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WPSD Local 6
March 20, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — A safety improvement project along a section of Husbands Road in McCracken County will begin this week with preliminary work, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Monday. The preliminary work on Husbands Road, which is also Kentucky 1954, will includeÃÂ ...
West Kentucky Star
March 20, 2018
PADUCAH, KY - Authorities in McCracken County are asking for the public's help finding a rape suspect. The McCracken County Sheriff's Department says 29-year-old Marcellus Phagen is wanted on charges of 3rd degree rape and two counts of 3rd degree sodomy, in addition to a bench warrant. PhaganÃÂ ...
WAVE 3
March 20, 2018
Marcellus Phagan is wanted on charges of rape and sodomy. (Source: McCracken County Sheriff's Department). MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. A McCracken County, Kentucky man is wanted on charges of rape and sodomy. Marcellus Phagan, 29, was indicted for third-degree rape and two countsÃÂ ...
Paducah Sun
March 20, 2018
McCracken County Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Leigh Ann Dycus (right) stands with Christian County Commonwealth's Attorney Lynn Prior after ... A McCracken County prosecutor was honored as the top assistant commonwealth's attorney in the state, the McCracken County Commonwealth'sÃÂ ...
KFVS
March 19, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. The McCracken County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Sunday, Mar. 18 at 2:48 p.m.. According to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department, Kelly Bone, 40, of Clarksville, TN was traveling southbound on Husband Road when she hit another vehicle drivenÃÂ ...
WAVE 3
March 3, 2018
A Paducah woman was injured in a crash March 2 on Clarkline Road (Source: McCracken Co. Sheriff's Department). PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) -. A Paducah woman was injured in a crash March 2 on Clarkline Road. According to the sheriff's office, it happened around 5:20 p.m. in the 800 block.
KFVS
March 3, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. The director of Emergency Management in McCracken County said a man and woman and their dog were evacuated due to rising flood waters. This was in the Noble/Johnson Road area in the western part of the county. According to Director Jerome Mansfield,ÃÂ ...
KFVS
March 2, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. KY 1954/Husband Road south of Krebs station has been cleared according to officials with the McCracken County Sheriff's Department. There were no injuries reported in the crash. It happened after a SEMI crashed around the 2 mile-marker in McCracken CountyÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
March 2, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — The McCracken County Sheriff's Department says a Paducah man has been arrested on five counts of first degree sexual abuse. The sheriff's department says 38-year-old Jay Owen of Paducah is accused of having illegal sexual contact with a minor in multiple instancesÃÂ ...
KFVS
March 1, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. At 5:40 a.m., McCracken County Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of US 60 West and Kingsway Dr for a two-vehicle head-on collision involving a semi-tractor trailer and a pick-up truck on Wednesday, February 28. 65-year-old John Rhee from Carl JunctionÃÂ ...
KFVS
February 22, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. McCracken County Sheriff's Department responded to a theft taking place Feb. 22 at 5:36 a.m.. According to McCracken County Sheriff's Department, deputies arrived at the scene and saw a car that was said to have been involved in a theft. A driver and passengerÃÂ ...
KFVS
February 21, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. The McCracken County Sheriff's Department arrested two people on drug charges on Feb. 21. According to McCracken County Sheriff's Department, at 12:50 p.m. deputies arrested William Sledd, 54, of Paducah, at his home. Sledd was arrested on an outstandingÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
February 21, 2018
The cabinet says there are high water signs posted between the 0 and 1 mile markers of KY 787/Bryant Ford Road at the McCracken County and Marshall County line. With rain and flooding in our region, the cabinet wants to remind you to use caution any time you are driving in areas that may flood: TurnÃÂ ...
KFVS
February 17, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. McCracken County Sheriff's Department responded to a single-vehicle crash on Feb. 17 at 12.:26 p.m.. According to McCracken County Sherif'f's Department, 25-year-old Carter Deasel, from Symsonia, was traveling south on Old Mayfield Road when he left the road.
KFVS
December 31, 1999
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. A crash restricted traffic at the US 60/US 62 intersection of the US 60 "Ledbetter" Bridge at the McCracken County end. The site is cleared and all lanes are now open. The crash involved three vehicles on Kentucky Dam Rd. on Monday. Feb. 26 around 6:40 a.m..
WPSD Local 6
January 15, 2018
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – The MCCracken County Coroner's office responded to two hypothermia deaths over the weekend. Coroner Dan Sims is asking you to please check on loved ones and neighbors, especially with cold temperatures. Additionally, the McCracken County Sheriff's office respondedÃÂ ...
