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      • Covering Kentucky
        Body of missing Ashland woman recovered from Grayson Lake
        Web Staff
        Crime
        Kentucky man charged with DUI after flooded creek crash kills juvenile passenger
        Mack Carmack
        Covering Kentucky
        Gov. Andy Beshear releases update on deadly flooding, state of emergency
        Mack Carmack
        Daily Forecast
        A hot and humid work week ahead
        Emily McKinney
        Covering Kentucky
        'God is good. He really is': Million Church washed away by fatal flooding
        Molly Demrow
        Covering Kentucky
        'Pretty much gone': Jessamine County business swept away in flood waters
        Ellen Ice
      • Flash flood disaster relief graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond nonprofit distributing flood relief supplies to residents

        Mack Carmack
        Large house fire on Marks Lane in Nelson County

        Covering Kentucky

        Lightning strike suspected as culprit in large Nelson County house fire Saturday

        Mack Carmack
        Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        Overnight lane closures coming to New Circle Road on Monday due to construction

        Mack Carmack
      • National News

        • US Gas Prices

          Experts say gas prices will remain sticky, especially if Iran conflict resurges

          Simon Kaufman
        • Oman Strait of Hormuz

          US and Iran trade strikes over Strait of Hormuz in second day of attacks

          Scripps News Group
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          Gracie the giraffe has been found safe after escaping a Texas ranch

          Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Obit Khadijah Farrakhan

        National News

        Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

        By JULIE CARR SMYTH
        Shooting investigation graphic

        News

        3 men shot in Lexington parking lot early Sunday morning, police say

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Flood risks continue in Southwestern Kentucky as our weather pattern changes

        Patrick Herion
      • Flash flooding in Garrard County

        Covering Kentucky

        Garrard Co. declares state of emergency after flash flood prompts rescue calls

        Ellen Ice
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        June 2026: 'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show celebrates 90 years in the Bluegrass

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • Building Institute of Central Kentucky

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Earn while you learn at the Building Institute of Central Kentucky this fall

        Jennifer Palumbo
        BreyerFest at the Kentucky Horse Park

        Best of the Bluegrass

        BreyerFest returns to the Kentucky Horse Park

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Mug Shot of the Week: Amber Barrett

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Mug Shot of the Week: Amber Barrett

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • The Trustees' Table at Shaker Village

        Best of the Bluegrass

        A taste of The Trustees' Table at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

        Jennifer Palumbo
        LEX 18 Investigates
        Free dental screenings at the Lexington Children's Museum

        Covering Kentucky

        Free dental screenings help Lexington kindergarteners head back to school

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        More rain through tonight

        Emily McKinney
        Jackson County flash flooding

        Covering Kentucky

        Jackson County Emergency Management conducting damage assessment following flood

        Web Staff
        Fatal Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Head-on collision in Bracken County Saturday ends in 2 fatalities, 1 injury

        Web Staff
      • Flash flood emergency shelters graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Emergency flood shelters available in Madison County for victims of displacement

        Mack Carmack
        Water rescue graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Five local witnesses save elderly woman, toddler from sinking truck

        Mack Carmack
        Flash Flood, state of emergency graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond mayor declares local state of emergency due to 'hazardous' flooding

        Mack Carmack
      • Flash Flood, state of emergency graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County judge/executive issues state of emergency due to flash flooding

        Flash flooding in Madison County

        Covering Kentucky

        Madison County coroner confirms three flood-related deaths

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        Flood risks linger through Saturday

        Patrick Herion
      • WOMEN’S GOLF NCAA Women’s Golf Regional at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club

        BBN Tonight

        The Fightin' Five: UK women's golf returns entire lineup

        Maggie Davis
        Texas Curriculum Bible

        National News

        Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools

        By JAMIE STENGLE and JOHN HANNA
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        Covering Kentucky

        End of SAVE plan among federal student loan changes coming July 1

        Drew Amman
      • West Liberty police training simulator

        In Your Community

        West Liberty police use training simulator to prepare officers for any situation

        Alex Barber
        Families demand justice one year after Brian Epperson arrested

        LEX 18 Investigates

        1 year since Brian Epperson arrested, loved ones still wait for justice

        Kayleigh Randle
        fire training facility

        In Your Community

        First-ever fire training facility coming to Harrison County

        Ellen Ice
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        Kentucky Derby 152

        Woodford Reserve honors Cherie DeVaux with signature bourbon

        Sierra Newton
        Photo of Alisa Hairston and Heather Mammen

        We Follow Through

        Two mothers turn grief into hope with memorial garden for gun violence victims

        Annie Brown
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        Daily Forecast

        Another Flood Watch in effect

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Dental student becomes first Miss Kentucky from Paris

        Evelyn Schultz
        Financial Markets Wall Street

        National News

        Most of Wall Street rises, but sinking AI stocks send it lower for the week

        Associated Press
        Trump Air Pollution

        National Politics

        Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting soot pollution

        Associated Press
      • Cameron Conley, 23, mugshot

        Covering Kentucky

        Man arrested for BUI at Grayson Lake amid missing person search

        Web Staff
        Immigration TPS What to Know

        Covering Kentucky

        Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation

        By GISELA SALOMON, PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS and CLAIRE GALOFARO
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        Crime

        Citation: Man arrested after stabbing in Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken parking lot

        Cherish Walters
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        We Follow Through

        Garrard County Distilling property sells at court-ordered auction for $20M

        Web Staff
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        In Your Community

        New Morehead center helps Kentuckians with disabilities live independently

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK patient recovering well after region's first robotic kidney transplant

        Michael Berk
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        Daily Forecast

        Rounds of Showers, Storms and Heavy Rain this Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
        Photo of Breanna Edwards

        Covering Kentucky

        Breanna Edwards' family finds ways to heal 8 weeks after deadly US Bank shooting

        Ajay Patel
        connecting with family in Venezuela

        In Your Community

        Lexington family reaches out to loved ones after earthquakes in Venezuela

        Ana Medina
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