THEDESK
FROM PROPADUCAH
Paducah’s newscast. AI-presented, built from public records, checked by a person. Coming soon here and on YouTube.
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THE DESKPADUCAH’S NEWS, FROM THE PUBLIC RECORD
The Desk · by the numbersThe same comparison, built for The Desk
2024–2025 reported Part I offenses. Broadcast design; not a live newscast.
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The same comparison, built for The Desk| Reported offenses | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Published total | 863 | 845 |
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| murder | 2 | 2 |
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| rape | 23 | 20 |
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| robbery | 11 | 8 |
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| aggravated assault | 54 | 63 |
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| burglary | 67 | 48 |
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| larceny | 608 | 618 |
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| auto theft | 90 | 80 |
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| arson | 8 | 6 |
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BY THE NUMBERS
POLICE AND FIRE: MORE THAN HALF THE GENERAL FUND
FY2027 adopted General Fund spending, five largest departments
$0$5M$10M$15M
Police$15.2M
Fire$12.9M
Public Works$5.2M
Parks Services$4.5M
Administration$2.8M
Source: City of Paducah FY2027 Budget Book, p. 14. Full budget explorer →
PLANNED SHOWS
THE DESKAT SIX
The main newscast
Planned for weeknights.
DESKWEATHER
Forecasts and warnings
National Weather Service data, explained.
DESKBY THE NUMBERS
One chart, one story
Short segments built from our data tools.
NO HIDDEN AI
HOW THE DESK IS MADE
- 01Built from the recordScripts start from ProPaducah stories, public records and data tools, never from AI memory.
- 02A person checks the scriptClaims are checked against their sources before anything is produced.
- 03AI anchors, labeledThe presenters are AI-generated characters, and every segment says so on screen.
- 04Sources on screen, corrections in publicEach story shows its source. Errors are corrected and logged on the corrections page.
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