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  • Covering Kentucky
    1 charged with murder in connection with death of missing teen
    Web Staff
    Covering Kentucky
    Son remembers mother killed in tornado as the 'glue' of the family
    Leigh Searcy
    Covering Kentucky
    Community works to rebuild after Somerset church destroyed by storms
    Evan Leake
    Daily Forecast
    Continuing the cool pattern Friday
    Emily McKinney
    Covering Kentucky
    'Please help me': London-Laurel 911 answers 600+ calls during tornado
    Megan Mannering
    BBN Tonight
    Donations for Kentucky tornado relief will be accepted outside Kroger Field
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    Daily Forecast

    A Very Cool Memorial Day Weekend Inbound

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    UK Athletics and LEX18 donation drive kicked off Thursday, continues Friday

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky governor awaits presidential approval for FEMA tornado assistance

    Web Staff
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      Trump's private cryptocurrency dinner draws criticism over dealing access

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      FDA Commissioner Makary outlines proposed changes for children's health

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    Covering Kentucky

    Mayor Gorton's proposed budget allocates record amount to snow, ice removal

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington teen selected for NASA-backed microgravity research flight

    Evelyn Schultz
    Flooding

    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington nonprofit faces flood damage challenges

    Lauren Minor
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    Crime

    Son of RJ Corman charged with burglary, trespassing on Jessamine Station home

    Rosemary Kelley
    The Basketball Tournament

    BBN Tonight

    Former Wildcats Doron Lamb, DeAndre Liggins added to La Familia for TBT 2025

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    Man charged with attempted murder after alleged dispute with his mother

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Crime

    Report: Georgetown police apprehend wanted fugitive out of Tennessee

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

    Erin Rosas
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    Crime

    Lexington Police Department looking for woman wanted for first-degree burglary

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Bluegrass Crime Stoppers searching for Devonport Drive shooting suspect

    Web Staff
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    Impeached Falmouth mayor arrested for criminal trespassing onto city property

    Erin Rosas
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    Injury collision reported on Winchester Road at Detroit Avenue

    Web Staff
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    News

    Shelbyville police asking for information in connection to shots fired incident

    Cherish Walters
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    News

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

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Sunny and Less Cool Midweek

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

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

    Ellen Ice
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    News

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

    Evelyn Schultz
    Coal

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers applauds Trump's coal plan

    Karolina Buczek
  • Frankfort flooding

    Covering Kentucky

    Cleanup and restoration underway in Frankfort

    Megan Mannering
    Jackson St Kentucky Basketball

    BBN Tonight

    Oweh declares for the NBA Draft, while keeping eligibility

    Sierra Newton
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    Covering Kentucky

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

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    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

    Daily Forecast

    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

    Web Staff
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    Kentucky Politics

    KY federal delegation supports Beshear's major disaster declaration request

    Web Staff
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    Crime

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

    Erin Rosas
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    Crime

    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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    Covering Kentucky

    Floodwaters destroy Frankfort football's weight room

    Ajay Patel
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    BBN Tonight

    BBN Tonight: Mark Pope One Year Later (04-14-25)

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    BBN Tonight

    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

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    Monticello hosts groundbreaking ceremony for medical cannabis grow facility

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    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

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Woodford County resident faces mudslide threats after April flood

    Leigh Searcy
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    News

    Gov. Beshear criticizes disaster spending cap after state flooding

    Karolina Buczek
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