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Plans Revealed to Widen Hwy. 62 to Technology Park

PADUCAH, KY - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet held a public meeting Monday night at WKCTC to show their preliminary plans to widen US Highway 62 (Blandville Road) in western McCracken County. The project would extend the existing 4-lane from...

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El Chico Closes for Good in Paducah

PADUCAH, KY - West Kentucky Star has confirmed that El Chico has closed its doors for good Monday. An employee with the restaurant that wouldn't give their name or position with the restaurant, would only confirm that they were closing...

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Public Hearing Set for New Alcohol Ordinance

PADUCAH, KY - McCracken County residents may continue to have to go elsewhere for alcohol on election days if a new ordinance is passed. At Monday's Meeting of the McCracken County Fiscal Court, commissioners heard a first reading of a new...

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Murray Police Chase Leads to Felony Charges

MURRAY, KY - A Murray woman faces several felony charges, after police say she led them on an early Monday morning chase in a stolen vehicle. On Monday morning, the Murray Police Department got a call about a vehicle that was reported stolen from...

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Precinct Officers Sought for Kentucky's Primary

FRANKFORT, KY - The secretary of state's office is urging Kentuckians to sign up as precinct election officers for the May 20 primary election. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says about 15,000 Kentuckians are needed to help...

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MSU President Finalists Visit Campus Today

MURRAY, KY - The two remaining candidates for president of Murray State University will visit the campus this week. The school announced that Dr. James M. Smith will be in Murray on Monday and Tuesday with his wife, Connie. Smith is...

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Graves Accident Sends Murray Woman to Vanderbilt

GRAVES COUNTY, KY - Two people were injured in an accident in Graves County Sunday afternoon. According to the Kentucky State Police, 18-year-old Ryan Vowell of Paducah was driving north on KY 97 when a car driven by 29-year-old William Boggess...

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Events

Irish 'Evening Upstairs' at McCracken

PADUCAH, KY - It has been said that everyone is Irish around St. Patrick’s Day. So, whether you were born Irish or just wish you had ...

Real Women's Expo at Carroll Convention

Chili Supper & Auction for "Save Cuba

Frankie Avalon Concert at Tilghman

Calloway County Night of Champions

Paducah Knights of Columbus Fish Fry

Obituaries

Martin, Barbara

Barbara Jean Martin, 74, of Paducah passed away Saturday at Baptist Health of Paducah. Mrs. Martin was an accomplished artist. She ...

Pratt, Merlyn

Davis, Jackie

Alexander, Eva

Cary, Ruth

Smith, Bruce

Western Kentucky

Burglary Investigation Leads to Man's

An arrest has been made in Livingston County after an investigation into a residential burglary last month. The Sheriff's Department ...

Muddy Conditions Keep Speedway Closed

Murray Police Chase Leads to Felony

Graves Accident Sends Murray Woman to

MSU President Finalists Visit Campus

Welcome Warmup Eases Pain of Snowy

Health

Tool to Compare Health Plans Tested

A website being tested in Illinois aims to address widespread confusion about choosing an insurance plan on the government sites that are a ...

Resolutions Don’t Have to Start January

The Importance of Rest for Wellness

Diagnostic Center Gets Gold Seal

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