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Ballard County Woman Injured in Railroad Overpass Crash
A Ballard County woman had to be extricated from a vehicle following a crash into a railroad overpass. McCracken County Sheriffs Office reports said Amanda Selph, of Kevil, was driving a GMC Yukon on Blandville Road when she lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway and struck...
Semi Runs Off I-24 onto Country Club Road in Metropolis
METROPOLIS – A semi ran off westbound I-24 onto an unoccupied parked car on Country Club Road in Metropolis around 5:10 a.m. Friday. Illinois State Police say the semi ran off of the roadway to the right, struck the car, and several feet of guardrail. It then proceeded off the roadway down an embankment, coming to rest on the north side of Country Club Road. No injuries were reported.
Wanted man arrested in Lone Oak
LONE OAK, Ky. (KBSI) – A wanted man was arrested after sheriff’s deputies saw him driving in the Lone Oak area on July 24. Jason Chapman, 47 of Paducah faces charges of possession of a controlled substance – 1st degree/1st offense – methamphetamine Class D felony, drug paraphernalia – buy/possess – Class A misdemeanor and possession of open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle prohibited violation. Arrest warrants were also served.
2 injured in rollover crash
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Two people were injured in a single-vehicle crash late Thursday night, July 25 in McCracken County. The crash happened on Hansen Road shortly after 10 p.m. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Reid Waltmon was driving eastbound when his vehicle went off the...
2 arrested after copper wire stolen, drugs found
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Two people face charges after copper wires were stolen from a breaker box at a Paducah business. Jason C. Peace 50, of Paducah faces charges of theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others greater than $1,000 less than $10,000, criminal mischief 1st degree, possession of controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense methamphetamine and two probation violation warrants.
'That's more than a mistake': Local police chief comments on death of Sonya Massey
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Sonya Massey was shot and killed July 6 in her home just outside Springfield by Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. He's since been charged with murder. After investigators released the bodycam video, it's now making national headlines. In that bodycam footage of the shooting, Massey...
Paducah, McCracken County law enforcement, school hold Christmas in July
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Officers and deputies from Paducah Police Department, McCracken County Public Schools, and McCracken County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Paducah Area Christmas Cops for our annual Christmas in July event. Law enforcement professionals were partnered with local families to help get the kids ready for...
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