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  • LEX 18 Investigates
    LEX 18 learns more about investigation into BSHS dean of students, principal
    Leigh Searcy
    Covering Kentucky
    Pro-life advocates host ceremonial signing of maternal health bill
    Andrew Lamparski
    Covering Kentucky
    Former state representative launches campaign to flip 6th Congressional District
    Karolina Buczek
    Daily Forecast
    Rain chances start to taper off
    Bayne Froney
    Sports
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    Covering Kentucky
    Woman wins largest scratch-off prize in Kentucky Lottery history
    Cherish Walters
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington missionaries serving in Rwanda mourning loss of 6-year-old daughter

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    What are lithium-ion batteries capable of?

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    A fighting spirit: RD One Distillery ready to make a splash

    Michael Berk
  • National News

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      Judge reduces Menendez brothers' murder sentences

      AP via Scripps News Group
    • United Airlines

      United Airlines plans new business-class seating for international trips

      Scripps News Group
    • Immigraton Courthouse Arrests

      Grand jury indicts Milwaukee judge who was arrested in immigration case

      Scripps News Group

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    Crime

    KSP: Juvenile killed in Russell Co. crash, man charged with vehicular homicide

    Cherish Walters
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    Crime

    Estill County man charged with child sexual exploitation offenses, KSP reports

    Cherish Walters
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    Daily Forecast

    Showers and a Few T-Showers Monday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Burgin works to rebuild what they lost

    Kayleigh Randle
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    News

    Adair County Public Schools mourns loss of student killed in crash

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Cooler start to the week

    Bayne Froney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Frankfort church provides Easter breakfast for people impacted by flooding

    Alex Barber
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    1 dead, 2 juveniles injured in Rockcastle County crash

    Web Staff
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    News

    Man arrested after woman's body found in vehicle fire on KY 160 in Harlan Co.

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    2 flown to hospital after single-vehicle crash on Todds Road

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Floyd Co. Schools, law enforcement investigating social media threats

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Sheriff's Office issues Golden Alert for missing man who requires medication

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Firefighters extinguish Clay County structure fire that threatened nearby homes

    Web Staff
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    News

    Eubank man arrested in connection to Pulaski County murder

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    A warm, nice Easter Sunday

    Emily McKinney
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    Jackson Watts: 'Turning dreams into reality' on the UK Track Team

    Sierra Newton
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    Tyler Childers concert collects donations for flood victims

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Two displaced after overnight house fire in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Thousands protest Trump administration in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Whitley County family of 10 loses home in devastating fire

    Alex Barber
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    Daily Forecast

    Still looking mostly dry for Easter

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Hiker 'experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion' rescued from trail on Friday

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Man taken to hospital with injuries following shooting on Lenny Ct. on Saturday

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Warm Easter weekend ahead

    Bayne Froney
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    After puppies were dumped on a highway, Lexington rescue calls for stricter laws

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Man killed in crash involving motorcycle in Georgetown identified

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kittens rescued from residential structure fire in Clay County

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    No injuries reported after afternoon house fire in Berea

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky families move through cleanup process without flood insurance

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Arrive Alive Tour seeks to curb risky driving

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Officer's widow speaks on husband's death as agencies work to improve resources

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Country star Wynonna Judd performs National Anthem at Keeneland

    Lauren Minor
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    Florida State shooting: Gun violence victim reacts

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    High Bridge residents hoping for help in flood cleanup

    Caleb Barnes
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    Crime

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    Erin Rosas
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    Daily Forecast

    Great weather for Easter weekend

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Court denies Steven Lawson's request to delay trial for DNA hair testing

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Anderson County Fire team gifts boy with critical illness a custom fire truck

    Erin Rosas
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    News

    1 injured after vehicle crashes into embankment in Monticello

    Web Staff
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    News

    Police: 1 person shot at early Friday morning on Lakeshore Drive in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Wynonna Judd to sing national anthem at Keeneland

    Web Staff
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