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      • Covering Kentucky
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        Karolina Buczek
        BBN Tonight
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        Volunteers needed to help welcome home Vietnam veterans during a special ride
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        Daily Forecast
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        Toyota announces a $1 billion investment for Kentucky, Indiana
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        Woman accused of hitting people with her car in Lexington pleads not guilty
        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington police teach community members response tactics for active attacks

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        Injury collision shuts down multiple lanes of downtown Lexington intersection

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          Doordash to subsidize fuel costs for delivery drivers as Iran war shocks prices

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        KSP: Monday night single-vehicle collision in Laurel County leaves 1 dead

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        Choctaw Academy

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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea College Student Craft wins Cooper Hewitt National Design Award

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daughter asking community for 75 birthday cards for veteran father turning 75

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        Lexington restaurants face wave of closures as costs rise, consumer habits shift

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        How conflict in the Middle East is impacting Kentucky farmers this spring

        Alex Barber
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        Kentucky Politics

        Iran war could shake up Kentucky's midterm elections, political expert says

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        'This case has gone cold for us:' Search continues for missing Mason County man

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington fire units responding to structure fire on Centerville Lane Tuesday

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        Covering Kentucky

        Additional arrest made in connection to murder of man in Perry County

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        BBN Tonight

        Barnhart retiring as UK athletics director after 24 years, will take on new role

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        Crime

        Sheriff: 2 arrested after dog found injured, malnourished in Pulaski County

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        Covering Kentucky

        Churchill Downs unveils official food and drink menu for Kentucky Derby 152

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        UK faces proposed budget cuts in Kentucky House spending plan

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        White House attributes redness on Trump's neck to skin cream

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        Daily Forecast

        A Very Warm and Unsettled Stretch

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Iranian exile living in Kentucky says US military strikes bring hope

        Ajay Patel
        Megan Milburn

        Covering Kentucky

        A year later, sister of woman killed in Lincoln County fire demands answers

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County community gathers to stand up to bullying, one truck at a time

        Caleb Barnes
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        City of Lexington settles $1.2 million lawsuit after woman's wrongful arrest

        Leigh Searcy
        In typical fashion, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone defends Olympic crown with world record

        Covering Kentucky

        Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and her dad launch campaign to raise awareness of HCM

        Michael Berk
      • APTOPIX Iran US Israel

        Covering Kentucky

        UK professor: 'I don't think anyone knows how long this war is going to last'

        Drew Amman
        Gas Prices

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        AAA warns of rising gas prices as oil prices surge amid overseas tensions

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        Covering Kentucky

        Pulaski County mom enters national fitness competition

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Injury collision impacts traffic at Richmond Road and North Locust Hill Dr.

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        1 adult, 4 kids displaced overnight after garage fire on Kearney Ridge Blvd.

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        Daily Forecast

        Much warmer days on the horizon

        Patrick Herion
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        Sports

        Kentucky's Malachi Moreno wins first SEC Freshman of the Week honor

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky judge asks House committee to dismiss impeachment petition

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      • Kentucky Legislature

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        Kentucky bill would strengthen Amber Alert, speed up missing child notifications

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        Wanted fugitive arrested in southern Laurel County after drone-assisted manhunt

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        Daily Forecast

        Watch it on the Roads Monday

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        Lexington hosts its first Civic Assembly

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        Fatal Crash

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        KSP: 1 dead after collision in Wayne County

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        Kentucky State Police investigating death in Lawrenceburg

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        'No foul play' suspected after Lawrenceburg man found dead, KSP reports

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        BBN Tonight

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington household surrenders 53 cats and kittens to animal control

        Mack Carmack
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        CivicLex launches Civic Assembly, highlighting local government and involvement

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