A Paducah man has been arrested after stating he was robbed at gunpoint while walking in Noble Park Tuesday morning.

Keith Webb, 39, of Paducah was  arrested June 8, 2011 on a charge of falsely reporting an incident.

Webb told police he was walking in the park about 8 a.m. Tuesday when he was approached by a black man, who pointed a handgun at his face and demanded his wallet. Webb said the man then fled on foot through the park, according to the Paducah Police Department.

Six uniformed police officers and Det. Anthony Copeland went to the park to begin a search for the robber and an investigation. After investigating Det. Copeland said that Webb's account of the crime seemed suspicious.

During questioning, police say Webb finally admitted the story was a lie. He was arrested on a charge of falsely reporting an incident and booked into McCracken County Regional Jail.

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Parks and Services Department will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Community Garden expansion on Monday, June 13.

The Community Garden is located at 14th and Madison Streets. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 10 a.m. at the garden.

The ceremony will honor Matthew Rea, a member of the Boy Scout Troop 7. Rea worked with the City of Paducah to expand garden as a project to achieve the highest honor awarded in Boy Scouting as an Eagle Scout.

The Community Garden is an organic garden. The project will double the size of the garden from 20 plots to 40 plots.

The new plots are available to rent for the season at $20 per plot. Each plot is about 12 feet by 8 feet.

A crash on westbound Interstate 24 blocked traffic at the 10 mile marker for about 45 minutes Tuesday afternoon.  The lanes have reopened.

Matthew Ragsdale, 23, of Paducah was driving a 1994 Ford Explorer traveling westbound on I-24 when it appears the SUV had a tire failure which caused him to lose control about 1:23 p.m.

The vehicle spun, hit a guardrail and then overturned before coming to rest on its driver side in the road, according to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department.

Traffic was reduced to one lane for about 45 minutes while crews worked to clean it up.

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