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Longtime western Ky. sports writer dead at 46

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:27:26 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - Longtime western Kentucky sports writer Joey Fosko has died after suffering an apparent heart attack. The Paducah Sun (http://bit.ly/19KbSwx ), where Fosko had worked 27 years, reported Fosko's death at 46 on its website Monday.

Another trial delay in torture death of woman

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:08:25 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - A court has pushed back the trial date for the last of seven defendants to be tried in the killing of a western Kentucky woman.

W. Ky. city discussing smoking ban

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:35:50 -0400

MAYFIELD, Kentucky - Officials in Mayfield have given preliminary approval to a ban on smoking in public places.

Tim Miller named interim Murray State president

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:03:43 -0400

MURRAY, Kentucky - The Murray State Board of Regents has named Tim Miller as interim president at the school in western Kentucky.

2 complaints filed over rezoning

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:02:43 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - Two McCracken County residents have filed formal complaints saying the zoning of their properties was changed without their permission.

Judge considers shock probation for doctor

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:31:29 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - A judge is considering shock probation for a western Kentucky doctor who was accused of trading drugs for personal favors but pleaded guilty to lesser charges of failing to keep proper paperwork.

Fair canceled when carnival doesn't show up

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:32:12 -0400

MAYFIELD, Kentucky - A fair in western Kentucky has been canceled because the carnival didn't show up.

USEC sues feds, seeks funds for decontamination

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:57:34 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The company that operated nuclear plants in Kentucky and Ohio is suing the U.S. Department of Energy, claiming the federal government owes it almost $38 million in unpaid fees for decontamination work.

W. Ky. farmers planting more wheat

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:47:07 -0400

BENTON, Kentucky - Famers in western Kentucky are planting more wheat in an effort to make up for last year's losses due to the drought.

Paducah school wins playground

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:06:42 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - An elementary school in Paducah has won a grant for a new, environmentally friendly playground.

Heavy rain causes flash flooding in western Ky.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:29:29 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - Transportation officials urged motorists in western Kentucky to use "extreme caution" while traveling due to flash flooding brought on by heavy rain.

Businesses uncertain of future without plant

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:37:56 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - Businesses in Paducah are bracing for uncertainty in the wake of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant's expected closure at the end of the month.

Vincennes man remembers Red Skelton encounters

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:01:17 -0400

VINCENNES, Indiana - Living in one of the city's high-rises is an 85-year-old man, one who comes and goes quietly every day from his part-time job at a local funeral home with a knowledge very few people possess.

Ky man drowns after falling into Lake Barkley

Mon, 27 May 2013 10:05:17 -0400

CADIZ, Kentucky - A western Kentucky man drowned after falling from a fishing pier into Lake Barkley near Cadiz over the weekend.

Feds pull plug on Ky. uranium plant and 1,000 jobs

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:13:45 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end its work, putting more than 1,000 workers out of high-paying jobs with benefits.

Prosecutor asks to withdraw from Cadiz murder case

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:22:12 -0400

CADIZ, Kentucky - The commonwealth's attorney in Cadiz has asked to withdraw himself from a murder trial in an old slaying case.

Teen faces assault charge in playground attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:01 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - Police in western Kentucky say a 13-year-old boy has been charged with assault in connection with a playground attack that sent another boy to the hospital.

Heavy rain, high wind likely overnight

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:05 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - Most of Kentucky is under a slight risk of severe thunderstorms as a weather system that spawned Oklahoma tornadoes moves eastward.

Former McCracken County employee pleads guilty

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:40 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - A former McCracken County Road Department worker has entered a guilty plea to selling stolen county property.