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      • Covering Kentucky
        Body of missing Ashland woman recovered from Grayson Lake
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        2 people killed in Madison County floodwaters identified by coroner
        Mack Carmack
        Covering Kentucky
        'Pretty much gone': Jessamine County business swept away in flood waters
        Ellen Ice
        Daily Forecast
        Here Comes a Heat Wave
        Tom Ackerman
        News
        Louisville Metro Police officer dies after motorcycle crash on I-265
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        'God is good. He really is': Million Church washed away by fatal flooding
        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP Mustang GT enters national best-looking cruiser contest, needs your vote

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY community rallies to protect nursing home residents amid rising floodwaters

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Kentucky man charged with DUI after flooded creek crash kills juvenile passenger

        Mack Carmack
      • National News

        • Trump Powell Retribution Cases

          Supreme Court blocks Trump’s removal of Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

          Scripps News Group
        • Election 2024 Ballot Deadlines

          Supreme Court upholds late-arriving mail ballots in Mississippi

          Scripps News Group
        • Supreme Court

          Eight cases await Supreme Court ruling as major opinion day arrives Monday

          Stephanie Liebergen

        Scripps News
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        Crime

        Monticello man arrested on multiple charges after standoff with deputies

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office locates previously missing 65-year-old woman

        Web Staff
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        News

        Police: Person injured after motorcycle hits utility pole on Parkers Mill Road

        Web Staff
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        News

        1 critically injured in stabbing Wednesday night in Lexington

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        3 Fayette County students travel to Normandy to honor D-Day veterans

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly Sunny and Warmer Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former HR manager accuses Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center of fraud

        Ajay Patel
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        BBN Tonight

        Josh Kattus: Kentucky Wildcat to Cincinnati Bengal

        Sierra Newton
        Family demands charges in McCreary County man's fatal beating

        Covering Kentucky

        Family demands charges in McCreary County man's fatal beating

        Kayleigh Randle
      • Kentucky governor urges skepticism and open mindedness on data centers

        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky governor urges skepticism and open mindedness on data centers

        Karolina Buczek
        Group of Graduates

        Covering Kentucky

        KCPE's Kentucky Advising Academy launches new career advising tool

        Drew Amman
        Lexington mother vows to continue fighting for justice in son's murder case

        In Your Community

        Lexington mother vows to continue fighting for justice in son's murder case

        Ana Medina
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        Lexington father awaits justice nearly 6 years after son's fatal DUI crash

        Leigh Searcy
        Katie Eddington

        In Your Community

        Great Crossing High School amputee track star wins two state titles

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rural Kentucky campground hosts first-ever EDM festival this July

        Annie Brown
      • Lexington Mayor Gorton honors emergency management teams

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Mayor Gorton honors emergency management teams

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Somerset crews clear roadway blocked by tractor-trailer that rolled, lost load

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Police Department locate toddler missing from Ark Royal Way safe

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Lexmark data center in Lexington sells for $29M to Dallas-based company

        Erin Rosas
        Muhammad Ali Anniversary

        Covering Kentucky

        Muhammad Ali's hometown in Kentucky honors his legacy with a new holiday

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Richmond woman's attempted murder, burglary case sent to grand jury

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A return to the 80s

        Patrick Herion
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        Crime

        2 indicted by grand jury on child abuse charges in Clark County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette Co. school board chair, KEA sue to block law that would oust members

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department launches free gun lock program to protect children

        Web Staff
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        News

        Prestonsburg police expand in-car camera program to boost accountability

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Madison Co. teen's survival story turns into powerful mission to protect kids

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Drought drops Lake Liberty water levels, raising concerns for residents

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Sunny and Warm Wednesday

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        Covering Kentucky

        UK Healthcare to become KY's only Level 2 special pathogen treatment center

        Ajay Patel
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        In Your Community

        Lexington hotel rooms sold out this weekend as Railbird, tournaments draw many

        Ana Medina
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        Sports

        WATCH: Malachi Moreno sits down with BBN Tonight

        Maggie Davis
        Virginia Amazon Data Center

        Covering Kentucky

        Program attorney for Kentucky nonprofit pushes for data center transparency

        Drew Amman
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        In Your Community

        Mobile food bank working to meet the needs of residents in Jackson County

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky's freeze on gas tax sparks debate over road funding

        Annie Brown
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        Crime

        Georgetown man charged with father's murder waives preliminary hearing

        Leigh Searcy
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        Daily Forecast

        More sunshine on tap for Wednesday

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear expands medical cannabis access, adding 15 new qualifying conditions

        Erin Rosas
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        News

        Judge declares mistrial in retrial of Lexington man convicted of killing woman

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Politics

        KY AG randomly selects 12 counties for post-primary election integrity inquiries

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man in Pike Co. arrested after fleeing crash scene, leaving 4 juveniles behind

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Castle distillery project faces more than $1.5 million in lawsuits

        Erin Rosas
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