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      • Covering Kentucky
        Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky
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        Missing Clay County teen found safe, KSP reports

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Army medic, alum donates tool to help paramedics-in-training at EKU

        Caleb Barnes
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        Mt. Sterling man indicted on child pornography charges

        Mack Carmack
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        Former KY prosecutors demand transparency in Laurel Co. man's fatal shooting

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        LEX 18 Investigates

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        Lexington students practice tornado safety during statewide drill

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        Letcher County woman's lawsuit against sheriff's deputy ends in settlement

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        Daily Forecast

        Spotty showers and storms are possible through the rest of the workweek

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        Scripps agrees to purchase WTVQ in Lexington for $15.8 million

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        Distemper confirmed in Madison County skunk, officials report

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        Green River Ferry set to reopen March 5 after flood damage repairs

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        Lafayette HS investigating faculty 'serious incident,' principal reports

        Mack Carmack
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        Hannah Hamelback
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        Danville settles wrongful arrest suit; police to undergo new disability training

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        Associated Press
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        Man arrested on 20 counts of child sexual exploitation charges, KSP says

        Cherish Walters
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        KSP investigating deadly crash involving Boyle County Sheriff's Office cruiser

        Cherish Walters
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        Daily Forecast

        Still Warm and Unsettled Wednesday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Kentucky falls in its final road game of the season 96-85 at Texas A&M

        Keith Farmer
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        Biologist mentioned in Epstein Files connected to UK, held lecture in 2016

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky bill targeting machine gun conversion switches passes state House

        Karolina Buczek
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        KSP: Monday night single-vehicle collision in Laurel County leaves 1 dead

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        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea College Student Craft wins Cooper Hewitt National Design Award

        Caleb Barnes
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        Lexington restaurants face wave of closures as costs rise, consumer habits shift

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        Daughter asking community for 75 birthday cards for veteran father turning 75

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