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    Coroner: No human remains located at Fayette County business following search
    Rosemary Kelley
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    Vehicle of interest in connection to missing teens located in Fayette County
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    2 with minor injuries following officer-involved collision on Man o' War
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    2024 DUI arrest charge connected to woman arrested in deadly Powell Co. crash
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    FCPS close to finalizing budget, addressing multi-million dollar shortfall
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    Kentucky tick surveillance reveals increase in Lyme disease

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    Family fostering kids with medical complexities in need of special van

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    Deep End Fitness helping Kentuckians reach new depths in the water

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      Five years after the death of George Floyd, has racial justice improved?

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      Tariffs may promote domestic investments, but experts say it could take years

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    Potter to sing national anthem, Biles to serve as Riders Up announcer at Derby

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    Bluegrass Crime Stoppers searching for Devonport Drive shooting suspect

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    Impeached Falmouth mayor arrested for criminal trespassing onto city property

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    Injury collision reported on Winchester Road at Detroit Avenue

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    Shelbyville police asking for information in connection to shots fired incident

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    School employee arrested after Georgetown Rd. hit-and-run pleads not guilty

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    Sunny and Less Cool Midweek

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    Covering Kentucky

    Georgetown homicide victim's mother says his best friend pulled the trigger

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    1 decade later, KY man convicted in cross-country crime spree reflects

    Evelyn Schultz
    Coal

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    Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers applauds Trump's coal plan

    Karolina Buczek
    Frankfort flooding

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    Cleanup and restoration underway in Frankfort

    Megan Mannering
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    Oweh declares for the NBA Draft, while keeping eligibility

    Sierra Newton
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    Bryan Station dean of students and coach arraigned on wanton endangerment charge

    Leigh Searcy
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    Local restaurant works to adapt to rising egg prices ahead of Easter

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    A New Home: Expanded warehouse for God’s Pantry was desperately needed

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    Communities receiving supplies from American Red Cross

    Caleb Barnes
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    News

    Dog reportedly dies from injuries sustained in Somerset house fire

    Erin Rosas
  • High temperatures

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    Gradual warm up to end the week

    Bayne Froney
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    Crime

    Report: 3 teens charged in connection to shots fired incident in Lexington

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    Severe Weather

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    KY federal delegation supports Beshear's major disaster declaration request

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

    Erin Rosas
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    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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    Floodwaters destroy Frankfort football's weight room

    Ajay Patel
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    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

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    Monticello hosts groundbreaking ceremony for medical cannabis grow facility

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    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

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    Woodford County resident faces mudslide threats after April flood

    Leigh Searcy
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    Gov. Beshear criticizes disaster spending cap after state flooding

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    Covering Kentucky

    Paul Sawyier Public Library remains closed due to major flood damage

    Alex Barber
  • Severe risk

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    Strong isolated storms tonight

    Bayne Froney
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    News

    Georgetown fire crews respond to overnight structure fire on Bourbon Street

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

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    Covering Kentucky

    Pearl Harbor survivor, Kentucky native passes away at 106

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

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