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          Nathaniel Reed
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        Lexington police, Department of Homeland Security conduct local investigation

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        Ellen Ice
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        Three Bridges Pawn Shop fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Frankfort firefighters extinguish pawn shop set

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        Jessamine County Fire District rescues 2 hikers

        Covering Kentucky

        Central Kentucky firefighters rescue 2 lost hikers from Jessamine Creek Gorge

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        Crime

        Knox County man in custody after allegedly assaulting woman and her 2 kids

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        Coroner: New details in Friday Woodford County fatal collision

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        Daily Forecast

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        Patrick Herion
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        Kentucky Florida Basketball

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        UK athletics announces 12-year partnership with Fanatics, NIL program

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        Kentucky legislature, Beshear react to news of proposed Mitch McConnell statue

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        Beshear signs Logan's Law to strengthen sentencing, parole for violent offenders

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        Covering Kentucky

        Local Lexington distillery avoids the negative impacts of tariffs

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        Daily Forecast

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        Crime

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        Erin Rosas
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        Kentucky overrides veto to shield Roundup maker from cancer lawsuits

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        Weather

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        Crittenden County deputy dies weeks after being shot on duty, Beshear reports

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        Traffic collisions increase along a busy stretch of U.S. 27 in Nicholasville

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        KY bald eagle pop reaches record numbers following years of conservation efforts

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