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        Jessamine County jail's re-entry program transforms former inmate's life
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        Lexington police: Victim stabbed following overnight attempted car theft

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        Grand jury indicts 4 female Montgomery Co. inmates on organized crime charges

        Mack Carmack
        Fatal Collision

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        KSP: 34-year-old Indiana man dead following serious accident in Meade County

        Mack Carmack
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        A few showers in the south, but warm for Saturday

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        Shelter pet at Jessamine Co. animal shelter

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        Jessamine County shelter waives dog adoption fees thanks to anonymous donor

        Ajay Patel
        Roadway Collision

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        One left with 'serious' injuries following passenger van, motorcycle collision

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        US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low

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        National News

        Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Epstein files

        Associated Press
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        In Your Community

        Organ donation in the Black community: One man's story waiting for a kidney

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky cancer survivor Ryan Cremeens receives Marine ROTC scholarship

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        In Your Community

        The Attic: McKee thrift store operating with a mission mindset

        Caleb Barnes
        Chuck Mraz writes baseball book to inspire Ky. kids to read

        In Your Community

        Chuck Mraz writes baseball book to inspire Ky. kids to read

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Corbin mom brings awareness to DIPG after losing son to brain cancer

        Kayleigh Randle
        Lexington structure fire on Auburn Drive

        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries, displacements reported in Friday Lexington kitchen fire

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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Remains found in submerged car likely belong to man missing since 2008

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        Morehead bakery owner shares 26 years of recipes in new cookbook

        Annie Brown
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        Elizabethtown firefighter dies after 24 years of service to the department

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        Daily Forecast

        Warm for your weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Harrodsburg officials announce busted water main has been repaired

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington man wins $100K on his first lottery ticket after cashier's lucky tip

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        Covering Kentucky

        Citation: Woman charged with arson in connection to Winchester Road fire

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington parks launches 10-year master plan with $8 million in funding

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky driver licensing offices closing June 4-5 for new system launch

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        Lexington police investigating early morning shooting that left 1 person injured

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        A Quiet End to May this Weekend

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        Covering Kentucky

        Single mom graduates after overcoming tumor diagnosis and years of perseverance

        Ajay Patel
      • Updated missing juvenile graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office locates previously missing 16-year-old boy

        Mack Carmack
        AEDs purchased by Cynthiana Police Department

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        Cynthiana PD uses seized drug money to buy AEDs for all patrol cars

        Ellen Ice
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        Blue Grass Airport announces expansion plan to add gates, modernize facilities

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Transplant Games: Kentucky siblings with kidney transplants compete together

        Evelyn Schultz
        Shannon Gilday sentenced in Jordan Morgan's murder

        LEX 18 Investigates

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        Leigh Searcy
        Fayette County school board approves $880M budget amid ongoing financial recovery

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        Fayette County school board answers questions, clarifies budget plan in meeting

        Kayleigh Randle
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        National croquet championship comes to Morehead for the first time

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        Southeastern Lexington apartment barricaded situation now resolved

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        Kentucky-based company Carlson Software moves into drone and UAV manufacturing

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        KSU lifts campus closure after safety threat all clear issued

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        Richmond man faces rape, strangulation charges after reported smoke shop assault

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