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      • Covering Kentucky
        Traffic stop in Boyle County leads to seizure of 2 pounds of suspected meth
        Web Staff
        Spotlight Series
        Fred Mills reflects on over 50 years at the Kentucky Theatre
        Megan Mannering
        Covering Kentucky
        Community turns out amid PETA's 'Hell on Wheels' campaign
        Megan Mannering
        Daily Forecast
        Stick a Fork in the Heat Wave
        Tom Ackerman
        Spotlight Series
        Spotlight on Lexington: Tates Creek Community Center creates fun space for kids
        Evelyn Schultz
        Covering Kentucky
        Somerset Community College leads construction of first 3D-printed house in KY
        Andrew Lamparski
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Pride Festival moves to new location for 17th annual celebration

        Annie Brown
        Jayden Quaintance

        BBN Tonight

        EXCLUSIVE: Jayden Quaintance joins "BBN Tonight"

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kiptoo Tarus: Local artist on the rise

        Drew Amman
      • National News

        • The Disappearance of Flight 2501

          Why the search is ending for the plane lost over Lake Michigan

          Scripps News Group
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          Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans 'the enemies of peace'

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Everglades detention facility

          First detainees set to arrive as early as Tuesday to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

          Scripps News Group

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      • Big Bear Lane Shooting

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        1 person hurt after late night Lexington shooting

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Isolated storm chance today

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Two people recovering from 'serious' stab wounds, Lexington Police investigating

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Washington County reels after deadly tornado touches down

        Ajay Patel
        Laurel Tornado

        Covering Kentucky

        817 homes impacted by deadly EF-4 tornado in Laurel County

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Spotlight Series

        Spotlight on Danville: Waffles, words, and watering holes

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Spotlight Series

        Blue Rook Distillery: 'That something different in Danville'

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        ACLU-KY announces dismissal of lawsuit challenging Kentucky abortion laws

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Court orders Lexington Blue to shut down amid unlawful activity claims

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        5th Annual Railbird Festival set to kick off Saturday at Red Mile

        Lauren Minor
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        Covering Kentucky

        Who will brie crowned the first Miss Beer Cheese Festival?

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Daily Forecast

        A much more quiet weather weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: 1 dead after crash involving tractor-trailer in Breckinridge County

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Owner of puppy found following Washington County storm located

        Van Jones
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        News

        1 person taken to hospital after head-on crash near Mountain Parkway ramp

        Web Staff
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        News

        2 people rescued from vehicle stranded in water on Bowman Mill Road

        Web Staff
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        News

        EF-2 tornado kills 1, injures 7 in Washington County

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A Wet and Unsettled Start to the Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown veterinary clinic sees 8 positive parvovirus tests in 8 weeks

        Ellen Ice
        History of the Kentucky School for the Deaf

        Spotlight Series

        Spotlight: History of Kentucky School for the Deaf

        Kayleigh Randle
        Beshear

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky governor likely to call special session for tornado disaster funding

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Students respond as state council approves tuition hikes to combat inflation

        Andrew Lamparski
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington to test new traffic pattern on East High Street

        Ajay Patel
        Fatal collision

        News

        Fatal collision on I-64 westbound in Scott County under investigation

        Rosemary Kelley
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        News

        Search continues for missing teen, reward offered for information

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        EKU Aviation flies donated supplies to London to help aid tornado survivors

        Drew Amman
        Nicholasville Police Department rolls out new portable AED device

        Covering Kentucky

        Nicholasville Police rolls out new portable AED devices

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Positively LEX 18

        Lexington man shares journey to raise brain cancer awareness

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        Daily Forecast

        A Very Wet Friday

        Bill Meck
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        Covering Kentucky

        Graduation ceremonies begin for 6 Fayette County high schools

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Disaster unemployment assistance approved for 6 counties impacted by May storms

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Mother charged with criminal abuse after children found on Laurel County roadway

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        I-64 in Shelby County reopened after vehicle fire

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        2 arrested in Laurel Co. after traffic stop leads to drug bust

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        Morehead man wins $225,000 from Kentucky Lottery scratch-off ticket

        Cherish Walters
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        BBN Tonight

        UK Football Kickoff Times announced

        Web Staff
      • Police

        News

        Mother and two children found safe

        Web Staff
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        News

        Report: Crews respond to crash involving train in Anderson County

        Web Staff
        Shape Note Hymnal Revamp

        News

        Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

        Associated Press
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        Daily Forecast

        Showers, Storms and Heavy Rain to Start the Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Donations collected by LEX18, UK Athletics delivered to tornado victims

        Ellen Ice
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        Entertainment News

        Reality star Julie Chrisley released from FMC Lexington after pardon

        Rosemary Kelley
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