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    1 'seriously injured' after vehicle crashed into Georgetown Save A Lot
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    Crime
    KSP searching for 28-year-old escaped inmate in Madison County
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    Covering Kentucky
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    Daily Forecast
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    Tom Ackerman
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    D. Wayne Lukas hospitalized and will not return to training, family says
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    Kayakers rescued after high water strands them near Jim Beam distillery
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    Clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses in 2015 is still fighting

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    Covering Kentucky

    We’ll see you online: Getting rural Kentucky connected

    Ellen Ice
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    Laurel County Sheriff's Office searching for stolen motorcycle

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

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

    Web Staff
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    EF-2 tornado kills 1, injures 7 in Washington County

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    A Wet and Unsettled Start to the Weekend

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Georgetown veterinary clinic sees 8 positive parvovirus tests in 8 weeks

    Ellen Ice
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    Spotlight: History of Kentucky School for the Deaf

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky governor likely to call special session for tornado disaster funding

    Karolina Buczek
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    Covering Kentucky

    Students respond as state council approves tuition hikes to combat inflation

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington to test new traffic pattern on East High Street

    Ajay Patel
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    Fatal collision on I-64 westbound in Scott County under investigation

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Search continues for missing teen, reward offered for information

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    EKU Aviation flies donated supplies to London to help aid tornado survivors

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Nicholasville Police rolls out new portable AED devices

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Daily Forecast

    A Very Wet Friday

    Bill Meck
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    Covering Kentucky

    Graduation ceremonies begin for 6 Fayette County high schools

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    Disaster unemployment assistance approved for 6 counties impacted by May storms

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    Crime

    Mother charged with criminal abuse after children found on Laurel County roadway

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    I-64 in Shelby County reopened after vehicle fire

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    2 arrested in Laurel Co. after traffic stop leads to drug bust

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    Morehead man wins $225,000 from Kentucky Lottery scratch-off ticket

    Cherish Walters
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    BBN Tonight

    UK Football Kickoff Times announced

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    News

    Mother and two children found safe

    Web Staff
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    News

    Report: Crews respond to crash involving train in Anderson County

    Web Staff
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    Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

    Associated Press
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    Daily Forecast

    Showers, Storms and Heavy Rain to Start the Weekend

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Donations collected by LEX18, UK Athletics delivered to tornado victims

    Ellen Ice
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    Reality star Julie Chrisley released from FMC Lexington after pardon

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    Covering Kentucky

    Kelley's Landing: Lexington's newest park opens with official ribbon cutting

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Missing 24-year-old in Laurel County located

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Blue Grass Airport to add 815 new parking spots amid growing passenger numbers

    Karolina Buczek
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    Coroner identifies person killed in shooting on Nicholasville Road

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    School's out today, but new taxes are in

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Georgetown family turns love of Lego bricks into local business

    Caleb Barnes
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    Daily Forecast

    Summer Warmth Is Coming...Eventually

    Bill Meck
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    BBN Tonight

    Otega Oweh announces return to Kentucky: 'I'm back [and] better now'

    Maggie Davis
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    News

    Nicholasville police issue Golden Alert for missing 18-year-old

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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky Volleyball releases 2025 schedule

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    Covering Kentucky

    Blue Grass Crime Stoppers Wanted Person of the Week: Taysean Coleman

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    BBN Tonight

    WATCH: Reece Potter joins "BBN Tonight"

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    Covering Kentucky

    Breeders' Cup World Championship will return to Keeneland in 2026

    Erin Rosas
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    Daily Forecast

    Isolated showers Wednesday

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