Suspect hits officer with car during attempted shoplifting escape

An off-duty Benton Police Department officer was struck and another citizen knocked down as a shoplifting suspect attempted to flee in his car Christmas Eve in Benton. According to BPD, Officer Nick Spears on Sunday, Dec. 24
Benton man arrested in suspected Christmas Eve shoplifting

A Benton man was arrested and charged Christmas Eve in a suspected shoplifting case. According to Benton Police Department, Walmart employees at the Benton Center called central dispatch Sunday, Dec. 24 to report that a shoplifting suspect
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The Rogue Graphics SisBro Awards Athlete of the Week: Tera Colson
Marshall County junior guard, Tera Colson, is this week’s Rogue Graphics SisBro Athlete of the Week. Colson led the Lady Marshals in scoring with 35 points in their three games during the Lady Marshal Holiday Classic last
KDFWR asks residents to donate Christmas trees

When the holidays are over and the lights are coming down, the final task of the season is getting rid of the tree. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is asking residents to consider donating their
Red Cross urging residents to prepare for potential disasters
The New Year is just ahead and many of us will be making resolutions about things we want to do in 2018. Losing weight, quitting smoking, etc. are great things to want to accomplish, but to make
NWS: lows could reach single digits this week throughout region
While it might not have looked like a white Christmas Monday, a few snow flurries and sleet, combined with the cold might have felt like it. That cold is expected to continue throughout the week, according to
The Kentucky State Treasury May Have Holiday Cash Waiting for You

FRANKFORT, KY. (AP) – Kentuckians in need of extra Christmas cash should search for unclaimed property on the Kentucky State Treasury’s website, www.treasury.ky.gov, Treasurer Allison Ball said in a statement on Wednesday. “Returning unclaimed property is a priority of
WKRECC warns of area utilities scam

West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative has received reports from members who have received calls from scammers threatening to disconnect their electricity unless they make an immediate payment. This is a scam. If you receive a call like