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      • Covering Kentucky
        Fayette County schools budget committee meets to review district finances
        Annie Brown
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        SB 181 goes into effect June 27, limiting teacher-student communication
        Drew Amman
        News
        TRIAL DAY 2: Crystal Rogers murder trial begins in Bowling Green
        Web Staff
        Daily Forecast
        Two more harsh heat days
        Emily McKinney
        Covering Kentucky
        Sophia Rosing released early from jail after receiving credit
        Web Staff
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        Police searching for armed robbery suspect in Harrodsburg
        Web Staff
      • FCPS rolls out new bus route system

        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS introduces new bus route system, parents must verify information

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Hidden door showroom open in Lexington

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Senate ready for special session to address tornado disaster funds

        Karolina Buczek
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          Cooper Flagg goes to the Dallas Mavericks No. 1 in the 2025 NBA Draft

          Scripps News Group
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          Trump meets with Zelenskyy at NATO summit, weighs sending Ukraine more Patriots

          Haley Bull
        • Capitol Hill

          Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' faces headwinds in Senate as deadline approaches

          Nathaniel Reed

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        Senator Rand Paul: 'FEMA has a role'

        Karolina Buczek
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        We Follow Through

        Years of advocacy leads to new recycling and waste depot in Paris

        Lauren Minor
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        Man in police custody after fleeing an attempted traffic stop in Laurel County

        Rosemary Kelley
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        John Daly bringing a charity golf tournament to Keene Trace Golf Club

        Keith Farmer
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        Covering Kentucky

        Toddler survives deadly tornado thanks to quick thinking first responders

        Ajay Patel
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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
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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea students save school program from getting cut

        Caleb Barnes
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        Summer Finally Makes An Appearance

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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
      • Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        I-75 southbound near Exit 113 reopened after collision involving motorcycle

        Web Staff
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        Florence Police Department warns community of new 'ding dong ditch' trend

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        2 arrested in connection to alleged kidnapping in Bell County, police report

        Erin Rosas
      • Roadway Collision

        National News

        Report: Pedestrians hit during multi-vehicle crash in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

        Web Staff
        Party Switch-Kentucky

        Kentucky Politics

        Rural Kentucky lawmaker announces switch to the GOP

        Associated Press
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        Crime

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

        Cherish Walters
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        Daily Forecast

        Hello Summer!

        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
      • Ambulance

        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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        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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        Man charged with attempted murder after Madison County stabbing

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Hazy/smoky, but sunny Sunday

        Emily McKinney
      • Help After Disaster mobile kitchen

        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: Lee County escaped inmate found, captured in Lexington

        Web Staff
        Sexual Misconduct Diddy

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

        Associated Press
      • Big Bear Lane Shooting

        News

        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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