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  • Covering Kentucky
    London couple hospitalized after tornado rips apart home
    Kayleigh Randle
    Covering Kentucky
    Owner finds support after tornado rips through small business
    Lauren Minor
    Covering Kentucky
    Search resumes for second missing teen after friend's body was found on Saturday
    Leigh Searcy
    Daily Forecast
    Severe storms possible Tuesday
    Bayne Froney
    Covering Kentucky
    New details emerge on death of Major Leatherman during tornado response
    Web Staff
    Covering Kentucky
    Beshear says death toll from storms is now at 19, provides update on injured
    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington organizations are working to collect donations for tornado victims

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Air Evac crews clean up debris after "emotional" scene at London-Corbin Airport

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Family loses home of 47 years to Laurel County tornado

    Drew Amman
  • National News

    • Medal of Sacrifice

      Trump awards posthumous Medals of Sacrifice to fallen Palm Beach officers

      Haley Bull
    • Biden Cancer

      Vance: We need honesty about whether Biden "was capable of doing the job"

      Simon Kaufman
    • Capitol Riot Babbitt Lawsuit

      Trump administration agrees to nearly $5M settlement in case of Ashli Babbitt

      Scripps News Group

    Scripps News
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    Daily Forecast

    Showers and a Few T-Showers Thursday

    Tom Ackerman
    Fort Boonesborough State Park

    Covering Kentucky

    Fort Boonesborough State Park campground closed until fall due to flood damage

    Ellen Ice
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    BBN Tonight

    WATCH: Wednesday's episode of BBN Tonight

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    Covering Kentucky

    As cleanup begins in Central Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky is still recovering

    Andrew Lamparski
    Victims families speak out a week after double murder

    Crime

    'He is an evil person': Victims' families speak out a week after double murder

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Residents in recovery mode in Palisades

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Franklin County Courthouse underwater after historic flooding

    Karolina Buczek
    POURter's Self-Serve Tap House

    Covering Kentucky

    'What can we do?': Frankfort businesses pivot to supporting flood victims

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    Frankfort property owner forced to remodel following flooding

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Firefighters help flood victims begin major clean up

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Frankfort and Franklin Co. leaders working together to keep community informed

    Caleb Barnes
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    Daily Forecast

    Scattered showers around for Thursday

    Emily McKinney
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    News

    2 people arrested following bank robbery on Richmond Road in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Frankfort church begins cleanup after flooding, impacting community services

    Web Staff
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    News

    Reported 'violent felon' arrested after police pursuit into Lexington

    Web Staff
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    We Follow Through

    Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Elaina Mammen

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    Attorney General Coleman issues data warning after 23andMe files bankruptcy

    Erin Rosas
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    News

    1 killed in crash at Richmond Rd., Berea Bypass intersection, coroner says

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Elliott County man arrested, charged with child sexual exploitation offenses

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    3 arrested in Montgomery County for alleged 'large-scale diesel theft'

    Cherish Walters
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    Daily Forecast

    Warmer Midweek

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Off to the races at Keeneland Spring Meet

    Ellen Ice
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    Sports

    Burnham Square barrels from last to win the Toyota Blue Grass

    Kinsey Lee
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    Covering Kentucky

    'I can't stop': Frankfort tattoo shop owner in the throes of flood recovery

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    Flood recovery efforts kick off for the second time in a few months

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Next steps for Kentucky flood victims include waiting for federal assistance

    Karolina Buczek
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    Covering Kentucky

    Avoiding infection and injury: How to stay safe during the flood cleanup process

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Cleanup continues after significant flooding in Pendleton County

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    2 women dead after crash involving dump truck into Boone Co. restaurant

    Danielle Goodman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Business owner is giving back after his restaurant was spared from floodwaters

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    Covering Kentucky

    In Jessamine Co., neighbors survey damage along Kentucky River from above

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Covering Kentucky

    GLOW Project working to assist flood victims

    Michael Berk
    Frankfort flooding

    Covering Kentucky

    Gov. Beshear: flooding-related death toll rises to 7

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Customers serve up support for Courtyard Deli owners whose home flooded

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    'God will make a way': Finding faith in the Frankfort flood

    Caleb Barnes
    Freeze warning

    Daily Forecast

    Another chilly overnight ahead

    Bayne Froney
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    News

    Lincoln Co. officials searching for man connected to possible kidnapping attempt

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Citation: Richmond daycare worker arrested on child abuse charges

    Cherish Walters
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    Crime

    KSP: Jail employee arrested after alleged 'inappropriate behavior' with inmate

    Erin Rosas
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    Sports

    OFFICIAL: Arizona State transfer Jayden Quaintance signs to Kentucky

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    Crime

    Somerset man indicted by grand juries for more than 40 counts of sex crimes

    Erin Rosas
    Jay North

    Entertainment News

    Jay North, TV's mischievous Dennis the Menace, dies at 73

    Associated Press
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