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      • Covering Kentucky
        Berea community continues to grapple with deadly bank shooting
        Annie Brown
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        Kentucky Derby champ Golden Tempo to skip Preakness Stakes, eyes Belmont Stakes
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        AG requests KY Supreme Court uphold conviction for murder of Crystal Rogers
        Rosemary Kelley
        Daily Forecast
        Closing out the week drier
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        Crime
        KY woman arrested after allegedly giving 22-month-old a 'party dot' tattoo
        Cherish Walters
        Covering Kentucky
        Aramark to end food and concessions services at UK, workers to lose jobs
        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        Mother and daughter find community and support at Scholar House, 16 years apart

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Veteran groups concerned as average age of honor guard members grows older

        Megan Mannering
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        Emaciated pit-mix on the road to recovery with Lexington Hy

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        • Epstein Congress Lutnick

          Trump administration defied federal court orders at least 31 times, review finds

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        • Craig Berry manhunt

          Authorities say veteran that was subject of Tennessee manhunt was found dead

          Scripps News Group
        • COVID Vaccines

          HHS decision to block vaccine research draws 'black box' criticism

          Jay Gray

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      • Military

        Covering Kentucky

        UK students react to US's move to automatically register men for draft

        Ajay Patel
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        Crime

        Sexual assault case involving Papi's Restaurant owner waived to grand jury

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Owingsville community supports longtime 911 dispatcher battling cancer

        Alex Barber
      • Woman frustrated with social security

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington woman frustrated by the disability benefits application process

        Drew Amman
        EKCC installs new fence

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Fence installed at Kentucky prison cliff after inmate's fatal fall

        Leigh Searcy
        Downtown Paris prepares for "Silver Bells Christmas"

        Covering Kentucky

        Downtown Paris transforms into movie set for 'Silver Bells Christmas'

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office uses new handheld SoToxa device for drug tests

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Nicholasville City County Park opens all-inclusive playground, and it's a hit

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Credit cards can feel like monopoly money:' Tips for how to beat your budget

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Scott County Sheriff's Office mourns unexpected death of deputy

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Motorcycle operator dies, passenger injured in Bowling Green collision

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        Moving toward a warm mid-April weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police search for missing 20-year-old Flatwoods man with cerebral palsy

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Lexington man faces several child sexual abuse charges, court documents reveal

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        EKPC seeks to appeal ruling to build a power line on Berea College property

        Erin Rosas
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        Daily Forecast

        A Spectacular Spring Day Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman celebrates her life-saving transplant after surviving kidney failure

        Ajay Patel
        Collin Chandler enters transfer portal

        BBN Tonight

        Collin Chandler enters transfer portal, 'returning home'

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Covering Kentucky

        Horse euthanized after fracturing shoulder during Wednesday race at Keeneland

        Web Staff
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        In Your Community

        Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

        Caleb Barnes
        Bourbon Cold Weather

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Bourbon Trail welcomes 2.7 million visitors during 2025

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wilmore Fire Department breaks call volume records as local demand rises

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Volunteers provide free spring break lunches for Lexington students

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Boyle County Detention Center warns of scammer posing as staff member

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 77-year-old man dies in mobile home fire without smoke detectors

        Web Staff
      • Police

        Covering Kentucky

        Inmate that escaped from Mercer County Judicial Center arrested without incident

        Web Staff
        Larry Johnson, 68, found guilty of Manslaughter

        Crime

        Floyd County man found guilty of manslaughter for 2025 shooting death

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        The 70s return for the rest of the workweek

        Patrick Herion
      • Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

        National News

        Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Publix Market

        Covering Kentucky

        Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: Monticello man found guilty following a 2022 armed police standoff

        Web Staff
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        News

        93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night

        Cherish Walters
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        Today's Forecast

        The Warmup Begins

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Widow reacts after man convicted of killing LPD officer is arrested again

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Missing Clay County teen found safe, KSP reports

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Former Army medic, alum donates tool to help paramedics-in-training at EKU

        Caleb Barnes
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        In Your Community

        Bath County Schools mourns unexpected death of bus driver Dan 'Eddie' Wells

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear: Times at driver's licensing centers have significantly reduced

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County Public Schools impacted by surge in diesel fuel prices

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        U.S. Navy Week brings sailors to Lexington for community events

        Molly Demrow
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