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  • Covering Kentucky
    1 dead, 1 injured after car crashes into Bardstown home
    Web Staff
    Covering Kentucky
    Tenants voice concerns over renovations at Lexington apartment complex
    Drew Amman
    Covering Kentucky
    Non-profit plans to help the homeless as the weekend heats up
    Kayleigh Randle
    Daily Forecast
    First weekend of summer is a hot one
    Emily McKinney
    Covering Kentucky
    KSP: 1 arrested, 1 injured after shooting in Metcalfe County
    Web Staff
    Covering Kentucky
    Firefighters deliver baby girl in Georgetown fire station parking lot
    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    KY Agricultural Finance Corporation approves over $5 million in loans

    Web Staff
    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

    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
    Fallen tree

    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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    Daily Forecast

    A Few Showers Linger Midweek

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Hospital describes sudden surge of patients after Laurel County tornado

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park remains closed as crews clean up debris

    Andrew Lamparski

    HS Sports Zone

    First KHSAA Boys Volleyball Championship Title Game: Henry Clay vs. Saint Xavier

    Sierra Newton
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    Covering Kentucky

    The Creek Church in Somerset serving as a donation hub for tornado victims

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Exotic birds stolen from damaged pet shop returned after community rallies

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Residents face more severe weather while working to recover from destruction

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    North Laurel boys basketball team helps with tornado damage clean up

    Kinsey Lee
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    Covering Kentucky

    Temporary storm shelter opens in Winchester tattoo shop

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Clay City firefighters collecting makeup, hygiene items for tornado survivors

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Covering Kentucky

    EF-4 tornado confirmed to have touched down in Laurel, Pulaski Counties

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Trainer Larry Demeritte, whose horse beat the odds in 150th Derby, dies at 75

    Associated Press
    Tornado watch

    Daily Forecast

    Severe storms this afternoon and evening

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    Covering Kentucky

    Volunteers taking meals to tornado victims

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    List of shelters in Pulaski County as severe storms hit on Tuesday

    Erin Rosas
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    News

    Woman rescued after reportedly falling 15 feet while climbing in Red River Gorge

    Cherish Walters
    Fatal Collision

    News

    Coroner: 73-year-old killed in crash near Chinoe Road in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    News

    KSP: Infant dead after van crashes into wooden fence, tree line in Glasgow

    Cherish Walters
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    Covering Kentucky

    Knox County Schools announces early dismissal on Tuesday due to incoming storms

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Rounds of Severe Storms Inbound Tuesday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington organizations are working to collect donations for tornado victims

    Ellen Ice
    Couple hospitalized after losing arm in tornado aftermath

    Covering Kentucky

    London couple hospitalized after tornado rips apart home

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Air Evac crews clean up debris after 'emotional' scene at London-Corbin Airport

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Family loses home of 47 years to Laurel County tornado

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Boutique owner finds support after tornado rips through small business

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Mandatory evacuation ordered for London communities as dangerous winds approach

    Karolina Buczek
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    Covering Kentucky

    Search resumes for second missing teen after friend's body was found on Saturday

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Donations pour in at the London's Command Center to those impacted by storms

    Alex Barber
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    Covering Kentucky

    The Kentucky Shop selling t-shirts for tornado relief

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Covering Kentucky

    Authorities: Curfew issued in areas of Pulaski County

    Rosemary Kelley
    Severe risk

    Daily Forecast

    Severe storms possible Tuesday

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    Crime

    KSP conducting murder investigation after man found dead with gunshot wound

    Web Staff
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    BBN Tonight

    Tyler Bell Named to SEC All-Freshman Team

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Goodwill Kentucky offering $50 vouchers to those affected by storms

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Don Franklin offering first responders free tire repair for emergency vehicles

    Web Staff
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    News

    No injuries reported after collision involving Fayette Co. bus on Alexandria Dr.

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    List of donation items needed in Laurel County following storm

    Cherish Walters
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    Daily Forecast

    More Active Weather Inbound

    Tom Ackerman
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