WKYT
January 13, 2018
McCracken County, Ky. (WKYT)- As Central Kentucky prepares for the incoming winter storm expected to make landfall Friday evening, Officials in Western Kentucky say they are experiencing icy road conditions making a tough time for travelers. Officials in McCracken County say a Friday morning semiÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
January 13, 2018
UPDATE: McCracken County Office of Emergency Management says the tanker is now leaking hydrochloric acid. A regional Hazmat team has been deployed. We have heard from neighbors that there has been at least one evacuation. Please avoid the the intersection of of US 62 and KY 286 until furtherÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
January 4, 2018
Paducah Mayor Brandi Harless and McCracken County Judge Executive Bob Leeper will be giving the annual “State of the City and County” at the January Power in Partnership monthly breakfast of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held on Thursday, January 4 and start at 7:30ÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
January 4, 2018
The fire broke out around 11 a.m. Thursday at a home on Old Hinkleville Road in McCracken County. By the time firefighters got there, they said the entire house was engulfed in flames. No one was home at the time but a neighbor says they family had several cats and dogs. So far, one dog is unaccountedÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
January 3, 2018
KENTUCKY — If you are planning to go to a Kentucky county clerk's office for anything car or boat related, think again. McCracken County Clerk Julie Griggs says the state is installing a new computer system involving vehicles and boat titling and registration. That means the system is down until furtherÃÂ ...
KFVS
January 3, 2018
UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) -. The Union County, Illinois Sheriff's Office is looking for a man accused of deceptive practice. According to the sheriff's office, Colin Shane Underwood, 39, (also known as Colin Keller, Colin Holderfield and Shane Keller) is also wanted in McCracken County, Kentucky on otherÃÂ ...
West Kentucky Star
January 3, 2018
... be in session on Thursday, but parents and students should watch the Paducah Public Schools website and Facebook and Twitter accounts for updates. Tuesday evening, McCracken County Schools notified parents and those following their social media accounts that classes will be held on Wednesday.
WPSD Local 6
December 22, 2017
McCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – A jailer headed to jail herself. McCracken County Jailer Tonya Ray was taken into custody by Kentucky State Police on one charge of first degree perjury. She was booked in the Christian County Detention Center under $20,000 bond. The interim jailer is McCracken CountyÃÂ ...
Paducah Sun
December 15, 2017
The McCracken County School District claimed the fourth-highest increase of new students in the state, which may lead to more funding for the school system, according to director of pupil personnel Brian Bowland. Bowland reported the district gained 113 students, ranking behind only Warren County,ÃÂ ...
KFVS
December 13, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. A man is in custody after police said he was involved in a trailer theft in McCracken County, Kentucky. The McCracken County Sheriff's Department received a report of a stolen trailer on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The trailer was reportedly stolen from the 6000 block ofÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
December 13, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — Two people arrested in Louisiana are wanted in McCracken County on theft charges. On Sunday, December 1st, McCracken County sheriff's deputies began a theft investigation at a home in the 4000 block of Bethel Church Road. Deputies were told that 30-year-old SarahÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
December 7, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – A man wanted for a rape reported on Nov. 26 turned himself in to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department on Thursday, deputies say. On Nov. 26, a woman reported to the sheriff's department she had been raped at a home in the Lone Oak area early that morning.
KFVS
December 31, 1999
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. One person was injured in a crash in McCracken County, Kentucky on Wednesday, January 10. According to the sheriff's office, it happened just before noon in the 7900 block of Lovelace Road. A 59-year-old man from Paducah was headed eastbound when his carÃÂ ...
KFVS
December 31, 1999
A post on social media that started in Virginia caused a scare all the way in McCracken County, Kentucky. According to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department, the post included a photo of firearms and statements about a possible school shooting. Students and parents called authorities about the postÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
December 31, 1999
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — The owner of a local funeral home facing fraud charges in Marshall County is now facing a theft charge in McCracken County. On Saturday, Tim King was arrested on a warrant from McCracken County. According to court documents, between July 22 and July 28 of 2017,ÃÂ ...
KFVS
December 31, 1999
McCracken County Sheriff's Department arrested 4 people following a drug investigation. Detectives' drug investigation led them to secure a search warrant residence at 300 Jacobs Lane in McCracken County. Just before midnight on Wednesday, December 27 deputies stopped a vehicle on a traffic stopÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
December 31, 1999
PADUCAH, KY — The elevator at the McCracken County Public Library in Paducah will be temporarily out of service. The library announced Thursday that the elevator will be unavailable for about six weeks starting January 8, 2018. The elevator needs to be closed for renovations. Library staff will helpÃÂ ...
