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      • Covering Kentucky
        12 confirmed dead, several missing following UPS plane crash
        Rosemary Kelley
        Covering Kentucky
        Tuesday's plane crash in Louisville marks the deadliest in UPS history
        Leigh Searcy
        Covering Kentucky
        Louisville mother and daughter witness fiery UPS plane crash
        Annie Brown
        Daily Forecast
        Sunny and Seasonable Thursday
        Tom Ackerman
        We Follow Through
        Georgetown kitchen honors boy's memory with free meals for all
        Molly Demrow
        Covering Kentucky
        Richmond honors fallen Officer Daniel Ellis 10 years after line-of-duty death
        Michael Berk
      • APTOPIX Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        Toll of the Louisville plane crash from the lens of a first responder

        Ajay Patel
        Eva Hudson UK volleyball

        BBN Tonight

        Eva Hudson lights fire under No. 2 Kentucky Volleyball: "She is who we are"

        Maggie Davis
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        Going the Distance with Kentucky swimmer, Carson Hick

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      • National News

        • Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins

          Agriculture secretary says SNAP benefits are set to dry up due to the shutdown

          Haley Bull
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          Maine passes red flag law two years after deadly mass shooting

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          Colorado votes to raise taxes to pay for all public students' school meals

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        Covering Kentucky

        Battle of the best robotics in Woodford County

        Web Staff
        Tennessee Kentucky Football

        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky defense can't slow No. 17 Tennessee in blowout 56-34 loss

        Noah Cierzan
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        Covering Kentucky

        Young Eagles program is taking flight for students to learn more about aviation

        Alex Barber
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        Daily Forecast

        Sunday gloom comes with showers

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner asks community for help in identifying remains found near Lexington park

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Daily Forecast

        Keeping cloudy and cool this weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        HS Sports Zone

        2025 High School SportsZone Highlights Week 10

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County upgrades school bus safety with new AI technology

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky bill targets American-made metals for state projects

        Karolina Buczek
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        BBN Tonight

        HOT START: #9 Kentucky beats #1 Purdue, 78-65 in Exhibition

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY retired teachers find community and purpose through statewide association

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Father pleads not guilty to allegedly helping son cover up murders

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Couple visits their 533rd Texas Roadhouse location in Madison County

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Frankfort teacher gets artwork displayed in world-famous Louvre

        Drew Amman
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        Daily Forecast

        Not A Perfect Fall Weekend

        Bill Meck
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        Covering Kentucky

        Teen charged with murder in connection to Lakebow Court shooting in Lexington

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        Covering Kentucky

        2 people critically injured in crash on Iron Works Pike near Georgetown Road

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        Covering Kentucky

        Madison County Sheriff's Office: Missing teen found safe

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Sheriff: Human trafficking investigation results in arrest of Louisville man

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Spooky Sunrise: Haunted history of Louisville's Seelbach Hotel

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Crime

        Madison County Schools paraeducator arrested for alleged child abuse

        Cherish Walters
      • Police

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        Police investigating after juvenile shows up at hospital with gunshot wound

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Sunny and Cool to Start the Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
        Fayette County Sheriff's Office hosts ninth annual honor vigil for domestic violence survivors

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington's vigil honors domestic violence survivors, offers support

        Kayleigh Randle
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        WATCH: Mark Pope joins 'BBN Tonight'

        A Common Thread

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington's $900,000 art installation splits public opinion

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington removing green wayfinding signs due to wear and damage

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Free legal training offered for attorneys handling KY foster care cases

        Ellen Ice
        Teen driving

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky leads nation in teen driving deaths for 4th straight year

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP honor good Samaritans who helped save trooper's life after shooting

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 first responders fighting for benefits years after deadly Floyd Co. shootout

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Halfway through the first semester, teachers are evaluating cell phone ban

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Freeze Warning tonight

        Emily McKinney
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        Crime

        Pulaski Co. man arrested after traffic stop turns up drugs, man flees on foot

        Web Staff
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        Radio Vida

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        Covering Kentucky

        Senate confirms Lexington’s Chad Meredith for federal judgeship

        Web Staff
      • Government Shutdown

        National Politics

        Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown

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        National News

        Kings Island surveys passholders on 4 potential new attractions

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Police Department announces death of 88-year-old retired detective

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        YMCA board approves selling High Street property to student housing Developer

        Web Staff
        Roadway Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown police respond to injury collision at Cherry Blossom Way intersection

        Web Staff
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        News

        Pedestrian dead after being hit by 2 vehicles on U.S. Highway 421 in Clay County

        Cherish Walters
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