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      • Kentucky Politics
        Hemp advocates fight new federal ban that could devastate Kentucky farmers
        Karolina Buczek
        Covering Kentucky
        Injury crash shuts down Bypass at Lemons Mill Road in Georgetown
        Web Staff
        Crime
        Louisville woman arrested in Florida for fatal 2020 DUI crash in London
        Erin Rosas
        Daily Forecast
        A warm but windy Saturday coming
        Emily McKinney
        Covering Kentucky
        10 years later: Allen County remembers 7-year-old murdered at football game
        Web Staff
        Crime
        Man sentenced to 20 years for deadly drunk driving crash in Clark County
        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man in Jessamine County indicted on assault, DUI charges after July 4 crash

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK police chief launches Safe Zone app to boost campus safety

        Michael Berk
        Biden

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky receives approval to fully fund SNAP benefits, Beshear reports

        Erin Rosas
      • National News

        • Election 2026 Redistricting

          Indiana Republicans will not push forward with redistricting, official says

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          US Border Patrol agents will be sent to Charlotte, local sheriff says

          Scripps News Group
        • Congress Epstein

          ‘Be brave’: Victims urge lawmakers to support release of Epstein files

          AP via Scripps News Group

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        News

        Unattended candle causes mobile home fire in Campbellsville, officials report

        Web Staff
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        News

        Lexington police: 'No hazardous devices located' following bomb threat at school

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Blood Center launches Big Blue Crush to boost holiday blood supply

        Web Staff
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        News

        Lobbying firm ends Fayette County Public Schools contract over accuracy concerns

        Web Staff
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        Coroner: Woman killed in collision on U.S. Highway 68 in Nicholas County

        Cherish Walters
        Randy Helton

        News

        Man who died in Covington house fire identified

        Felicia Jordan
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        Daily Forecast

        Windy and Warmer this Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County tornado survivors still rebuilding 6 months after EF-4 devastation

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Search for 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner stretches into 4th week

        Michael Berk
      • Pennies

        Covering Kentucky

        Change is coming: America bids farewell to the penny

        Megan Mannering
        LEX 18 Investigates
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        Covering Kentucky

        Cynthiana senior living residents face new uncertainty over zoning changes

        Leigh Searcy
      • Government Shutdown Food Aid

        Covering Kentucky

        SNAP benefits in KY to resume with remaining payments expected by mid-November

        Karolina Buczek
        Food And Farm Healthy Donations

        Covering Kentucky

        Food pantries say there's still work to be done following government reopening

        Annie Brown
        Lexington laundromat transforms itself into a modernized hangout

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington laundromat transforms mundane chore into community hangout

        Kayleigh Randle
      • Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington task force continues to focus on solutions to make roads safer

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Students discover career paths at Fayette County Public Schools Career Expo

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Why did we see the northern light in Kentucky, and when will we see them again?

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Back To The Warm Side Of Fall

        Bill Meck
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County schools launch facility review project to improve efficiency

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Hardin County Sheriff's Office arrests man following child abuse investigation

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Warrant: Man charged with rape, sexual abuse of a minor in Madison County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Jessamine County remembers 2 fallen deputies killed in line of duty

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man arrested after barricaded incident on Maple Leaf Lane in Nicholasville

        Web Staff
      • Infant Formula Botulism Recall

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky parents sue ByHeart over infant formula linked to botulism outbreak

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Derby tickets go on sale for 152nd running at Churchill Downs

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington forms new task force to address growing homelessness crisis

        Ajay Patel
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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly Sunny and Seasonable Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        BBN Tonight

        UK Women's Basketball steamrolls USC Upstate, 90-30

        Sierra Newton
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lawmakers concerned over rising accidental drug ingestion in children

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wildfire in Livingston under control after burning over 40 acres

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Jubilee Jobs of Lexington Reentry Academy expands to Jessamine County

        Drew Amman
        Hiking

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Parks undergo major renovations in winter off-season

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Mobile mammography unit making breast cancer screenings more accessible

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clay County students get free books through 'If You Give a Child a Book'

        Molly Demrow
        KY hemp industry could face collapse following ban

        Covering Kentucky

        McConnell and Paul feud over hemp regulations threatening Kentucky industry

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County honors fallen heroes with new memorial on Veterans Day

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Equine therapy non-profit hosting holiday photoshoot fundraiser

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Joy Trees' bringing holiday cheer to central Kentucky children

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Above-average temperatures to end the workweek

        Patrick Herion
        Winter driving

        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Wednesday, Nov. 12 with Radio Vida

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        20-year-old man wanted on several charges in Lexington, police say

        Web Staff
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