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      • Covering Kentucky
        Campbellsville authorities investigate two 'suspicious' overnight fires
        Web Staff
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        17th Annual LexPride festival is back outside and showing off its colors
        Kayleigh Randle
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        Police: Woman arrested after hit-and-run put one child in the hospital
        Web Staff
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        Warm Sunday with storms
        Emily McKinney
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        Nonprofit cafe in Versailles closes doors but continues mission to fight hunger
        Alex Barber
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        Outbound lanes of Georgetown Road at Ironworks Pike shut down due to collision

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        Erin Rosas
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        'Cheers to 250Lex: It's Showtime' event to feature musical fashion show

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        BBN Tonight

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        Erin Rosas
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        1 person arrested in connection to pedestrian hit-and-run in Lexington

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        Covering Kentucky

        Mother finds support through nonprofit for daughter with rare genetic disorder

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        Lawsuit challenging Kentucky's near-total ban on abortions is withdrawn

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        1 person injured in late-night stabbing near Alexandria Drive in Lexington

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        Police investigating after man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound

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        Senator Rand Paul: 'FEMA has a role'

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

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

        Keith Farmer
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        Toddler survives deadly tornado thanks to quick thinking first responders

        Ajay Patel
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        #LEXSaveLives Campaign Making Strides

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        Covering Kentucky

        Pages of tornado victim's yearbook found and returned from miles away

        Leigh Searcy
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        Kentucky nonprofit needs letters for deployed troops

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Berea students save school program from getting cut

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Summer Finally Makes An Appearance

        Bill Meck
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        Randall Cobb named to College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

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        Tornado recovery: Latest disaster might not meet FEMA requirements

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

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

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        Kentucky Politics

        Rural Kentucky lawmaker announces switch to the GOP

        Associated Press
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        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
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        Covering Kentucky

        NWS forecaster explains how tornadoes get their rating

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Driver rescued after vehicle goes over guardrail on KY 201

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        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

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        Motorcycle rider injured in Versailles Road crash, police say

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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

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        Covering Kentucky

        1 dead, 2 injured in head-on collision in Meade County

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        Man charged with attempted murder after Madison County stabbing

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