KFVS
December 10, 2017
An apartment fire in McCracken County, Kentucky left several people displaced from their residences on Saturday, Dec. 10. According to the Hendron Volunteer Fire Department out of Paducah, Ky, Engine 24, Support 26 and the Fire Chief special were called out for a six unit apartment fire. Both Lone OakÃÂ ...
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
December 9, 2017
A Murray man was charged with rape Thursday following a report by a McCracken County woman, McCracken County sheriff's detectives say. Authorities said the woman filed the report Nov. 26 with the sheriff's department. She said, earlier that day, she awoke at a home in the Lone Oak area with noÃÂ ...
West Kentucky Star
December 9, 2017
PADUCAH, KY - The City of Paducah is holding Firehouse Chili on Friday, December 15 to benefit the United Way of Paducah-McCracken County. Everyone is invited to stop by Fire Station #1 located at 301 Washington Street from 11 am until 1 pm to purchase chili, chili pie, chili dogs, and/or hot dogsÃÂ ...
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
December 9, 2017
State police are investigating McCracken County Jailer Tonya Ray for possible perjury, public records show. A Kentucky State Police detective said Ray may have lied under oath in connection with an official misconduct case against former Deputy Jailer Ben Green. Ray's sworn testimony led to Green'sÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
December 7, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – A man wanted for a rape reported on Nov. 26 turned himself in to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department on Thursday, deputies say. On Nov. 26, a woman reported to the sheriff's department she had been raped at a home in the Lone Oak area early that morning.
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
December 6, 2017
Interstate 24 westbound lanes in Paducah were closed Monday following a semitrailer crash, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported. McCracken County deputies and other emergency crews were dispatched about a half-mile west of Exit 11, at 9:38 a.m., for a report of a wreck with injuries involving ...
KFVS
December 4, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -. Interstate 24 is back open after McCracken County deputies responded to a tractor-trailer that veered off the road and down an embankment and came to a rest in a creek on Dec. 4. Signs from the State Highway Department advise that drivers use caution around the ...
KFVS
December 2, 2017
PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) -. A McCracken County, Kentucky crash sent one person to the hospital after the wreck shut down the highway on Dec. 1. According to Deputy Derick Pugh, it happened shortly before 5 p.m. on N. Friendship Road and Lakeview Dr. Dep. Pugh said a driver pulled into the path of ...
WPSD Local 6
December 2, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – McCracken County Farm Bureau is being recognized for achievements by its women's program, the Kentucky Farm Bureau announced Friday. Kentucky Farm Bureau says McCracken County Farm Bureau has received the 2017 Gold Star Award of Excellence, which honors ...
WPSD Local 6
November 29, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – A spokesperson with Kentucky State Police confirms there is an open perjury investigation surrounding McCracken County Jailer Tonya Ray. The spokesperson also says the agency anticipates consulting with a special prosecutor. A search warrant filed Nov. 9 by anÃÂ ...
WPSD Local 6
November 25, 2017
They found Sandra Morrow, 61 of Paducah was driving east in a 2003 Buick passenger car on Jewell Lane. Morrow drove off the road, over-corrected and drove into a yard at 5215 Jewell Lane. The car hit an AT&T phone box then struck a tree, then rested beside the front porch at the home. Morrow was ...
KFVS
November 25, 2017
Deputies with the McCracken County Sheriff's Department pulled over a 1999 Jeep Cherokee for traffic violations on Saturday, November 25.
KFVS
November 24, 2017
McCracken County Sheriff's office was assisted on scene by Lone Oak Fire Department, Mercy Ambulance and Speedy's wrecker and recovery ...
WPSD Local 6
November 24, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – A man had to be taken to a local hospital Thursday after a one-car wreck on South Friendship Road. Timothy Hill ...
WPSD Local 6
November 22, 2017
Just after midnight on Wednesday, McCracken County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the area of Benton Road and Valley Street on report of ...
WPSD Local 6
November 22, 2017
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – An outbreak of hepatitis A has been declared by the Kentucky Department of Public Health in McCracken ...
West Kentucky Star
November 20, 2017
... called when incidents occur at the halfway house, in spite of the fact that the McCracken County Sheriff's Department is only two blocks away.
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