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      • Covering Kentucky
        Southeastern Kentucky community remembers fallen victims of EF-4 tornado
        Web Staff
        Kentucky Politics
        Secretary of State: Kentucky early voting surges 75% as Saturday marks final day
        Mack Carmack
        Covering Kentucky
        Berea Strong Benefit Night event held to remember US Bank shooting victims
        Ajay Patel
        Daily Forecast
        Storms with rain ahead late evening
        Emily McKinney
        Covering Kentucky
        Hundreds light a prayer candle for Stanford mayor battling cancer
        Kayleigh Randle
        Covering Kentucky
        'No better love': Major Les Leatherman remembered one year after tornado tragedy
        Megan Mannering
      • Day of Remembrance for tornado victims

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County community remembers 19 lives lost in deadly tornado

        Kayleigh Randle
        Working structure fire at Champion at Bluegrass Apartments

        Covering Kentucky

        Structure fire tackled at The Champion apartment complex in Lexington

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington police seek help finding missing 18-year-old

        Web Staff
      • National News

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          Big three wireless providers launch effort to eliminate dead spots

          Justin Boggs
        • Florida congressional maps in 2022 and 2026

          Judge weighs whether to block Florida's new congressional map

          Forrest Saunders
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          Illegal voting case puts former Kansas mayor’s immigration status in limbo

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 people with life-threatening injuries following collision on Nicholasville Rd.

        Web Staff
        Financial Markets Wall Street

        National News

        US stocks rally to records, Brent oil tops $100 on worries about the Iran war

        Associated Press
        UK Volleyball 2026

        BBN Tonight

        LOOK: Kentucky Volleyball's Path to 10th-Straight SEC Regular-Season Title

        Maggie Davis
      • Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        Multiple lanes of outbound Nicholasville Road shut down due to injury collision

        D4vd Arrest

        National News

        Celeste Rivas Hernandez, girl who singer D4vd is charged with killing, died from penetrating wounds

        By ANDREW DALTON
        Roadway Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Overturned vehicle blocks right lane on New Circle Road past Alumni Drive

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        More heat on the way

        Patrick Herion
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        Crime

        Frankfort man indicted for vehicular homicide in fatal hit-and-run crash

        Erin Rosas
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        Daily Forecast

        A Few Morning Showers North Wednesday

        Tom Ackerman
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        BBN Tonight

        WATCH: Will Stein joins "BBN Tonight" following UK Football Spring Game

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner identifies 33-year-old man found dead on Triport Road in Georgetown

        Rosemary Kelley
        Morehead Women

        In Your Community

        Lead-Her-Ship conference empowers local women in business

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Hyster-Yale military forklifts named 2026's 'Coolest Thing Made in KY'

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Habitat for Humanity helps future homeowner build her dream house

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Our warming trend continues

        Patrick Herion
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        BBN Tonight

        Braydon Hawthorne announces his return to Kentucky Basketball

        Hannah Hamelback
        Andy Beshear

        Covering Kentucky

        Gov. Beshear releases additional statement over UK's management, decision-making

        Web Staff
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        News

        Golden Alert canceled for 77-year-old Lexington woman, police say

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Tickets on sale for 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships hosted at Keeneland

        Web Staff
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        News

        Case of woman accused of punching FCPS bus monitor waived to grand jury

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Nicholasville police, DEA seize 47 kilograms of cocaine valued at over $2M

        Web Staff
      • APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Covering Kentucky

        Churchill Downs to acquire Preakness Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for $85M

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man arrested in Mt. Sterling after woman loses $500K in alleged 'romance scam'

        Erin Rosas
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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly Sunny, Windy and Warmer Tuesday

        Tom Ackerman
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        News

        Man charged in Frankfort hit-and-run that killed 52-year-old mother, grandmother

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Crime

        Barricaded subject in camper on Star Hill Road in Laurel County now in custody

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Owingsville hosts its annual walk to promote local autism acceptance

        Alex Barber
      • Cresco Labs Marijuana

        Covering Kentucky

        Winchester cultivator celebrates first cannabis harvest on 4/20

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Busy Buc-ee's intersection the site of 2 deadly collisions in 2 months

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Baby born 16 weeks early prepares to head home after 400 days in NICU

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        City orders balconies to be demolished at Casa Mia apartments after collapse

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lawsuit filed against Lexington Massage Envy over alleged assault

        Annie Brown
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        News

        'It was a bad turn': Community, police shocked by Adair County triple homicide

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Indicative of the turnout': Fayette County absentee ballot numbers climb

        Ellen Ice
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        Daily Forecast

        Warmer days are ahead for the workweek

        Patrick Herion
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        News

        Pedestrian killed after being hit by semi on I-75 in northern Kentucky

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Somerset man charged with rape, sexual abuse of 2 minors following investigation

        Cherish Walters
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        News

        Student found with a handgun at Tates Creek Middle School, FCPS says

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman running for governor

        Web Staff
      • Women in Whiskey

        Covering Kentucky

        AP report: Women take the lead in whiskey as they reshape the industry

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Deputies use tracking device to catch 2 men accused of stealing campaign signs

        Web Staff
        Covington 2-year-old shot

        Covering Kentucky

        Parents convicted after their 3-year-old fatally shot their 2-year-old in 2024

        Felicia Jordan
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