Two-vehicle wreck on interstate injures 1 A two-vehicle collision on Interstate 24 sent one person to the hospital Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to mile marker 12 on 1-24 East around 9:46 a.m., according to Deputy Dwayne P...
Three arrested on armed robbery charges Police arrested three Murray residents on charges of armed robbery. The Murray Police Department responded Friday to the Magnolia Inn on South 12th Street, where an employee told them that a man...
Cyclist raises funds to fight youth cancer Mabid Attayan, on a 3,000-mile-cycling trip to raise money for pediatric cancer, made his latest stop in Paducah on Saturday at the Paducah Elks Lodge. A rally was held at the lodge, which raise...
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BY NICHOLAS RESIDE nreside@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
‘Super’ dog show raises awareness for shelter METROPOLIS, Ill. — Things didn’t get too hairy at the first Super Dog Contest on Saturday at the Superman Festival. Fitting the theme of the festival, the dog show had several contests, each bas...
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BY NICHOLAS RESIDE nreside@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Anglers reel in charity haul GILBERTSVILLE — More than 100 fishermen gathered at Kentucky Dam Marina on Saturday to reel in money for a good cause. The 20th annual Ronald McDonald House Charities Fishing Tournament raised m...
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BY LAUREL BLACK lblack@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Fracking companies focus on southern Illinois sites A possible oil and gas drilling boom in Illinois may extend as far south as Johnson and Pope counties. Although drilling may be a year or more away, interest from energy companies in high-volume...
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By Adam Shull ashull@paducahsun.comAssociated Press
Family history causes concern Dear Annie: I have been doing a lot of family-tree research and recently learned that my ancestors owned slaves from the early 18th century until the end of the Civil War, when my last slave-owning...
Metropolis library, a Carnegie, honored METROPOLIS, Ill. — At the celebration to honor the 100th birthday of the Metropolis Public Library on Saturday, Carrie Stapleton, library director, held up readings past and future. Stapleton sh...
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By Adam Shull and Allie Douglass news@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Wreck sends 5 to local hospitals A two-vehicle wreck on College Avenue sent five people to the hospital Saturday. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Department reported that Austin T. Thompson, 18, of Benton was driving his 1990 Ch...