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      Southern KY interstate lanes reopen after crash in Tennessee
      • Covering Kentucky
        GoFundMe created for Clark County Public Schools freshman killed in accident
        Mack Carmack
        Kentucky Politics
        Beshear mourns the death of Jesse Crenshaw, a state rep and trailblazer
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        Daily Forecast
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        Patrick Herion
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        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear signs legislation to establish Kentucky's first inmate reentry campus

        Rosemary Kelley
        KY hemp industry could face collapse following ban

        Covering Kentucky

        Sen. Rand Paul proposes bill that would exempt KY from federal hemp ban

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community raises the Donate Life flag to honor generous organ donors

        Molly Demrow
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          Suspect in WH dinner shooting charged with attempted assassination of Trump

          Scripps News Group
        • APTOPIX Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

          Manifesto reveals suspect targeted Trump officials at Correspondents' Dinner

          Haley Bull
        • White House Shooting

          'I'll never forget': Trump dinner performer details mayhem as shooting unfolded

          Gage Jackson

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        Crime

        Report: KY couple arrested in Indiana, charged with criminal abuse of infant

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Montgomery County deputies arrest man in connection with shooting investigation

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        Daily Forecast

        Windy and Warm Monday, Storms Overnight

        Tom Ackerman
      • Tates Creek Middle Schoolers help clean up the community

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington students host a community cleanup event at Gainesway Park

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        First Baptist Church welcomes 13th pastor

        Covering Kentucky

        First Baptist Church in Paris welcomes new pastor L. Rodney Bennett

        Kayleigh Randle
        Britain Northern Ireland Car Bomb

        World News

        Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station

        Associated Press
      • Hospital Shooting Chicago

        National News

        Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified

        Associated Press
        Mobile home structure fire Brodhead

        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries reported in Rockcastle County mobile home fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
        Butterfly garden dedicated to Alexandra Simpson

        Covering Kentucky

        'She was a fighter’: Butterfly garden dedicated to deceased cancer patient

        Ellen Ice
      • Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team locates lost hikers

        Covering Kentucky

        Lost hikers led to safety by Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team using GPS

        Mack Carmack
        LEX 18 Investigates
        Fatal fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 2 adults die in Ashland house fire Sunday morning

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        Daily Forecast

        New week brings needed rain

        Emily McKinney
        Corbin mugshots

        Crime

        Police: Federal warrant leads to major drug bust, burglary arrests in Corbin

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police reports officer-involved shooting in Johnson County

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        KSP: Harlan County man arrested, accused of stabbing girlfriend to death

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        A quiet Sunday before active weather arrives Monday night

        Patrick Herion
        Free diabetes expo in Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department hosts free diabetes expo for residents

        Ellen Ice
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        Daily Forecast

        Gorgeous weather Sunday

        Emily McKinney
        Single vehicle collision at inner loop of New Circle Rd

        Covering Kentucky

        1 transported to hospital in single-vehicle collision near New Circle

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        3 injured and transported to the hospital in vehicle-pedestrian collision

        Mack Carmack
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        BBN Tonight

        Seth McGowan Drafted by Colts

        Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Covering Kentucky

        Todd Pletcher's Renegade draws the inside No. 1 post, opens as Derby favorite

        Associated Press
        Photos of Prince Ali the dog

        Crime

        Report: Lexington woman found guilty of second-degree animal cruelty

        Mack Carmack
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        BBN Tonight

        Lions Select Kentucky WR Kendrick Law in Fifth Round

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        BBN Tonight

        Packers Select Kentucky Center Jager Burton in Fifth Round of 2026 NFL Draft

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        Crime

        Teen booked into Kenton County jail following shooting that left 1 injured

        Mack Carmack
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        BBN Tonight

        Indianapolis Colts select Jalen Farmer in the fourth round of NFL Draft

        Photos of Ja'wan McKnight

        Covering Kentucky

        Bardstown Police Department captures escaped inmate after weeks-long search

        Mack Carmack
        Road Closure

        Covering Kentucky

        Southern KY interstate lanes reopen after crash in Tennessee

        Mack Carmack
      • Winning Derby looks at Macy's at Fayette Mall

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Winning Derby looks now available at Macy's at Fayette Mall

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Country artist Alex Miller performs "My Old Kentucky Home"

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Country artist Alex Miller performs "My Old Kentucky Home"

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

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        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Derby gifts now available at My Favorite Things in Lexington

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Dressing for Derby at Rose & Remington at Fayette Mall

        Best of the Bluegrass

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        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Daily Forecast

        A very comfortable weekend

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Kayleigh Randle
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        Volunteer fire station in Morgan County on the verge of shutting down

        Alex Barber
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        Molly Schramm
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        National News

        Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records

        Associated Press
        Distillery operator accused of using neighbor's cattle & equipment for loan, appears in court

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Distillery operator accused theft by deception appears in court

        Leigh Searcy
        US Prediction Markets Maduro

        World News

        US soldier charged with using classified intel on Maduro raid is granted bond

        Associated Press
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