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      • Covering Kentucky
        Reported gas leak shuts down Leestown Road between New Circle and Greendale
        Web Staff
        Crime
        Sheriff: Woman arrested after children found with tape over their mouths, noses
        Cherish Walters
        Covering Kentucky
        'Heartbreaking beyond words': Floyd County Schools confirms death of student
        Cherish Walters
        Daily Forecast
        Wednesday Morning Showers Wind Down Later in the Day
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        Lexington Urban League president and civil servant Porter G. Peeples dies
        Web Staff
        Kentucky Derby 152
        Silent Tactic is out of the Kentucky Derby because of a foot injury, trainer says
        By STEPHEN WHYNO
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        News

        Crime Stoppers seeks information in 2020 shooting that left 1 dead, 2 injured

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County residents frustrated over proposed data center development

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County horse farm sustains major damage from strong storms overnight

        Drew Amman
      • National News

        • Justice Department Comey

          Ex-FBI Director James Comey appears in court over alleged threat against Trump

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Sports Betting Arrests Basketball

          Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads guilty in sports betting, poker schemes

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Trump Passports

          Trump becomes first living president on passport in special anniversary release

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County Schools plans $1.9 million in pay cuts amid financial issues

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Local tree service helps Scott County family barricaded in home by fallen tree

        Annie Brown
        Justin McBride

        BBN Tonight

        James Madison Transfer Justin McBride Commits to Kentucky

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        High winds down trees and leave thousands without power overnight in Frankfort

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Another round of strong showers and storms Tuesday night

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police locate 24-year-old Paducah man reported missing safe

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        KY woman charged after driving with McDonald's employee clinging to car hood

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        High winds in region cause down trees and widespread power outages

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Graves Co. man arrested after allegedly assaulting deputies, damaging patrol car

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Public demanding accountability after FCPS reveals misstatement of funds

        Ajay Patel
        LEX 18 Investigates
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        Traffic

        I-64 eastbound near mile marker 98 back open after crash, Winchester police say

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS announces reductions in district staffing, work days for some employees

        Rosemary Kelley
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        As new reentry program is announced, safety concerns persist at EKCC

        Leigh Searcy
        Hayden Saylor

        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County community rallies to support family of teen killed in accident

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Berea College star basketball player balances motherhood and graduation

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Animal cruelty charges dropped against man caught throwing dog on camera

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear signs legislation to establish Kentucky's first inmate reentry campus

        Rosemary Kelley
      • KY hemp industry could face collapse following ban

        Covering Kentucky

        Sen. Rand Paul proposes bill that would exempt KY from federal hemp ban

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community raises the Donate Life flag to honor generous organ donors

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        An active start to the workweek

        Patrick Herion
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        Kentucky Politics

        Beshear mourns the death of Jesse Crenshaw, a state rep and trailblazer

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: KY couple arrested in Indiana, charged with criminal abuse of infant

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Montgomery County deputies arrest man in connection with shooting investigation

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman dies after her motorcycle strikes a rock embankment on I-64 in Bath Co.

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Derby 152

        Celebrity lineup announced for 2026 Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala

        Cherish Walters
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        Daily Forecast

        Windy and Warm Monday, Storms Overnight

        Tom Ackerman
      • Tates Creek Middle Schoolers help clean up the community

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington students host a community cleanup event at Gainesway Park

        Web Staff
        First Baptist Church welcomes 13th pastor

        Covering Kentucky

        First Baptist Church in Paris welcomes new pastor L. Rodney Bennett

        Kayleigh Randle
        Britain Northern Ireland Car Bomb

        World News

        Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station

        Associated Press
      • Hospital Shooting Chicago

        National News

        Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified

        Associated Press
        Mobile home structure fire Brodhead

        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries reported in Rockcastle County mobile home fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
        Butterfly garden dedicated to Alexandra Simpson

        Covering Kentucky

        'She was a fighter’: Butterfly garden dedicated to deceased cancer patient

        Ellen Ice
      • Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team locates lost hikers

        Covering Kentucky

        Lost hikers led to safety by Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team using GPS

        Mack Carmack
        Fatal fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 2 adults die in Ashland house fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        New week brings needed rain

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Funeral arrangements released for Clark County 15-year-old killed in accident

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Police: Federal warrant leads to major drug bust, burglary arrests in Corbin

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police reports officer-involved shooting in Johnson County

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        KSP: Harlan County man arrested, accused of stabbing girlfriend to death

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        A quiet Sunday before active weather arrives Monday night

        Patrick Herion
        Free diabetes expo in Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department hosts free diabetes expo for residents

        Ellen Ice
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