***UPDATE*** Paducah, Ky. (August 26, 2022) – Kentucky State Police Troopers have apprehended Jerry C. Higginbotham.
***UPDATE*** Paducah, Ky. (August 26, 2022) – Kentucky State Police Troopers have apprehended Jerry C. Higginbotham. Higginbotham has been arrested in McCracken county and lodged at the McCracken County Jail. Kentucky State Police, Post 1 is seeking the public’s
Kentucky wins the national Cruiser Contest!
***** BREAKING ***** THANK YOU KENTUCKY for all your votes and supporting KSP with 65,169 votes! Thank you to the American Association of State Troopers for hosting this contest. Overall, there were 509,153 votes for state police
Methamphetamine Arrest August 25th

On August 25, 2022 at approximately 12:36 AM, Deputy Tyler Crane conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation in Mayfield. While identifying the occupants of the vehicle, it was discovered that the passenger
Susan Carol Mann Warren, 67
Susan Carol Mann Warren, 67, of Gilbertsville, formerly of Paducah, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah. Susan was born in Milan, Tennessee on November
Mrs. Dorothy Lee McGee, 94
Mrs. Dorothy Lee McGee, 94, of Murray, KY, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at her residence. Dorothy was born October 22, 1927, in Blodgett, MO, to the late Hubert Liston Ivy and to the late Rosa
James Allen (Jim) Cowart, 78
James Allen (Jim) Cowart passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022, from complications due to leukemia at Baptist Health in Paducah, KY. He was 78 years of age. Mr. Cowart was born in Vicksburg, MS on June 14,
Traffic Stop Nets Drug Trafficking Arrest

On August 25th, 2022, at approximately 4:45pm, A Deputy with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Blandville Rd. near McCracken Blvd. The vehicle was a 1998 Chevy pick-up truck driven by 49-year-old Bryan
School Threat Investigation
On August 25, 2022, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a complaint of a threat made by a student at Community Christian Academy. School staff notified the Sheriff’s Office at approximately 12:00 PM that a student
Kentucky State Police Charges 2 men With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
Kentucky State Police Justice & Public Safety Cabinet NEWS RELEASE Kentucky State Police Charges Greenup Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses SOUTH SHORE, Ky. (August 26, 2022) — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch located and