Candidates for Paducah City Commission made their cases to be one of four officials elected to the commission in November at a town hall Thursday. And a mother filed a lawsuit against a nursing home in Clinton, Kentucky, after she claims her daughter suffered poor conditions there.

Newly obtained documents are filling in the timeline and other allegations made against Jared Denney. And McCracken County Commissioner Bill Bartleman issued a statement and apology regarding comments made at a fiscal court meeting on Oct. 12 related to the city’s handling of the Showroom Lounge property and Paducah City Manager Daron Jordan.

Construction on the I-24 Ohio River Bridge is nearly a month behind, with crews expecting a mid-November opening. And a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Oaks Road and Lydon Road killed two people Tuesday morning, McCracken County Coroner Amanda Melton confirmed.

Local farmers are challenging Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency's plans to build a 53-mile natural gas pipeline; The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is asking for anyone with information on a hit and run off Days Inn Drive in Kuttawa to come forward.

Baptist Health Paducah will recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month with screening mammograms outside of traditional business hours; Paducah Power's annual free E-scrap collection gives McCracken County residents an opportunity to dispose of electronic waste.

StepStone Family and Youth Services is calling for more foster parents as Kentucky faces a shortage of foster homes. And Project Hope Humane Society in Metropolis will hold a yard sale Friday to help with operating costs. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the facility's parking lot.

The Purchase District Health Department has been selected to lead a Rural Community Hub, backed by $4.05 million in funding. And Southern Illinois University is hosting Saluki Care Week to help students destress and connect with on-campus health services.

A Kentucky State Penitentiary inmate died Oct. 1, 29 years after being sentenced to death for involvement in a 1989 stabbing and sexual assault in Floyd County, Kentucky. And Wednesday, Mayfield Police Department invites the community to Coffee with a Cop at The Barn. The event is from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The Paducah McCracken County NAACP will host a judge executive town hall at Crounse Hall Wednesday at 6 p.m. And Bellview Baptist Church released a statement after a youth pastor was arrested on grooming charges Friday. 

The voter registration deadline in Kentucky and Tennessee is Monday. And as part of National Fire Prevention Week, The Carbondale Fire Department is set to host an Open House on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Fire Station #2 from 10 a.m. to noon.

New details emerge regarding Emonnie Branch's criminal history. Branch is scheduled to appear in Warren County court Friday morning. And Murray State University dedicated its new nursing and health sciences building to former university President Robert L. “Bob” Jackson and his wife, Karen.

The Paducah Chamber will host its Judge Executive Forum Thursday. The forum will be available to view on WPSD at Midday, or via stream. And Baptist Health will enter day two of its community blood drive in partnership with the Kentucky Blood Center.

Prosecutors allege that Branch gave police a false name and argued his extensive criminal history should keep him in custody pending trial. He was subsequently denied bond. And the Paducah Chamber will host its Judge Executive Forum Thursday.

Trooper Hayden Phillips was killed while patrolling I-65 in Warren County. Kentucky State Police reported that a suspect was taken into custody Monday. And KSP Post 1 detectives arrested a Caldwell County man Sept. 26 following the death of an infant from Trigg County. 

One juvenile is dead and three adults injured after a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of Sept. 27, according to a release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department. And one man is dead following a fatal crash that occurred yesterday, Sept. 26 in Murray.

BBQ on the River brings plenty of fun and festivities. A McCracken County coalition is making sure everyone gets home safely. And a four-vehicle collision Thursday sent one person to an out-of-state hospital and injured three others.

BBQ on the River will officially kick off at 10 a.m. Thursday, and the festival’s food vendors are making final preparations. And the Kentucky Career Center will host a larger scale job fair at the McCracken County Public Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

CCSO obtained an arrest warrant for 32-year-old Jerald Swetland of Princeton for a charge of first degree assault following his alleged involvement in the Sunday incident. And the DOE Paducah Site will conduct its annual emergency management exercise Wednesday.

Betty Akamani will be held at the Jackson County jail pending her murder trial following her initial appearance in court Monday afternoon. BBQ on the River is set to kick off over the weekend in downtown Paducah with enhanced safety measures.

For more than 20 years, the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce has organized a D.C. Fly-In aimed at seeking federal support and money for projects back home; And over 60 players showed up for a golf scramble in Kevil, raising funds to benefit the children of Stephanie Stacey, a victim of domestic violence who was killed in December 2025.