West Kentucky Star

01/28/2025

A Calvert City couple has been charged with murder after the death of their infant daughter.

A Calvert City couple has been charged with murder after the death of their infant daughter. Calvert City Police arrested 18-year-old Albert L. Walker and 20-year-old Cheyenne S. Driver on Monday just 4 days after their daughter died from her inju

01/27/2025

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01/24/2025

Allen Media reverses course on weather changes at WSIL News 3

UPDATE Allen Media Broadcasting, the parent company of WSIL in Harrisburg, has reversed course on the proposed changes to their weather coverage. Allen Media Regional Vice President Dan Batchelor confirmed to West Kentucky Star that the move to

01/21/2025

Big changes are coming to dozens of local TV stations around the country owned by Allen Media Group, which owns WSIL.

Big changes are coming to dozens of local TV stations around the country owned by Allen Media Group, which owns WSIL. Trade publication NewscastStudio has reported that Allen Media Group will use a hub in Atlanta to replace all the local meteorolo

01/21/2025

A crash in Trigg County Sunday night on South Road near the intersection of Pugh Flat Church Road sent a Tennessee woman to a Nashville hospital.

A crash in Trigg County Sunday night on South Road near the intersection of Pugh Flat Church Road sent a Tennessee woman to a Nashville hospital. According to WKDZ, the Trigg County Sheriff's Department says a vehicle driven by Amanda Zimmerma

01/19/2025

A vehicular hijacking suspect was taken into custody Saturday.

A vehicular hijacking suspect was taken into custody Saturday. According to Vienna Police, the crime allegedly occurred Friday night in Vienna. Thirty-two-year-old Angel E. Gutierrez-Cortes was arrested and taken to the Massac County Detention

01/19/2025

A gas leak in downtown Paducah has closed Broadway from the 100 block to the 400 block.

A gas leak in downtown Paducah has closed Broadway from the 100 block to the 400 block. Atmos Energy is reporting an incident and outage of which the cause is not yet known. They say that work is being done to restore service as soon as possibl

01/19/2025

A Paducah man and a juvenile were cited to court for unlawful theft from vehicles early Friday morning. https://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/Paducah-man,-juvenile-cited-to-court-for-theft

01/18/2025

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported in west Tennessee Saturday morning.

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported in west Tennessee Saturday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey at the University of Memphis, the quake was centered in Lake County between Ridgely and Tiptonville, 24 miles southwest of Union Ci

01/18/2025

A two vehicle non-injury crash Friday afternoon in Murray led to an assault arrest. https://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/Murray-crash-leads-to-assault-arrest

01/17/2025

The Mayfield post office will hold its grand re-opening ceremony and install its postmaster on Thursday.

The Mayfield post office will hold its grand re-opening ceremony and install its postmaster on Thursday. The public is invited to the ceremony to be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the post office at 225 West Broadway. The post office was one of ma

01/15/2025

Former Mayfield/Graves Chamber president found guilty of theft charges

Attorney General Russell Coleman on Tuesday announced that action by the Attorney General's Special Prosecutions Unit resulted in the guilty plea of 48-year-old Allison Morris of Graves County for unlawful theft from the Mayfield/ Graves County C

01/14/2025

Details discussed about pending closure of Lake Barkley Lodge for major renovations next September

Details were discussed this week about the $17 million dollar renovation of Lake Barkley State Resort Park that will include closing the lodge and pool after Labor Day in September for construction. WKDZ reported that at Monday's meeting of th

01/09/2025

Winter storm warning: snow Friday could exceed 4 inches

The winter storm warning has been expanded to now include all of western Kentucky, southern Illinois, west Tennessee and southeast Missouri on Friday. It's part of the same warning for eleven states from Texas through the South and along the Ohio

01/08/2025

An Eddyville man was arrested for assault and strangulation following an incident at a Reidland home on Tuesday.

An Eddyville man was arrested for assault and strangulation following an incident at a Reidland home on Tuesday. McCracken County Sheriff's Deputies were called about an assault that occurred on Benton Road in Reidland. The victim had fled the

01/06/2025

Latest School Closings for the area...

The following schools are closed due to the winter weather Monday: KENTUCKY McCracken County Paducah Public Schools - NTI Graves County - NTI Ballard County Calloway County Caldwell County Carlisle County Christian Fellowship Community

12/31/2024

A motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in McCracken County sent a Morehead, KY man to a local hospital.

A motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in McCracken County sent a Morehead, KY man to a local hospital. The McCracken County Sheriff's Department says deputies were called at approximately 3:30 pm to the crash scene. Deputies found the operato

12/31/2024

A fugitive from Fulton was arrested Tuesday, December 24th, in the 3000 block of Lone Oak Road. https://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/Fulton-fugitive-arrested-in-Paducah