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      • Crime
        Georgetown man charged with father's murder waives preliminary hearing
        Leigh Searcy
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        Beshear expands medical cannabis access, adding 15 new qualifying conditions
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        Daily Forecast
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        In Your Community
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        Program attorney for Kentucky nonprofit pushes for data center transparency
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        In Your Community

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      • National News

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        KSP investigating multiple school bomb threats across the state

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        Covering Kentucky

        2 homes sustain minor damage after fire on Curtiswood Drive in Lexington

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        News

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Madison County

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        Covering Kentucky

        Three Chimneys Farm celebrates its first Kentucky Oaks winner

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        Daily Forecast

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      • Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Golden Tempo pulls off stunning Derby upset as his trainer makes history

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        Crime

        Berea bank robbery suspect case waived to a grand jury

        Megan Mannering
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        Crime

        Man shot at Pikeville bar after fight, suspect faces attempted murder charge

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        BBN Tonight

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        Maggie Davis
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        Pet of the Day

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        Crime

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        Cherish Walters
        APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Web Staff
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        Some Much Needed Rain for a Few Days

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        Kentucky Derby 152

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        Mack Carmack
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        Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs

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        Daily Forecast

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      • Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

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        Golden Tempo wins Derby, Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner

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