Workman has worked in education for 15 years. PPS says she taught family and consumer sciences at Paducah Tilghman High School for eight years before she moved to Clark Elementary in 2019 to serve as assistance principal. 

After hours of searching, a man law enforcement called armed and dangerous is in custody tonight. And a local family is safe after he broke into their house.

Thursday was a busy day for a McCracken County family as they opened their yard for the sale, making almost $500. It was an even busier day in Marshall County at Christian Fellowship School, where one group of women looked to find a bargain three hours away from southern Illinois.

The McCracken County Public Library hosted its All Together Now summer reading program kickoff event Thursday afternoon. 

 A dream vacation turned into a nightmare for a west Kentucky family. A local woman shared her story with Local 6 on Thursday after a coastal storm slammed a Carnival Cruise ship over the holiday weekend. 

June is LGBTQ+ Pride month, and Paducah PrideFest kicks off Friday at the 1857 Event Center and Cocktail Bar. This year's event promises lots of vendors and plenty of entertainment, including from drag performers the fans of "RuPaul's Drag Race" will recognize. 

Other safety initiatives announced by Churchill Downs on Thursday include pausing incentives, such as trainer start bonuses and purse payouts to every race finisher, with payouts limited to the top five finishers. 

At fallen Scott County Sheriff's Deputy Caleb Conley's funeral service today, his wife described him as an "incredible man who put his heart and soul in everything he did," including his friends, family, and marriage. 

Bryan Ditto is in custody, the McCracken County Sheriff's Office says, ending a search by state and local law enforcement. Ditto was wanted out of Missouri, and the hunt for him began after he allegedly fled from state police earlier Thursday. 

Staff at Crittenden County Schools learned how to hide, run, and fight today as part of their annual active-shooter training, an administrator told Local 6 Thursday morning.

The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is back up-and-running after being shut-down due to low water levels in the Mississippi River earlier in the week. 

KSP Post 1 says they will conduct traffic safety checkpoints in Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg Counties. 

MARION, KY — Marion, Kentucky, Mayor D'Anna Browning is reinstating the city's water conservation order starting Thursday, June 1, due to drier than average conditions in the forecast. 

Organizers say the 400-Mile Yard Sale includes 20 counties and more than 60 communities across the state. That includes the Local 6 counties of McCracken, Marshall and Trigg. 

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shut down North Friendship Road between Lone Oak Road and Us 62 Tuesday. But that's forcing people to find alternate routes between Lone Oak and the mall area. Folks in nearby neighborhoods aren't happy with the traffic increase. 

An attorney representing the wife of a Paducah City Commission member charged with identity theft says she has rejected a plea deal offered by the commonwealth. 

MARSHALL COUNTY, KY — The Marshall County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Mayfield, Kentucky, man who died in an ATV wreck Monday on Harrison Road. 

In light of recent deadly accidents in west Kentucky, parents may ask themselves: Does my child understand how to stay safe on an ATV? Do I? 

High summer temperatures are heightening the risk for heatstroke for children, pets and the elderly in locked cars.

The wounded person was taken to University of Louisville Hospital.

The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission announced Wednesday plans to pursue new therapeutic treatment options for Kentuckians affected by opioid use disorder. 

Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that's under construction near Greensboro, North Carolina. The plant will supply batteries to Toyota's huge complex in Georgetown, Kentucky, which will build Toyota's first U.S.-made electric vehicle. 

Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday in honor of fallen Scott County Deputy Sheriff Caleb Conley, who was killed during a traffic stop on May 22

A lane restriction is planned for westbound traffic on Park Avenue from about 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday. 

Frank Sumpter has spent the past few weeks reflecting on Wild On Ice’s remarkable journey to somehow work through his grief over the horse’s catastrophic injury just nine days before he was supposed to race in the Kentucky Derby. Coming so close has provided some consolation through a rollercoaster of emotions.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the funding will go to the Caldwell County Fiscal Court for slide repairs on Goodsprings Road. The money comes from Kentucky County Road Aid emergency funds. 

House Oversight Chair James Comer said he has plans to speak with FBI Director Christopher Wray about the investigation Wednesday morning.

People not wearing helmets and too many riders loaded onto ATVs: That’s what local emergency responders say they witnessed over the Memorial Day weekend. On Monday, two men died in crashes just a few miles from each other in Marshall County.

Summer break is here, and that means schools are out and kids are home. For more than 200 families, a local nonprofit's program is their only resource for daily nutrition during the summer.

"I fell in love with it, because my son is a high school athlete, and for me to compete with or against him is near impossible. But I can do it in pickleball, and that, that brought great joy to me," West Kentucky Pickleball Club President Mike Rogers says. 

Deputies say 30-year-old Luis Benitez of Mayfield was killed after attempting to climb an embankment in Soldier Creek in Marshall County on Monday, causing the ATV he was driving to overturn. 

PADUCAH — Vietnam service members from the Purchase area who didn't come home from the war are remembered at the Vietnam Veterans Monument in Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza in Paducah. The plaza also includes historical markers and monuments for those who served and laid down their lives in Wor…

The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency announced the deaths Monday night. 

Neighbors say improvements to North Friendship Road have been needed for decades. While the closure will be inconvenient for some, the result aims to make the road safer for everyone. 

It's a tradition the group has carried on since 1948, and they still cook the old-fashioned way. 

MURRAY, KY — Monday, American Legion Post 73 gathered to remember the lives and sacrifices of service members who gave their lives for our country with a Memorial Day ceremony in Murray, Kentucky. 

The five soldiers whose names were added to the memorial on Monday died between 1919 and 1944. 

Organizers say the flags, which will fly from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July, represent all veterans. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky's racing commission and HISA veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities in the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Each of those 13 flags represent a fallen soldier who had been receiving a care package each month from the Hugs Project of Western Kentucky.

Police in Henderson, Kentucky, said they were called Sunday about a body floating in the river and authorities preliminary identified the remains as those of escaped inmate Bradley Gillespie, 50. 

 A paint crew will begin applying yellow center-line paint along roadways in McCracken County on May 30, before moving on to other counties in the Local 6 region.

 For $50, you can help your community and enter for a chance to win $5,000 by purchasing a ticket for the United Way of Western Kentucky's annual Jackpot Raffle. Click here for more information. 

Low water levels in the Mississippi River prompted the Dorena-Hickman Ferry to suspend service until further notice. 

Several Memorial Day ceremonies are taking place in the Local 6 area on Monday. Click here for more information.

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, says it is “troubled” by the recent spate of horse deaths after racetrack officials on Saturday announced two more horses were put down.

One local man is doing a challenge that will test his athleticism and perseverance all to honor those who've served and died for our country. Tung Dinh is doing sit-ups for 25 hours straight to remember Memorial Day and the veterans who sacrificed their lives.

McCracken County Public Library will kick off its "All Together Now" Summer Reading Program Thursday, June 1, from 2 to 6 p.m., according to library Director Justin Brasher. 

Just in time for Memorial Day, Noble Park opened their pool Saturday.