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Paducah officials, Gov. Andy Beshear and business partners broke ground Friday on the City Block project, a long-gestating effort aimed at “reenergizing” the far western Kentucky city’s downtown.

Paducah officials, Gov. Andy Beshear and business partners broke ground Friday on the City Block project, a long-gestating effort aimed at “reenergizing” the far western Kentucky city’s downtown.

Paducah’s West Kentucky Community & Technical College announced a second round of donations and gifts from the school’s $15 million dollar MacKenzie Scott National Philanthropic Trust grant on Thursday.

Many western and central Kentucky residents marked a solemn occasion Saturday, the first anniversary of last December’s deadly and historic tornado outbreak.

Derek Operle speaks with Deke Dickerson about his new book, "Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story."

There are so many unanswered questions.

A Kentucky judge who was temporarily suspended after he was accused of misconduct in connection with an ankle-monitoring program is facing new ethics charges.

Western Ky. Judge Jamie Jameson has been accused of trying to use his pull with Murray State leadership to quash a story at WKMS.

Derek Operle speaks with MSU Cinema International program director Dr. Thérèse St. Paul ahead of the upcoming screenings of "France."

"Liam Niemeyer is a reporter for the Ohio Valley Resource covering agriculture and infrastructure in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia and also serves Assistant News Director at WKMS. He has reported for public radio stations across the country from Appalachia to Alaska, most recently as a reporter for WOUB Public Media in Athens, Ohio. He is a recent alumnus of Ohio University and enjoys playing tenor saxophone in various jazz groups."