Login | About Us | Staff | Site Map | Contact Us | Alerts | Advertise With Us

Kentucky
Man Charged in Dead Horses Case Sentenced
Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:08 AM
A Pendleton County man has been sentenced to probation in a case where animal control officers removed 49 horse carcasses and 14 emaciated horses from his farm.   The Kentucky Enquirer reports Larry Browning, who was originally charged with 14 counts of cruelty to animals and 49 counts of failing to properly dispose of an animal carcass within 48 hours, entered an Alford plea this month in ...
Bill Gives Foreign Language Credit for Programming
Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:27 AM
Kentucky Senate President Pro Tem David Givens wants students who study computer programming to be given credit for learning a foreign language. The Greensburg Republican told The Courier-Journal that computer programming is a language itself, and, in his words, "it's foreign to a lot of people." Givens has filed a bill in the General Assembly that would let school districts teach programming ...
New Course Aims to Boost Early Childhood Learning
Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:58 AM
A free online training course has been released to help early childhood professionals prepare Kentucky children for success in school. The Governor's Office of Early Childhood says the course supports the new STARS quality rating system to be launched later this year. The early childhood office is partnering with Kentucky Educational Television in the initiative. The course aims to strengthen ...
Beshear Taking Economic Development Trip to Europe
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:08 PM
Gov. Steve Beshear is leaving Saturday for an economic development trip to Germany and Sweden. Beshear's office said Wednesday that the governor has been invited to speak at a symposium in Germany, where he will discuss Kentucky's role in the global auto industry. More than a thousand auto executives from around the world gather for the yearly conference. The governor's office says Beshear will ...
Republican Bevin Files for Kentucky Governor
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2:30 PM
Former U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin has filed to run in the Republican primary for Kentucky governor. Bevin, a Louisville businessman, said in a statement Tuesday that his running mate, Jenean Hampton, would be the first black female lieutenant governor in Kentucky history. Hampton served in the U.S. military, including a tour of duty in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. The Tea ...
Lawmaker Will Withdraw Motion in DUI Case
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:52 PM
A state senator says he has told his attorney to withdraw a motion that seeks to have his DUI charge dismissed because the state constitution bans lawmakers from being arrested while the legislature is in session. Republican state Sen. Brandon Smith of Hazard was arrested and charged with DUI on Jan. 6, the first day of the 2015 legislative session. His attorney, Bill Johnson, filed a ...
Report Details LRC Management Problems
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:58 AM
A performance audit of the Legislative Research Commission has blamed poor staff morale on outdated management practices, a lack of communication and decision-making that isn't transparent.   According to media, the draft report said the 388 LRC workers "are frustrated and often confused'' by personnel decisions. It recommends changes that include a reduction in power for top leaders and ...
Grimes to Run for Re-election as Sec. of State
Monday, January 26, 2015 12:03 PM
Alison Lundergan Grimes will run for re-election as Kentucky secretary of state, ending months of speculation about the former Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate's political plans for 2015.   The decision likely clears the way for Attorney General Jack Conway to become the party's nominee for governor. The filing deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday, and nearly every other potential Democratic ...
KY Homeless Programs Being Awarded $19M from US
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 6:37 AM
More than $19 million has been awarded to help homeless housing and service programs in Kentucky. U.S. Housing and Urban Development announced the grants this week. A total of $1.8 billion was awarded nationwide. The funds will help with services such as street outreach, client assessment and direct housing assistance. Funding will also help provide continued permanent and transitional housing ...
Gas Prices Tick Up Across Kentucky
Monday, January 26, 2015 7:08 AM
Average retail gasoline prices in Kentucky have risen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.08 a gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.02/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. In Paducah, prices are ranging from $1.89 to $1.99 a gallon. Prices Sunday were $1.19 per gallon lower than the ...
Displaying results 1-10 (of 30)
 |<  < 1 - 2 - 3  >  >| 

Weather

Paducah, KY and Surrounding Area:

Today:

H: 52° L: 28°
Isolated Showers
Currently:

54°
Partly Cloudy

View 7-Day Forecast
ADVERTISEMENT

Traffic Now

ADVERTISEMENT

Most Commented Stories

Video

Home  News  Sports  Traffic  Weather  Events  Living  Opinion  Multimedia

Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
© Copyright 2015
Privacy Policy | User Agreement

wkyq.com | electric969.com | wqqr.com | willieradio.com