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      • Covering Kentucky
        Southeastern Kentucky community remembers fallen victims of EF-4 tornado
        Web Staff
        Kentucky Politics
        Secretary of State: Kentucky early voting surges 75% as Saturday marks final day
        Mack Carmack
        Covering Kentucky
        Berea Strong Benefit Night event held to remember US Bank shooting victims
        Ajay Patel
        Daily Forecast
        Storms with rain ahead late evening
        Emily McKinney
        Covering Kentucky
        Hundreds light a prayer candle for Stanford mayor battling cancer
        Kayleigh Randle
        Covering Kentucky
        'No better love': Major Les Leatherman remembered one year after tornado tragedy
        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Funeral plans announced for Kentucky civil rights leader P.G. Peeples

        Web Staff
        death investigation

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Body found in Liberty, investigation underway

        Web Staff
        Day of Remembrance for tornado victims

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County community remembers 19 lives lost in deadly tornado

        Kayleigh Randle
      • National News

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          Big three wireless providers launch effort to eliminate dead spots

          Justin Boggs
        • Florida congressional maps in 2022 and 2026

          Judge weighs whether to block Florida's new congressional map

          Forrest Saunders
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          Illegal voting case puts former Kansas mayor’s immigration status in limbo

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond educator 1 of 50 nationwide helping build an AI teaching framework

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington acknowledges failures in winter response, outlines plan to do better

        Megan Mannering
        Doug Harless

        LEX 18 Investigates

        KSP files reveal new details in the deadly police shooting of Doug Harless

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK seniors face a challenging job market as graduation approaches

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Racehorse adoption program New Vocations expands with new barn addition

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        21-year-old Lebanon boys basketball coach killed in head-on crash

        Annie Brown
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        Daily Forecast

        Hotter days ahead for the workweek

        Patrick Herion
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        Crime

        2 men accused of stealing $850K in gold, jewelry during Rockcastle Co. burglary

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Pulaski County remembers Sheriff Samuel Catron 24 years after his death

        Web Staff
      • Fatal fire

        News

        Human remains found following Whitley County house fire, KSP investigating

        Cherish Walters
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        Daily Forecast

        A Few Showers and Storms Early Monday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Winchester celebrates historic dual basketball championships with a parade

        Kayleigh Randle
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        BBN Tonight

        Trent Noah Set to Return for Junior Season With Kentucky

        Noah Cierzan
        Haiti Stampede

        World News

        A stampede at a Haitian mountaintop fortress kills at least 25 people

        Associated Press
        Iran US Oil Prices

        National News

        Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday

        Associated Press
      • Jake Nawrot and family visiting Kentucky

        Sports

        Kentucky Football lands 4-star QB Jake Nawrot in 2027 class

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Daily Forecast

        Some needed rain possible Monday

        Emily McKinney
        NASA Artemis Moonshot

        National News

        NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights

        Associated Press
      • Burn Ban graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Franklin County Fiscal Court issues burn ban for Sunday

        Mack Carmack
        Death investigation graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Pedestrian killed on interstate after car accident in Carter County

        Mack Carmack
        KSP: 6th grade basketball coach dies in fatal Marion County car accident

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: 6th grade basketball coach dies in fatal Marion County car accident

        Mack Carmack
      • Structure fire at 700 block of Orlean Circle

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Lexington man faces federal gun charges after Sunday house explosion

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A hot and mostly sunny Sunday

        Patrick Herion
        Hungary Election

        World News

        Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake

        By JUSTIN SPIKE and SAM McNEIL
      • Anatomy Fashion Show

        Covering Kentucky

        UK pre-med students host Anatomy Fashion Show to benefit children's hospital

        Web Staff
        UK workers rally against outsourcing

        Covering Kentucky

        Hundreds protest University of Kentucky's new Integrate Blue plan

        Kayleigh Randle
        Special Olympics track meet

        Covering Kentucky

        Nearly 150 athletes compete in Special Olympics Kentucky Area Meet

        Web Staff
      • United We Shop fair

        Covering Kentucky

        United We Shop vendor fair highlights nearly 50 Kentucky businesses

        Web Staff
        New York Subway Violence

        National News

        Stabbings on New York subway leave 3 hurt

        Associated Press
        UK DanceBlue Marathon at Rupp Arena

        Best of the Bluegrass

        UK DanceBlue celebrates 21st annual marathon at Rupp Arena

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • Bank of the Bluegrass new location

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Bank of the Bluegrass celebrates new location in Lexington

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Country artist Alex Miller appears and performs on Best of the Bluegrass

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Country artist Alex Miller releases new album

        Jennifer Palumbo
        D.J. 'Coach' Carroll shares life lessons in The Hunter Head Game

        Best of the Bluegrass

        D.J. 'Coach' Carroll shares life lessons in 'The Hunter Head Game'

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • Mug Shot of the Week: Gercia Crawford

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Mug Shot of the Week: Gerica Crawford

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Image renderings of Jessamine County Community Center

        Covering Kentucky

        Community center construction progresses in Jessamine County

        Ellen Ice
        Lexington structure fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 6 individuals displaced in Lexington structure fire on Saturday

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        Big warm-up coming again

        Emily McKinney
        Lexington firefighters make history

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington firefighters make history in Firefighter Challenge Championship Series

        Mack Carmack
        Photo of Angela S. Long

        Crime

        Escaped Kentucky inmate Angela S. Long back in police custody, KSP reports

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        A very comfortable start to the weekend

        Patrick Herion
        NASA Artemis Moonshot

        Covering Kentucky

        UK aerospace engineering team helps ensure safe return for Artemis II

        Ajay Patel
        Financial Markets Wall Street

        National News

        Stocks drift lower and oil prices ease ahead of planned US-Iran talks

        Associated Press
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