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      • Covering Kentucky
        HVAC worker found dead on Ashland store roof, investigation underway
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        M'Power Rhythm: Marching to the beat of their own drums
        Ellen Ice
        Covering Kentucky
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        Web Staff
        Daily Forecast
        Hot and humid weather pattern continues
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        Covering Kentucky
        Wayne Co. Sheriff confirms local student was killed in crash
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        KY man wakes during organ harvesting procedure, prompting federal investigation
        Annie Brown
      • Women celebrate recovery from addiction in a pageant to celebrate their journeys

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        Women in recovery celebrate journey at pageant event

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Volunteers pack nearly 50,000 meals for Central Kentucky families

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        Daily Forecast

        Still hot with showers

        Emily McKinney
      • National News

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          Caitlin Clark's WNBA rookie card fetches $660,000 at auction

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          Confusion over prescription transfers as Rite Aid stores begin to close

          Scripps News Group
        • Phoenix PD saves kids from hot car

          Father arrested after Phoenix police save 4 children from hot car

          Scripps News Group

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      • Roadway Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Semi involved collision shuts blocks section of I-75 south

        Web Staff
        Beshear

        Kentucky Politics

        Governor Andy Beshear's office names new communications director

        Erin Rosas
        Beshear Preschool Kentucky

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        'Our country deserves better': Beshear slams passing of Trump's big bill

        Erin Rosas
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        Sheriff: Semi hits parked car on Highway 555 in Washington County

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        Report: 3 arrested after authorities find kids living in 'dirty' conditions

        Erin Rosas
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        Crime

        Laurel County woman facing wanton endangerment charges

        Cherish Walters
      • Obit Jimmy Swaggart

        News

        Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90

        Associated Press
        Roadway collision

        News

        US Highway 27 in Pulaski County shut down due to crash

        Web Staff
        Fatal Collision

        News

        1 killed, 4 injured in crash on KY Highway 90 in Wayne County

        Cherish Walters
      • Justice Bondi

        National News

        Mystery surrounds the Epstein files after Bondi claims of videos

        Associated Press
        Supreme Court Transgender Health

        National News

        Supreme Court throws out rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

        Associated Press
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        Daily Forecast

        One Last Round of Showers and Storms Tuesday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington police officers honored at annual awards banquet

        Annie Brown
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        Missing Laurel County man found safe, officials report

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Hunger Relief

        BBN Tonight LIVE from God's Pantry Food Bank Warehouse

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        No ruling on death penalty eligibility for man accused in Jordan Morgan killing

        Annie Brown
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        Crime

        1 charged with assault following afternoon stabbing in Lexington

        Web Staff
        Nicholas County God's Pantry Mobile Pantry

        Covering Kentucky

        Mobile food pantry reaches 150 households in Nicholas County food desert

        Megan Mannering
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        Hunger Relief

        LEX 18, God's Pantry partnering to help Kentuckians find their next meal

        Web Staff
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        We Follow Through

        Residents still concerned about safety on Delong Road despite temporary fixes

        Ajay Patel
        Lukas Hospitalized

        Covering Kentucky

        Remembering horse racing legend D. Wayne Lukas, winner of 15 triple crown races

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington mayor honors chef and actor for series showcasing local food culture

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        The Beach Boys bringing good vibrations to the new stage at Gatton Park

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        One more day of thunderstorms

        Emily McKinney
      • Road Closure

        Covering Kentucky

        Truck transporting over 1000 gallons of tack oil spills onto ground, waterway

        Web Staff
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        News

        City of Richmond says Paradise Cove passed inspection after child's death

        Web Staff
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        Monticello Banking Company says they've been 'targeted' by a cyberattack

        Web Staff
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        Spotlight Series

        Lexington couple leaves lasting impact through community engagement and service

        Lauren Minor
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        Covering Kentucky

        University-sponsored program provides food assistance to students in need

        Lauren Minor
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        News

        Public health officials warn of measles exposure at Nicholasville water park

        Cherish Walters
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        Crews respond to Greenwell Ford Road in Bardstown for reported water rescue

        Web Staff
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        BBN Tonight

        UK's Rachel Newman Baker on SEC's 2025-26 Executive Committee

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Citation: Alabama man arrested after driving to KY to meet decoy minors at park

        Cherish Walters
      • WNBA Expansion Basketball

        Sports

        WNBA expanding to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia over next 5 years

        Associated Press
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        Golden Alert canceled for missing Franklin County man

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man charged with murder in Bullitt County, KSP reports

        Cherish Walters
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        News

        Several pets killed in Winchester house fire

        Web Staff
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        Upcoming theater production in Danville caters to all

        Ellen Ice
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        Daily Forecast

        Scattered Showers and Storms Monday, Tuesday

        Tom Ackerman
      • Research group holds listening sessions to uplift black voices

        Covering Kentucky

        Research group holds listening session to uplift Black voices

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Police respond to a potential barricade situation in Lexington

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        1 dead after being hit by vehicle on southern Kentucky highway, KSP reports

        Web Staff
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