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        In Your Community
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        Alex Barber
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        In Your Community
        Cynthiana's small businesses hope the holiday spirit turns into sales
        Carlee Hogsten
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          Taylor O'Bier
        • Catch Me Up: Red State Rip-Up

          Cath Me Up: A Texas flip headlines a huge night for Democratic election gains

          Jon Leiberman
        • Election 2026 Mississippi

          As Mississippi vote count drags on, voters say they were made inactive in error

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        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Go Red for Women in Lexington

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Woodford Theatre presents "Footloose"

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Library Sign-Up Month with Jessamine County Public Library

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        Daily Forecast

        Storm chances return Saturday before fall-like weather arrives next week

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        HS Sports Zone

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        4-year-old dies in tractor accident

        Covering Kentucky

        Family speaks out after 4-year-old Hellayna King dies in tractor accident

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        Spotlight on Jessamine County, where there's a lot to love

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        Nelson County officials looking for man who disappeared after concerning texts

        WLEX Web Staff
        Hang Loose Pawpaw Patch

        Spotlight Series

        Wilmore man spreads Pawpaw positivity with patch of native Kentucky fruit

        Evelyn Schultz
        Jessamine County primate sanctuary offers lifetime care for rescued monkeys and chimpanzees

        Spotlight Series

        Kentucky sanctuary gives rescued primates a lifetime home

        Kayleigh Randle
      • Big Blue Madness

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        SELL OUT! Big Blue Madness sold out in 22 minutes

        2 charged in Lincoln County animal cruelty case, 87 dogs rescued

        Covering Kentucky

        2 charged in Lincoln County animal cruelty case, 87 dogs rescued

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Daily Forecast

        Spotty storms through the weekend

        Emily McKinney
      • AI

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky lawmaker: AI cannot shield criminals from responsibility

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington mayor vetoes industrial solar on farmland

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Utility project to close sidewalk, bike lane along Cooper Drive through May 2027

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK economists provide new resource to help farmers manage tight margins

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Daily Forecast

        "Less Hot" This Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
        Scott County planning commission drafts data center ordinance amid community pushback

        Covering Kentucky

        Scott County planning commission drafts data center ordinance amid pushback

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Former EKU Volleyball player Amanda Mack dies at 20

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Cardiac arrest survivor helps launch AED-mapping project in Lexington

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        University of Kentucky tests AI facial scanning for campus building access

        Leigh Searcy
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        Lexington moving company adjusting to rising gas and diesel costs

        Drew Amman
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        Bath County

        Bath County dispatch promotes Text-to-911 after emergency call

        Alex Barber
        Kentucky utility workers volunteer to fight rising hunger

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky utility workers volunteer to fight rising hunger

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Rain chances creep back in

        Emily McKinney
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        BBN Tonight

        UK AD J. Batt gives first update during Champions Blue Board meeting

        FCPS students returns to school Wednesday

        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS cancels outdoor after-school activities due to extreme heat

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        Covering Kentucky

        Police: Kentucky woman killed when SUV hit semi on I-64 in Woodford County

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        Covering Kentucky

        Keeneland yearling sale hits $151M in first two days, eyes record total

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Covering Kentucky

        Are you owed money? Find out during Kentucky's Unclaimed Property Week.

        Molly Demrow
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        The Heat Wave Continues Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
        Winchester residents demand answers on AI data centers and surveillance cameras

        Covering Kentucky

        Winchester residents demand answers on AI data centers and surveillance cameras

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        Dignity Station visits a recovery center to help residents facing homelessness

        Ana Medina
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        WATCH: 'BBN Tonight' prepares for Media Madness

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        Covering Kentucky

        Friend remembers Chance Martin, 19-year-old killed in Lexington hit-and-run

        Drew Amman
        Video shows former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin processed at Bourbon County jail

        Covering Kentucky

        Former Gov. Matt Bevin ordered released from jail by KY Court of Appeals

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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Bardstown officer's trial in Crystal Rogers case delayed until 2027

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        Daily Forecast

        High heat for a few more days

        Emily McKinney
         Body of missing Ashland woman Marly Kinney recovered from Grayson Lake in Carter County

        Covering Kentucky

        June drowning of Ashland teen at Grayson Lake ruled accidental

        Rosemary Kelley
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