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      • Covering Kentucky
        Glasgow police warn residents to check Halloween candy after tampering report
        Web Staff
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        Jessamine County man faces assault charges after attacking several teens
        Ellen Ice
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        Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car in Lexington
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        A cool and dreary end to the weekend
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        Friends remember who former KY Governor Martha Layne Collins was
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        Sheriff's Office investigating reports of needles found in Halloween candy
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        Kentucky ends conference skid with win against Auburn

        Noah Cierzan
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        Nicholasville Police hold annual 'Stuff the Cruiser' event

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        Police: 3 injured after disorder with a weapon in downtown Lexington

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          You can now sign up for 2026 Obamacare coverage — but costs may still rise

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        Covering Kentucky

        Judge freezes assets of failed Lexington roofing company owner

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        KSP: Madison County inmate back in police custody after escape

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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Friday, Oct. 10 with Radio Vida

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        UK men's and women's basketball posters available soon

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        KSP warns of scamming company 'Orlando Crimmel' targeting Knox County parents

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        Covering Kentucky

        Database lists UK swim coach Jorgensen 'permanent ineligibility' from coaching

        Erin Rosas
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        KSP cruiser struck in Bowling Green while trooper was conducting traffic stop

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        Covering Kentucky

        Banana Ball coming to Lexington Legends Field in September 2026

        Cherish Walters
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        Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

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        Missing 76-year-old woman in Madison County located after collision

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Spooky Sunrise: Nada Tunnel's history haunts the Red River Gorge

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Judge tosses out Drake's defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar

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        A Great Fall Weekend in the Works

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        National 4-H Week proves that with head, heart, hands and health, kids win big

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        Behind-the-Scenes of a Boo-tiful night

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Letters from Home': Honor Flight recreates Vietnam War mail call

        Megan Mannering
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        "Libero University" and the next in line: Molly Tuozzo

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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP, FBI investigate threats against parole board over early release case

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        Covering Kentucky

        First female jockey to run the Kentucky Derby diagnosed with brain cancer

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Barr calls for Norwegian Nobel Committee to grant Trump Nobel Peace Prize

        Web Staff
        Fleming County Homemakers donates more than 60 quilted blankets for Shriner's Children's Hospital patients

        Covering Kentucky

        Fleming County non-profit donates handmade quilts to young patients for comfort

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington officials gather to open Cardinal Run North regional park

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woodford County businesses adopt skeletons

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky General Assembly requests Parole Board return Ronald Exantus to prison

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Experts: 2025 homeless survey shows decline, but numbers don't tell full story

        Ellen Ice
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        Daily Forecast

        Patchy frost possible tonight

        Emily McKinney
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Thursday, Oct. 9 with Radio Vida

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        1 person flown to hospital following crash involving motorcycle in Somerset

        Web Staff
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        News

        KSP searching for truck reportedly involved in hit-and-run in Madison County

        Web Staff
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        Israel, Hamas to exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to pause the war

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        Covering Kentucky

        ‘It really shows the community cares’: Winchester residents donate food for kids

        Ellen Ice
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        1 injured in overnight shooting on Sutherland Drive, police investigating

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        Daily Forecast

        Sunny and Very Cool Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        East High Street YMCA set to close after more than 60 years

        Ajay Patel
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Volleyball Earns Road Win Over Texas A&M

        Hannah Hamelback
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        1 person dead following multi-vehicle collision in Pulaski County

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        Covering Kentucky

        Police: Reports of an active shooter at Jackson County church unfounded

        Rosemary Kelley
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        BBN Tonight

        WATCH: Second annual UK Men's Basketball Hoops & Heels

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        Covering Kentucky

        KY explores solutions as natural disasters drive up insurance costs

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Good grief turns to great joy: Peanuts characters offer healing at KCH

        Megan Mannering
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        Lawsuit filed against KY school for alleged abuse of non-verbal, autistic kids

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        Etched in stone: Vietnam veterans visit memorial wall during Honor Flight

        Megan Mannering
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