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      • LEX 18 Investigates
        KY state lawmakers call on health officials to investigate rising DIPG cases
        Kayleigh Randle
        LEX 18 Investigates
        Former jail nurse pleads guilty to perjury in 2019 death of Franklin Co. inmate
        Covering Kentucky
        Kentucky graduate achieves dreams, breaks barriers as nonverbal communicator
        Evelyn Schultz
        Daily Forecast
        Rain Chances Bookend Mother's Day Weekend
        Bill Meck
        Covering Kentucky
        3 wooden crosses placed at Richmond intersection after deadly crashes
        Caleb Barnes
        Covering Kentucky
        HB 568 restricting public adjusters draws legal challenge ahead of hearing
        Drew Amman
      • May Day

        In Your Community

        Bath County May Day celebrations mark decades of community tradition

        Alex Barber
        Cynthiana mother fighting cancer after losing son to brain tumor

        In Your Community

        Cynthiana mother fighting cancer after losing son to brain tumor

        Ellen Ice
        FoodChain Neighborhood Green Grocery

        Covering Kentucky

        FoodChain's Neighborhood Green Grocery opens in Lexington food desert

        Megan Mannering
      • National News

        • APTOPIX Vatican Pope

          Pope Leo XIV marks one year as first American pontiff

          Cameron Couvillion
        • Immigrant Detention Leavenworth

          Corporate owners of ICE lockups report drop in number of detained immigrants

          Patrick Terpstra
        • APTOPIX Hantavirus Ship

          US coordinating flight for Americans aboard hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

          Lori Jane Gliha

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        Covering Kentucky

        Record-breaking Kentucky Powerball winner now facing new drug charge

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Walmart surprises Squires Elementary teachers with $1,250 appreciation grant

        Molly Demrow
        Missing Indigenous Court Sentencing

        National News

        Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years after plea deal

        Associated Press
      • APTOPIX Hantavirus Ship

        Covering Kentucky

        KY health officials: hantavirus outbreak poses no significant risk to public

        Karolina Buczek
        APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Covering Kentucky

        Golden Tempo skips Preakness, sparking Triple Crown schedule debate

        Michael Berk
        Financial Markets Wall Street

        National News

        US stocks rise to records after solid job report overshadows higher oil prices

        Associated Press
      • Election 2020 South Carolina Primary

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky voter registration up nearly 10,000 ahead of May primary

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Operations at UK Chandler Hospital impacted after incident affects sterile unit

        Rosemary Kelley
        Russia Ukraine War Russian Stalling

        World News

        Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire

        Scripps News Group
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on May 8: James Bund

        Web Staff
        LEX 18 Investigates
        RYAN CUPP IN COURT

        Crime

        'Mom, I just killed somebody' | New details in Covington shooting death of teen

        Valerie Lyons
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        Police investigating 3 robberies that occurred within minutes of each other

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Rain chances around this weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Brian Switzer remembered as devoted father, man of faith, and community anchor

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS says cyberattack against Canvas has been resolved

        Rosemary Kelley
        Derby & Oaks 152-winning jockey, Jose Ortiz

        Sports

        Jose Ortiz celebrates Derby 152 sweep

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Covering Kentucky

        As sightings decline, KDFW report discovery of 2 hellbenders in Green River

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Golden Alert canceled after 51-year-old Lexington man located safe

        Rosemary Kelley
        Cornett Farm Fresh

        Covering Kentucky

        Strawberry season arrives early at Cornett Family Farm in London

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Officials gather for historic groundbreaking of Triple Crown Business Park

        Caleb Barnes
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        In Your Community

        Rowan County leaders working to solve housing crisis affecting community

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        AVOL Kentucky expands HIV testing and outreach despite federal funding cuts

        Drew Amman
        Hantavirus What to Know

        Covering Kentucky

        UK Infectious Disease specialist says Hantavirus won't become a pandemic

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        The road to graduation: How a UK student overcame a traumatic car crash

        Molly Demrow
        APTOPIX Trump

        National Politics

        Federal court rules against Trump's new 10% global tariffs

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Gas Prices

        Covering Kentucky

        KY gas tax set to drop 10 cents per gallon as Beshear calls for more relief

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Children's Museum receives $5.8 million in funding for new facility

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Stamp Out Hunger food drive returns Saturday to fight food insecurity nationwide

        Annie Brown
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        Daily Forecast

        A milder feel for Friday

        Emily McKinney
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        Crime

        KY man charged with attempted murder after woman found with multiple stab wounds

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        22-year-old Knox County woman charged with child sexual exploitation offenses

        Web Staff
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on May 7: Reyna

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Judge finds woman charged in deadly 2025 crash competent to stand trial

        Web Staff
        APTOPIX Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        KY law firms file 15 lawsuits for more than 100 victims of UPS plane crash

        Web Staff
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        Traffic

        Report: I-75 northbound near exit 113 back open after crash

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly Sunny and Still Cool Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
        Cherie DeVaux

        Sports

        Cherie DeVaux reflects on historic Kentucky Derby victory

        Hannah Hamelback
        Vote stickers

        Covering Kentucky

        KY U.S. Senate primaries take shape with less than 2 weeks until election day

        Karolina Buczek
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        In Your Community

        'If you want to gamble, go farming': Bourbon County farmer hit hard by drought

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Mother and daughter find community and support at Scholar House, 16 years apart

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Veteran groups concerned as average age of honor guard members grows older

        Megan Mannering
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