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  • Covering Kentucky
    Court orders Lexington Blue to shut down amid unlawful activity claims
    Rosemary Kelley
    Covering Kentucky
    I-75 southbound near Exit 113 reopened after collision involving motorcycle
    Web Staff
    Crime
    2 arrested in connection to alleged kidnapping in Bell County, police report
    Erin Rosas
    Daily Forecast
    Summer Finally Makes An Appearance
    Bill Meck
    National News
    Report: Pedestrians hit during multi-vehicle crash in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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    Kentucky Politics
    Rural Kentucky lawmaker announces switch to the GOP
    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    #LEXSaveLives Campaign Making Strides

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Pages of tornado victim's yearbook found and returned from miles away

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky nonprofit needs letters for deployed troops

    Evelyn Schultz
  • National News

    • Italy Etna Volcano

      Italy's Mount Etna erupts, triggering a spectacular plume of smoke and ash

      Scripps News Group
    • Immigration Deportations

      ICE defends arrest of high school student driving to volleyball practice

      Scripps News Group
    • Boulder Attack

      FBI, intelligence officials probe Colorado attack on pro-Israel demonstrators

      Liz Landers

    Scripps News
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    Covering Kentucky

    Berea students save school program from getting cut

    Caleb Barnes
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    BBN Tonight

    Randall Cobb named to College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

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    Covering Kentucky

    Tornado recovery: Latest disaster might not meet FEMA requirements

    Michael Berk
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    Florence Police Department warns community of new 'ding dong ditch' trend

    Cherish Walters
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    Crime

    Sheriff: Man runs over deputy's foot before fleeing from safety checkpoint

    Cherish Walters
    LEX 18 Investigates
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    Daily Forecast

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    Tom Ackerman
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    BBN Tonight

    West Virginia ends Kentucky's season in a late comeback 13-12

    Kinsey Lee
    Washington County tornado damage

    Covering Kentucky

    NWS forecaster explains how tornadoes get their rating

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Driver rescued after vehicle goes over guardrail on KY 201

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    FEMA ready to assist Russell Co. residents after tornado

    Alex Barber
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    National News

    Suspect in Boulder attack charged with hate crime, 16 counts of attempted murder

    Scripps News Group
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    Covering Kentucky

    Motorcycle rider injured in Versailles Road crash, police say

    Web Staff
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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky eliminates No. 11 Clemson, 16-4

    Kinsey Lee
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    News

    Possible homicide-suicide under investigation in Russell Co., coroner reports

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    1 dead, 2 injured in head-on collision in Meade County

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Man charged with attempted murder after Madison County stabbing

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Hazy/smoky, but sunny Sunday

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    South Carolina based nonprofit feeds tornado victims in Laurel County

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Local motorcycle and Jeep group collects donations for Kentucky tornado victims

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Community mourns Ron Hill, victim of Friday's Washington County tornado

    Alex Barber
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    Daily Forecast

    Dry and quiet for Sunday

    Emily McKinney
    Police

    Covering Kentucky

    Danville PD: 1 injured, 1 charged with assault after stabbing in Danville

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Golden alert issued for missing man last seen near London hospital

    Web Staff
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    BBN Tonight

    BAT CATS STAY ALIVE! UK defeats USC Upstate 7-3

    Kinsey Lee
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    News

    KSP searching for escaped inmate in Lee County

    Web Staff
    Sexual Misconduct Diddy

    News

    Key moments from the third week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

    Associated Press
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    1 person hurt after late night Lexington shooting

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Isolated storm chance today

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Two people recovering from 'serious' stab wounds, Lexington Police investigating

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Washington County reels after deadly tornado touches down

    Ajay Patel
    Laurel Tornado

    Covering Kentucky

    817 homes impacted by deadly EF-4 tornado in Laurel County

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Spotlight Series

    Spotlight on Danville: Waffles, words, and watering holes

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Blue Rook Distillery: 'That something different in Danville'

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    ACLU-KY announces dismissal of lawsuit challenging Kentucky abortion laws

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    5th Annual Railbird Festival set to kick off Saturday at Red Mile

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Who will brie crowned the first Miss Beer Cheese Festival?

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Daily Forecast

    A much more quiet weather weekend

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    KSP: 1 dead after crash involving tractor-trailer in Breckinridge County

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Owner of puppy found following Washington County storm located

    Van Jones
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    News

    1 person taken to hospital after head-on crash near Mountain Parkway ramp

    Web Staff
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    News

    2 people rescued from vehicle stranded in water on Bowman Mill Road

    Web Staff
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