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  • Covering Kentucky
    24 more counties issued FEMA individual assistance following April flooding
    Rosemary Kelley
    Crime
    Victim's friends speak out after fatal Powell County hit-and-run, arrest
    Kayleigh Randle
    Covering Kentucky
    God's Pantry Food Bank addresses rise in food insecurity
    Drew Amman
    Daily Forecast
    Heating up on Thursday
    Bayne Froney
    Covering Kentucky
    Over 200 affordable housing units in Lexington get big upgrade
    Megan Mannering
    Covering Kentucky
    River preservation project honoring Pendleton County man
    Caleb Barnes
  • Bengals Ravens Football

    Bengals

    Bengals 2025 schedule includes Thanksgiving showdown with Ravens

    Taylor Weiter
    Burkes baseball senior day

    BBN Tonight

    The Happiest Man (and Mom) in Baseball: Devin Burkes and Denise Woodall

    Maggie Davis
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    Covering Kentucky

    Police seek information on 'vehicle of interest' connected to shots-fired call

    Web Staff
  • National News

    • Faucets lead warning

      CPSC warns of lead in certain Chinese-made faucets, tells consumers to stop use

      Scripps News Group
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      HBO Max is making a comeback. Max streaming service to rebrand this summer

      Scripps News Group
    • Newark Airport Flight Delays

      After collisions and outages, new hearings put focus on air traffic safety

      Patrick Terpstra

    Scripps News
  • Severe Weather

    Kentucky Politics

    KY federal delegation supports Beshear's major disaster declaration request

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Report: Wanted sex offender found hiding behind wall in Graves County home

    Erin Rosas
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    Crime

    Inmates in Butler Co. aid deputies in restraining inmate who assaulted jailer

    Erin Rosas
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    Daily Forecast

    Windy and Much Cooler Tuesday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Floodwaters destroy Frankfort football's weight room

    Ajay Patel
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    BBN Tonight

    BBN Tonight: Mark Pope One Year Later (04-14-25)

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    BBN Tonight

    Georgia Amoore drafted sixth overall by the Washington Mystics

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    Covering Kentucky

    Professor addresses how the major flooding can impact mental health

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    Monticello hosts groundbreaking ceremony for medical cannabis grow facility

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Versailles regroups after severe flooding impacts raw water intake station

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Laurel Grocery Co. closes after over a century, affecting independent grocers

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Mega price hike: Buyers wary as Mega Millions ticket jumps more than 100%

    Michael Berk
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    Crime

    KSP: Kentucky payroll employee arrested after she allegedly falsified records

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Woodford County resident faces mudslide threats after April flood

    Leigh Searcy
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    News

    Gov. Beshear criticizes disaster spending cap after state flooding

    Karolina Buczek
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    Covering Kentucky

    Paul Sawyier Public Library remains closed due to major flood damage

    Alex Barber
    Severe risk

    Daily Forecast

    Strong isolated storms tonight

    Bayne Froney
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    News

    Georgetown fire crews respond to overnight structure fire on Bourbon Street

    Web Staff
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    National News

    Jury selected for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times

    Associated Press
    Police Shooting Mental Health

    National News

    Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man

    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    Pearl Harbor survivor, Kentucky native passes away at 106

    Web Staff
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    News

    Coroner: Additional skeletal remains found in southeast portion of Rowan County

    Cherish Walters
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    Crime

    Washington State murder suspect arrested in Kentucky, officials report

    Cherish Walters
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    Daily Forecast

    Stay Weather Aware Monday

    Tom Ackerman
  • The GLOW Project helps flood victims in Frankfort after flooding

    Covering Kentucky

    GLOW Project cleans out flood victims' homes

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Sports

    Kentucky's Mark Pope shows Sam Houston recruit around Keeneland

    Sierra Newton
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    Covering Kentucky

    2 taken to hospital after crash at intersection of Man o’ War and Saron Drive

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Gov. Beshear hosts Easter event for families recovering from Frankfort floods

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Warm with a thunderstorm on Monday

    Emily McKinney
    High temperature trend

    Daily Forecast

    Partly cloudy Sunday afternoon

    Bayne Froney
  • UK's Greek Sing celebrates 5-year-old Leukemia survivor ahead of Make-A-Wish trip

    News

    UK Greek Sing celebrates 5-year-old Leukemia survivor ahead of Make-A-Wish trip

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    United We Shop vendor fair brings community together for third year

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Sheriff's Office: London man arrested on charges including rape of child

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Another frosty night

    Emily McKinney
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    Sports

    REPORTS: Mark Pope lands international commitment from Andrija Jelavic

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    Covering Kentucky

    Property damaged after car drives into business in Lexington

    Web Staff
  • Weekend forecast

    Daily Forecast

    Cool and quiet weekend ahead

    Bayne Froney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Fire damages small family farm in Mercer County

    Ellen Ice
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    News

    Man charged with reckless homicide after Georgetown shooting appears in court

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Flood cleanup efforts continue in Clark County

    Leigh Searcy
    Mother looks back on her daughters life following deadly crash in Berea

    News

    Mother reflects on who her daughter was days after fatal Madison Co. crash

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Franklin Co. resident cuts vacation short to help flood victims

    Ajay Patel
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