City of Paducah

Well over 1,000 people lined up along the front of Paducah’s Bob Noble Park Saturday afternoon to rally against actions the Trump administration has taken over the course of the president’s second term.

One of Kentucky’s most unusual historical stories –the mysterious “meat shower” – reportedly took place 150 years ago this month. A Paducah resident is turning the strange Kentucky story into a reason to bring people together – minus the meat falling from the sky.

Barkley Regional Airport had a transition in air service this week, as the first United Express flight operated by SkyWest Airlines arrived in Paducah Tuesday afternoon.

The Kentucky Supreme Court says a residency requirement for firefighters who work for the City of Paducah does not violate state law.

The leader of a far western Kentucky firefighters union chapter is suing city officials in Paducah, claiming they violated his rights under the First and 14th Amendments – as well as federal and state labor laws – by terminating his job with the Paducah Fire Department.

The Paducah City Commission unanimously voted during a marathon-length special called meeting Friday to fire a captain in the Paducah Fire Department who also leads the local firefighters union. During the meeting – which lasted over nine hours – his attorneys suggested the hearing on whether to terminate his employment was motivated by retaliation.

A Kentucky organization is looking to help anyone in need of free menstrual products through a network of pantries it plans to set up across the Commonwealth.

Paducah’s police chief said 32-year-old Sergeant Ryan Hudson died Tuesday after overseeing the response to a deadly shooting that interrupted Eighth of August emancipation celebrations.

After a shooting last weekend interrupted Eighth of August celebrations in Paducah last weekend, more than 100 people gathered at a town hall meeting Thursday evening to talk about how the community could try to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

After Paducah’s Lower Town Arts & Music Festival was canceled earlier this year, a new organization has come together with the goal of bringing the event back in 2026 and beyond.