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Controversies over the misuse of Flock cameras – or automated license plate readers (ALPRs) – in some communities in Kentucky and across the country have motivated some to ask for more transparency or ban the use of the devices outright in Paducah.
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Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Republican Congressman James Comer won re-election this week for a sixth term serving Kentucky’s First Congressional District. But signs seem to be pointing toward the GOP lawmaker hitting the campaign trail again soon in a potential bid to be Kentucky’s next governor. -
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On Friday, Ben Grimes, Paducah’s Market House Theatre managing artistic director, will perform “Death of Kings,” a one-man show in Shakespearean style that tells the story of his service in the military and his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after returning home. -
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Trump won central Kentucky’s congressional district easily in 2024. Democrat Zach Dembo flipped the script this week, overperforming in both urban and rural counties.
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022. -
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, a former Republican turned independent, lost his reelection bid. He discusses what went wrong for the GOP, the challenges of the two-party system and how Congress could work better.
