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  • Covering Kentucky
    Tenants voice concerns over renovations at Lexington apartment complex
    Drew Amman
    Covering Kentucky
    More share concerns over condition & staffing at emergency youth shelter
    Leigh Searcy
    Covering Kentucky
    Store seeks family after boy writes apology letter for accidentally taking candy
    Annie Brown
    Daily Forecast
    First weekend of summer is a hot one
    Emily McKinney
    Covering Kentucky
    Childhood friend's death sparks potential policy change
    Ajay Patel
    Covering Kentucky
    Lexington family still waiting for answers 8 years after deadly shooting
    Andrew Lamparski
  • Non-profit plans to pass out water to the homeless as the weekend heats up

    Covering Kentucky

    Non-profit plans to help the homeless as the weekend heats up

    Kayleigh Randle
    Aircraft Down Traffic Control Tower

    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington Air Traffic Control to cut overnight staffing due to staff shortage

    Karolina Buczek
    Mo Diobate

    BBN Tonight

    EXCLUSIVE: Mo Dioubate joins "BBN Tonight"

    Maggie Davis
  • National News

    • Vance

      Vice President JD Vance defends federal response to protests in California

      Scripps News Group
    • Iran Nuclear

      How close is Iran to a nuclear weapon? Experts and officials disagree

      Maya Rodriguez
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      Democrat-led cities are under a mass deportation threat 

      Kadia Tubman

    Scripps News
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    Covering Kentucky

    Man arrested in connection with 2024 Letcher County murder

    Web Staff
    Pulaski County Detention Center

    Covering Kentucky

    Inmates in Pulaski County aid in cleanup effort after devastating tornado

    Erin Rosas
    Teen on Plate Load Leg Press

    Covering Kentucky

    High school teens can workout for free during Planet Fitness summer program

    Erin Rosas
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    Daily Forecast

    A Very Cool Memorial Day Weekend Inbound

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    UK Athletics and LEX18 donation drive kicked off Thursday, continues Friday

    Ellen Ice
    Laurel Tornado

    Covering Kentucky

    'Please help me': London-Laurel 911 answers 600+ calls during tornado

    Megan Mannering
  • Beshear

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky governor awaits presidential approval for FEMA tornado assistance

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Buffalo Trace Distillery launches fundraiser to support storm relief efforts

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Laurel County church finds a way to continue services despite severe damage

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Son remembers mother killed in tornado as the 'glue' of the family

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Whitley Co. house fire heard from miles away, victim identified

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Dogs found in 'terrible condition' in Letcher County, owner facing charges

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Community works to rebuild after Somerset church destroyed by storms

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    Covering Kentucky

    AVOL Kentucky unveils new meditation garden at Stonewall Terrace

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Juvenile charged with additional murder charge after teen is presumed dead

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Continuing the cool pattern Friday

    Emily McKinney
    Braydon Hawthorne

    BBN Tonight

    Braydon Hawthorne joins 2025-2026 Kentucky Wildcats

    Hannah Hamelback
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    BBN Tonight

    UK Volleyball vs. Pittsburgh in 2025 Shriners Children’s “Showdown at the Net”

  • Pittsburgh Louisville Basketball

    BBN Tonight

    Jaland Lowe announced he's withdrawing from the NBA Draft

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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky Wildcats baseball team helps tornado victims in Russell County

    Web Staff
    Recovery Through Horses

    Covering Kentucky

    Horses help power the road to sober living for addicts on a Kentucky farm

    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    1 person confirmed dead by coroner after large house fire in Corbin

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Breezy and Cool with a Few Showers Thursday

    Tom Ackerman
    The Wilson Family

    Covering Kentucky

    London family hides in gas station cooler to survive tornado

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Supplies to aid those affected by tornado stolen from Finley Trailer Park

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Trauma survivors share their powerful stories on National Trauma Survivors Day

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Grandmother among victims of deadly Laurel County tornado

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Social media helps tornado victim find missing wedding dress

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Owner of AB Training in Somerset in recovery mode After Friday's EF-4 tornado

    Drew Amman
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    Daily Forecast

    A chill takes over late week

    Emily McKinney
  • Paralyzed man

    Covering Kentucky

    Deadly tornado paralyzes Laurel County man from waist down

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Covering Kentucky

    Tornado sirens not designed to be heard indoors, emergency officials say

    Karolina Buczek
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    Covering Kentucky

    Red Cross volunteers continue working to help storm victims in Kentucky

    Caleb Barnes
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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky basketball to host Georgetown Hoyas in exhibition

    Maggie Davis
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    Covering Kentucky

    London’s Lowe’s helping city’s tornado victims

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    US 27 in Pulaski Co. back open following 'extensive cleanup' and repairs

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Airbnb.org providing housing to people affected by tornadoes

    Web Staff
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    BBN Tonight

    Donations for Kentucky tornado relief will be accepted outside Kroger Field

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Tornado relief benefit concert to be held in Somerset on Tuesday

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Police looking for man wanted on trafficking drugs, firearm possession charges

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    No injuries reported after tree falls on home in Laurel County

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    Disaster SNAP benefits approved for 24 Kentucky counties after April floods

    Erin Rosas
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