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      • Covering Kentucky
        Nicholasville Veterans Day event highlights challenges facing women veterans
        Karolina Buczek
        Daily Forecast
        Showers and storms return tonight before a major cooldown
        Abby Summers
        Covering Kentucky
        Bourbon County Schools earns top military honor for supporting those who serve
        Carlee Hogsten
        Covering Kentucky
        Veterans past and present honored at Camp Nelson Wednesday
        Evelyn Schultz
        Covering Kentucky
        Celebrate Veterans Day with photos of those who served, submitted by viewers
        WLEX Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Lexington Harley-Davidson hosts Veterans Day appreciation event
        Sydney St. Claire
        Covering Kentucky
        Trial delayed until 2027 for man accused of kidnapping Kentucky 13-year-old
        WLEX Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Lawrenceburg firefighters show off their funny side in social media videos
        Sydney St. Claire
        Covering Kentucky
        Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman involved in crash on Bluegrass Parkway
        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Nearly 600 Kentucky seniors waiting for Christmas wishes to be granted

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        A Few Late Day Showers and Storms Veterans Day

        Tom Ackerman
        Kansas Kentucky Basketball

        BBN Tonight

        No. 24 Kentucky stomped by No. 15 Kansas in Champions Classic

        Noah Cierzan
      • National News

        • Election 2026 Mississippi

          Democrat Scott Colom projected to flip Mississippi Senate seat in major upset

          Scripps News Group
        • APTOPIX Brooklyn Building Collapse

          New York City building collapse traps people in rubble

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Afghan allies

          Veterans and Afghan allies urge Congress to block deportations

          Kadia Tubman

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        Covering Kentucky

        Power lines down after semi-truck and trailer crash into yard

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP searching for missing Jackson County man

        WLEX Web Staff
        Andy Beshear

        Covering Kentucky

        Gov. Beshear urging President Trump to reconsider proposed Head Start changes

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Menifee County Bale Trail returns for its second year

        Annie Brown
        New ADHD Book

        Covering Kentucky

        Author shares ADHD journey at Nicholasville event

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Sunny and Warmer Wednesday

        Tom Ackerman
      • Lexington council sends data center zoning back to planning commission.

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington council sends data center zoning rules back to planning commission

        Carlee Hogsten
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        In Your Community

        Wire-free EnVisio surgery changes breast cancer treatment in Kentucky

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky lawmaker wants to address homelessness among college students

        Karolina Buczek
      • Revelin Meador

        Covering Kentucky

        Police: 2020 death of 7-year-old Allen County child reclassified as a homicide

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Two sentenced to 10+ years in prison in Richmond meth trafficking case

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington mayor names co-chairs of independent panel to review Flock program

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky measles cases rise but still not a concern to health officials

        Michael Berk
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        Daily Forecast

        Warm and dry through Saturday before beneficial rain could return

        Abby Summers
        Gone 2: Unshakeable Faith poster

        Covering Kentucky

        Appalachian community helps bring local film to the big screen

        Sydney St. Claire
      • NAACP Civil Rights Jackson

        Covering Kentucky

        Elevated levels of lead found in Montgomery County water

        WLEX Web Staff
        Scott Hughes arrest

        Covering Kentucky

        Another alleged victim comes forward in sex abuse case against former pastor

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Person in custody after gun, drugs allegedly found outside Montgomery school

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington youth come together to give back through 'Adopt a Block' initiative

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Covering Kentucky

        Missing Kentucky teen found in Idaho with truck driver

        WLEX Web Staff
        UK students cooking alpha-gal friendly meals

        Covering Kentucky

        UK students learn about Alpha-Gal Syndrome

        Molly Demrow
      • North Limestone stabbing

        Covering Kentucky

        Man injured after early-morning stabbing near New Circle Road

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Another Spectacular Fall Day

        Tom Ackerman
        A large presence of fire crews is on Hollow Creek Road in Lexington Monday night.

        Covering Kentucky

        3 displaced after apartment fire on Hollow Creek Road

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        Cardiac arrest survivor leads effort to map AED locations in Lexington

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        Governor orders flags to half-staff in honor of KY airman who died in WWII

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Auction dates set for Fayette County Public Schools surplus properties

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Businesses relieved as city's 2nd double crossover diamond interchange opens

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Daily Forecast

        Cool fall nights continue before a midweek warm-up

        Abby Summers
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        Covering Kentucky

        SUV crashes through front door of Winchester business

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington community mourns the loss of 6-year-old who died in his sleep

        WLEX Web Staff
        MEASLES

        Covering Kentucky

        Measles outbreak continues: Kentucky reports 94 confirmed cases

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lee Anne Pope urges Kentuckians to set screens, not for basketball but cancer

        Michael Berk
      • ONE Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        Registration closes Monday for ONE Lexington's youth violence symposium

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 5

        WLEX Web Staff
        The coming flu season is worrying public health experts, in part because other parts of the world are offering a sneak peak of what to expect. In the southern hemisphere, and in Australia in particular, it's been one of the worst flu seasons in five years.

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department offering free pop-up flu shot clinics

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        How Kentucky CancerLink removes barriers to cancer care

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Escaped Whitley County inmate back in custody and facing new charges

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        Daily Forecast

        Spectacular Fall Weather Continues this Week

        Tom Ackerman
      • Hundreds Gather to Honor Fallen Kentucky State Trooper Hayden Phillips at Funeral in Bowling Green

        Covering Kentucky

        LFD Hosts Annual Fire Prevention Festival to Promote Safety

        WLEX Web Staff
        Hundreds Gather to Honor Fallen Kentucky State Trooper Hayden Phillips at Funeral in Bowling Green

        Covering Kentucky

        Funeral honors fallen KSP Trooper Hayden Phillips

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner IDs 2 adults killed in Frankfort motorcycle crash

        WLEX Web Staff
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