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MURRAY - The Murray State University Amateur Radio Club (MSUARC) and Calloway County Office of Emergency Management (CCOEM) activated four Skywarn nets during recent severe weather episodes.  A …

MURRAY - On April 7, the National Weather Service Paducah Office confirmed the 13th and 14th tornados from the severe weather that came through the area April 2-5, both of which were in Calloway …

County officials help residents prepare for impending storms

MURRAY – In anticipation of the historic amounts of rain forecast to hit western Kentucky later today, several county departments and officials are working together to make sandbags available to …

MAYFIELD, Ky. (March 13, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 telecommunicators utilized the text messaging feature of a computer aided dispatch (CAD) system to help law enforcement intercept …

Jump to March 17, 2025 Update MURRAY – What started as a cry for help ended in disaster one late-August evening last summer when law enforcement officers responded to a welfare check at a Johnson …

MURRAY – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is planning a work zone lane restriction on KY 1836/Hammond Road in Calloway County starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 6. Flaggers will direct …

Press release: KYTC urges drivers to be cautious during extreme cold

PADUCAH, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2025) – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) crews across the district made good progress today in efforts to clear snow from state highways. The KYTC District 1 Snow and …

MHS adopts new safety protocols in wake of widespread rumor

MURRAY – The rumor about a threat of violence at Murray High School that ran rampant through the student body over the weekend and into Monday turned out to be just that – a rumor, according to …

Bierds reports 17% reduction in crime rate

By Laura Ray/For The Sentinel MURRAY – Murray continues to uphold its reputation as an incredibly safe town with crime rates reaching their lowest point in five years. At the Jan. 9 Murray City …

Holland tracks upcoming winter storm (UPDATED)

Editor’s note: This story was updated at noon on Saturday, Jan. 4. We will continue to update as needed throughout the day. By Justin Holland A powerful storm system is expected Sunday and Monday. …

The Calloway County E-911 Communications Center is launching a new program to better assist our responders, community, and farmers in the event of needing an emergent response. This program will …

It's official: New Glendale Road storm siren is up and running

MURRAY - For the first time in more than a year, the storm siren on Glendale Road sounded today. After failing to sound during quarterly tests last December and March, the city decided to replace a …

Murray man arrested twice for animal cruelty

MURRAY – At 12:56 p.m. today, Brandon Story posted a video on Facebook with the caption, “Enjoying a nice lunch at Hih-Burger and then…” By 9:15 p.m., the 27-second video showing Murray …

Murray home reignites, causing temporary road closure

MURRAY – Around 8:15 p.m. this evening, the Murray Fire Department responded to a house fire on North 19th Street, which resulted in the closure of College Farm Road for approximately two hours. …

ALMO, Ky. – Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 1 received a call from Calloway County Dispatch just before 8:00pm CT on Tuesday, November 5, requesting troopers to respond to the report of a …

Just because there's smoke, doesn't mean it's a fire

MURRAY – The curing season for dark-fired tobacco runs from late-August through September, and while western Kentucky residents may be used to seeing smoke billowing from the vents of tobacco barns …

Rare black bear sighting in Calloway County

NEW CONCORD – The Calloway County Fiscal Court confirmed in a Facebook post Saturday morning that a black bear was seen in the southeastern portion of the county, around New Concord. Roughly an …

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