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      • Covering Kentucky
        New micro-apartments open in Mount Sterling, bolstering affordable housing
        Drew Amman
        Covering Kentucky
        FCPS's Tyler Murphy sits down with LEX 18 for one-on-one interview
        Larry Smith
        Covering Kentucky
        FCPS Board approves sale of former Southside Technical Center for $5.5 million
        Rosemary Kelley
        Daily Forecast
        A Summery Start to the Weekend
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        Giving back: Scott County student accepted to 3 military service academies
        Ellen Ice
        Covering Kentucky
        Fayette County Schools to increase school meal prices under state instruction
        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 rescued from boat stuck aground on Lake Linville Thursday afternoon

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Harlan County Sheriff's Office reports escaped inmate on the loose

        Web Staff
        Morehead police begin using SoToxa handheld devices

        In Your Community

        Morehead police use SoToxa device to drug test drivers, preventing crashes

        Alex Barber
      • National News

        • Congress Budget

          RFK Jr. defends HHS changes, proposed budget cuts during congressional testimony

          Stephanie Liebergen
        • Reagan National Airport

          Audio: Pilots make animal noises on emergency channel at Reagan National Airport

          Patrick Terpstra
        • Iran War

          Iranian threat to execute dissidents continues amid a fragile US ceasefire

          Alexandra Miller

        Scripps News
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear signs 4 new bills to protect children, support sexual assault survivors

        Erin Rosas
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        Daily Forecast

        Pretty terrific weekend inbound

        Emily McKinney
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        Crime

        Lexington man arrested after allegedly firing gun during road rage incident

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man arrested after allegedly stealing 2 vehicles and fleeing Winchester police

        Web Staff
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        News

        President and Pope: The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Authorities arrest Pineville man after a weeks-long manhunt

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly Sunny and Very Warm Friday

        Tom Ackerman
        Military

        Covering Kentucky

        UK students react to US's move to automatically register men for draft

        Ajay Patel
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        Crime

        Papi's Restaurant releases statement after owner charged with sexual assault

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Owingsville community supports longtime 911 dispatcher battling cancer

        Alex Barber
        Woman frustrated with social security

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington woman frustrated by the disability benefits application process

        Drew Amman
        EKCC installs new fence

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Fence installed at Kentucky prison cliff after inmate's fatal fall

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Downtown Paris transforms into movie set for 'Silver Bells Christmas'

        Evelyn Schultz
        Sotoxa device

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office uses new handheld SoToxa device for drug tests

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Nicholasville City County Park opens all-inclusive playground, and it's a hit

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Credit cards can feel like monopoly money:' Tips for how to beat your budget

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Scott County Sheriff's Office mourns unexpected death of deputy

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Motorcycle operator dies, passenger injured in Bowling Green collision

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        Moving toward a warm mid-April weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police search for missing 20-year-old Flatwoods man with cerebral palsy

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Lexington man faces several child sexual abuse charges, court documents reveal

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        EKPC seeks to appeal ruling to build a power line on Berea College property

        Erin Rosas
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        Daily Forecast

        A Spectacular Spring Day Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman celebrates her life-saving transplant after surviving kidney failure

        Ajay Patel
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        BBN Tonight

        Collin Chandler enters transfer portal, 'returning home'

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Covering Kentucky

        Horse euthanized after fracturing shoulder during Wednesday race at Keeneland

        Web Staff
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        In Your Community

        Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Bourbon Trail welcomes 2.7 million visitors during 2025

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wilmore Fire Department breaks call volume records as local demand rises

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Volunteers provide free spring break lunches for Lexington students

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Boyle County Detention Center warns of scammer posing as staff member

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 77-year-old man dies in mobile home fire without smoke detectors

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Inmate that escaped from Mercer County Judicial Center arrested without incident

        Web Staff
        Larry Johnson, 68, found guilty of Manslaughter

        Crime

        Floyd County man found guilty of manslaughter for 2025 shooting death

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        The 70s return for the rest of the workweek

        Patrick Herion
        Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

        National News

        Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: Monticello man found guilty following a 2022 armed police standoff

        Web Staff
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        News

        93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night

        Cherish Walters
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        Today's Forecast

        The Warmup Begins

        Tom Ackerman
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