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    Local Thai restaurants prepare for tariffs to increase costs
    Kayleigh Randle
    Covering Kentucky
    1 arrested after domestic violence incident prompts SWAT response in northern KY
    Web Staff
    Crime
    Former Louisville doctor arrested on child porn charges, court documents reveal
    Web Staff
    Covering Kentucky
    'One of Us' opens a new building ready to help those in need
    Alex Barber
    Daily Forecast
    Thunderstorms return early week
    Emily McKinney
    Covering Kentucky
    1 dead after falling into Kentucky River near Beattyville
    Web Staff
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    BBN Tonight

    CATS ARE DANCING! UK softball punches ticket in NCAA tournament

    Kinsey Lee
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    Covering Kentucky

    Person rescued after falling 10 feet from Erlanger bridge

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Bath County nonprofit preparing for annual summer camp

    Evan Leake
  • National News

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      Proposed SNAP changes could impact 11 million Americans, report finds

      Justin Boggs
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      Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

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      Idaho sixth grader picks next Pope in a class assignment, and gets it right

      Scripps News Group

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    Crime

    Washington State murder suspect arrested in Kentucky, officials report

    Cherish Walters
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    Daily Forecast

    Stay Weather Aware Monday

    Tom Ackerman
    The GLOW Project helps flood victims in Frankfort after flooding

    Covering Kentucky

    GLOW Project cleans out flood victims' homes

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Sports

    Kentucky's Mark Pope shows Sam Houston recruit around Keeneland

    Sierra Newton
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    Covering Kentucky

    2 taken to hospital after crash at intersection of Man o’ War and Saron Drive

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Gov. Beshear hosts Easter event for families recovering from Frankfort floods

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Warm with a thunderstorm on Monday

    Emily McKinney
    High temperature trend

    Daily Forecast

    Partly cloudy Sunday afternoon

    Bayne Froney
    UK's Greek Sing celebrates 5-year-old Leukemia survivor ahead of Make-A-Wish trip

    News

    UK Greek Sing celebrates 5-year-old Leukemia survivor ahead of Make-A-Wish trip

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    United We Shop vendor fair brings community together for third year

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Sheriff's Office: London man arrested on charges including rape of child

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Another frosty night

    Emily McKinney
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    Sports

    REPORTS: Mark Pope lands international commitment from Andrija Jelavic

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    Covering Kentucky

    Property damaged after car drives into business in Lexington

    Web Staff
    Weekend forecast

    Daily Forecast

    Cool and quiet weekend ahead

    Bayne Froney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Fire damages small family farm in Mercer County

    Ellen Ice
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    News

    Man charged with reckless homicide after Georgetown shooting appears in court

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Flood cleanup efforts continue in Clark County

    Leigh Searcy
  • Mother looks back on her daughters life following deadly crash in Berea

    News

    Mother reflects on who her daughter was days after fatal Madison Co. crash

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Franklin Co. resident cuts vacation short to help flood victims

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Disaster Mitigation: Historic distillery restoring operations

    Michael Berk
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    BBN Tonight

    Kam Williams added to 2025-26 Kentucky Basketball Roster

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    Covering Kentucky

    Shop helps families of gun violence victims

    Drew Amman
    Planned Parenthood Meridian

    Covering Kentucky

    Following federal cuts, Kentucky Planned Parenthood is raising concerns

    Karolina Buczek
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    Covering Kentucky

    A Lex business receives early shipments to avoid price increases from tariffs

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    Students to return to class in Franklin County Schools, Franklin Independent

    Web Staff
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    UK alums share love story to support MS awareness

    Evan Leake
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    Covering Kentucky

    Man arrested after traffic stop turns up suspected crack cocaine in Somerset

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Report: 2 convicted felons arrested after police find gun during traffic stop

    Erin Rosas
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    Daily Forecast

    Drying out this weekend

    Emily McKinney
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    Crime

    KSP: Washington Co. man charged with child sexual exploitation offenses

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Funeral arrangements released for Lexington Police Officer Devan Gales

    Erin Rosas
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    Traffic

    Police: 2 with minor injuries after collision on South Broadway at Bolivar St.

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    A Cool Start to the Weekend

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    As community comes together, flood victims find hope in bleak situation

    Ajay Patel
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    Sports

    Top recruit Acaden Lewis decommits from Kentucky

    Kinsey Lee
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    Covering Kentucky

    Jessamine County couple walks through home days after Kentucky river flooding

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky's application for individual assistance to be submitted Friday

    Karolina Buczek
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    We Follow Through

    Final man sentenced in connection to 2010 murder-for-hire

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    UK mourns athletic trainer Richie Wells Jr. killed in Atlanta-area crash

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Dozens of animals rescued from flooded homes in Franklin Co.

    Ellen Ice
    Clark County landslide threat

    Covering Kentucky

    Clark County property owner fears landslide threat after flooding

    Evelyn Schultz
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