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        Drew Amman
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        Evelyn Schultz
        Daily Forecast
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        Tom Ackerman
        Crime
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        In Your Community
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        Ana Medina
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        Maggie Davis
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        Spotlight Series

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        Larry Smith
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        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rural Kentucky campground hosts first-ever EDM festival this July

        Annie Brown
        Lexington Mayor Gorton honors emergency management teams

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Mayor Gorton honors emergency management teams

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Somerset crews clear roadway blocked by tractor-trailer that rolled, lost load

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Police Department locate toddler missing from Ark Royal Way safe

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Lexmark data center in Lexington sells for $29M to Dallas-based company

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        Muhammad Ali's hometown in Kentucky honors his legacy with a new holiday

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        Crime

        Richmond woman's attempted murder, burglary case sent to grand jury

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A return to the 80s

        Patrick Herion
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        Crime

        2 indicted by grand jury on child abuse charges in Clark County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette Co. school board chair, KEA sue to block law that would oust members

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department launches free gun lock program to protect children

        Web Staff
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        News

        Prestonsburg police expand in-car camera program to boost accountability

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Madison Co. teen's survival story turns into powerful mission to protect kids

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Drought drops Lake Liberty water levels, raising concerns for residents

        Molly Demrow
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        Sunny and Warm Wednesday

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Ajay Patel
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        In Your Community

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        Ana Medina
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        Maggie Davis
        Virginia Amazon Data Center

        Covering Kentucky

        Program attorney for Kentucky nonprofit pushes for data center transparency

        Drew Amman
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        In Your Community

        Mobile food bank working to meet the needs of residents in Jackson County

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky's freeze on gas tax sparks debate over road funding

        Annie Brown
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        Crime

        Georgetown man charged with father's murder waives preliminary hearing

        Leigh Searcy
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        Daily Forecast

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        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear expands medical cannabis access, adding 15 new qualifying conditions

        Erin Rosas
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        News

        Judge declares mistrial in retrial of Lexington man convicted of killing woman

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        Kentucky Politics

        KY AG randomly selects 12 counties for post-primary election integrity inquiries

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        Covering Kentucky

        Man in Pike Co. arrested after fleeing crash scene, leaving 4 juveniles behind

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Castle distillery project faces more than $1.5 million in lawsuits

        Erin Rosas
        Fatal Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        Motorcyclist dies after 3-vehicle crash on Hal Rogers Parkway in Laurel County

        Web Staff
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        News

        Prosecutors agree to ease bond Conditions for Michael K. McKinney II

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        News

        Building destroyed in early morning fire on North Fork Road in Stanton

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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Man charged with vehicular homicide after crash on Cumberland Parkway

        Web Staff
      • Fatal Crash

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        1 dead, 1 flown to hospital after head-on crash in Bracken County

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

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        Covering Kentucky

        Harrodsburg community rallies around Chloe Driskell after life-threatening crash

        Ajay Patel
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        BBN Tonight

        Milan Momcilovic, nation's leading 3-point shooter, commits to KY Basketball

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        BBN Tonight

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        Noah Cierzan
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        In Your Community

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        In Your Community

        White Hall and the City of Richmond celebrating the site's 2026 opening day

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Washington County reflects on recovery 1 year after deadly EF-2 tornado

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