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Members of the Paducah Police Department’s bomb squad were on hand Wednesday to show off the capabilities of their newest bomb disposal robot — acquired through a $442,181 grant award with no local match. The Remotec Andros FX bomb disposal robot offers “greatly enhanced” mobility, durability, strength and battery life — compared to older robots the department had, said Sgt. Matt Hopp, who serves as bomb squad commander. “It’s produced by Remotec, based out of Clinton, Tennessee,” Hopp said. “It is one of the newest in line robots that they had com...

Joyce M. Rosenberg They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes. Local pharmacy owners are filling in the gaps as federal, state and county authorities across the country struggle to ramp up vaccinations vital to crushing the COVID-19 pandemic. In some small towns across the U.S., an independent pharmacy is the only local place where residents can get a COVID-19 vaccination. President Joe Biden recently celebrated the injection of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his inauguration. But the huge undertaking has been hampered by vaccine sho...

Here are the latest COVID-19 updates around the metro area, and in Kansas and Missouri.

Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort

NEW YORK (AP) — They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear...