pandemic, including more than $51 million since March, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. Roughly $152 million is still available.
Hickman County is one of six school districts in the state to make masks optional.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky may not have enough monoclonal antibody courses to meet the rising demand in the state, Gov. Andy Beshear says.
Masks in schools continues to be a hot button issue Nationwide and locally.
A Jefferson County judge has denied a woman’s request to order a Louisville hospital to treat her husband’s COVID-19 with ivermectin.
During a Team Kentucky Briefing Thursday afternoon, Beshear criticized leaders of the few Kentucky school districts who have chosen not to continue mask requirements after the General Assembly passed a measure to leave the decision in their hands.
Local 6 Anchor Todd Faulkner and Chief Photographer Mike Spissinger will be there for every step of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce's D.C. Fly-In.
Gov. Andy Beshear says the Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund still has $152 million available as of Thursday afternoon.
The United Way of Paducah-McCracken County honored local businesses and individuals with Community Impact Awards during its Victory Celebration Thursday.
An early childhood education program in western Kentucky finished installing new technology to help combat COVID-19.
Gov. Andy Beshear said the plant is expected to open in late summer of 2022.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says it has personnel at the crash site maintaining one-lane traffic.
The 29-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, the McCracken County Sheriff's Office says.
The Trigg County Coroners Office and the Cadiz Police Department are investigating a wreck that claimed a man's life.
Watch Gov. Andy Beshear give a "Team Kentucky" update. This week he will be addressing economic development and coronavirus in the commonwealth.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A report by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education found that years after graduating high school, students who earned a college credential made more than both high school graduates and students who left college without a credential, despite fewer years of full-…
Thousands of tons of nickel at the Paducah Department of Energy site could help spur economic development in the region.
The woman who drove the car into the river Monday was rescued, but the car sank. Wednesday night, the vehicle was pulled from the water.
GRAND RIVERS, KY — A bride-to-be from Grand Rivers, Kentucky, died last week of COVID-19. Her loved ones told NBC News she had decided to hold off on getting vaccinated, because of misinformation she was given about the shots. They told NBC News they're sharing her story because they know sh…
Local hospitals are reporting an overwhelming increase of patients in their emergency rooms.
On Wednesday an executive order by McCracken County Judge Executive Craig Clymer went into effect.
Gov. Andy Beshear sent more than 300 Kentucky National Guard members to hospitals throughout Kentucky. About 15 to 20 of those troops are at Baptist Health Paducah and 30 are at Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital.
Kentucky reports nearly 50 new virus-related deaths, including multiple people from the Local 6 area
The Kentucky Department for Public Health also reported 49 new virus-related deaths. Gov. Andy Beshear said the lives lost include multiple people in their 30s and 40s.
Kentucky has one of the nation's highest rates of new virus cases.
Following the shooting, Kentucky State Police (KSP) began an investigation, which developed suspects in middle Tennessee and Maryland.
Many of the contracts concern stormwater projects.
The man was taken to a Paducah hospital after firefighters freed him from the car.
The sheriff's office says the man is considered armed and dangerous.
Gov. Andy Beshear says he's concerned that people who are hesitant about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 will place too much faith in monoclonal antibody treatments.
The tables will be used as outside classrooms, and students can also eat outside. McNabb Elementary School Principal Teresa Spann says there was overwhelming help from the community.
Peggy Carter Seal is proud she's been able to do this service, and she says she'll continue it until cases seem to really wane.
With the rising cost of everyday items, Family Service Society in Paducah is seeing more people in need.
The cases — driven by the delta variant combined with resistance among some Americans to getting the vaccine — are concentrated mostly in the South.
