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  • Covering Kentucky
    Lexington deli owners ready to return to their once flooded home
    Leigh Searcy
    Covering Kentucky
    Laurel County first responders recognized one month after deadly tornado
    Andrew Lamparski
    Daily Forecast
    Showers, Storms and Heavy Rain Tuesday
    Tom Ackerman
    Covering Kentucky
    Express Employment office interior destroyed after overnight weekend fire
    Caleb Barnes
    Crime
    Man arrested following police standoff in Pulaski County, officials report
    Web Staff
    Crime
    Woman arrested after she allegedly left toddlers in hot car in Richmond
    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    Elderly couple dies in church van crash on Father's Day in Franklin County

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Investigation underway after 2 people found dead in a Lee County home

    Rosemary Kelley
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    BBN Tonight

    EXCLUSIVE: Ansley Almonor announces on BBN Tonight he's joining TBT

    Kinsey Lee
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      EPA staffers reportedly instructed to relax enforcement of fossil emission rules

      Scripps News Group
    • Canada G7 Summit

      Trump leaving G7 summit early due to escalating tensions in Israel/Iran conflict

      Scripps News Group
    • APTOPIX Iran Israel Mideast Wars

      Trump warns Iranian capital Tehran should 'immediately evacuate' in social post

      Scripps News Group

    Scripps News
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    Traffic

    Outer loop of New Circle Road back open after early morning semi-truck crash

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Still Showery, Gloomy and Cool Monday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Adair County Schools mourn loss of sixth-grade student

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Semi-truck driver rescued after dangling over Kennedy bridge in Louisville

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    1 juvenile injured, another juvenile arrested after stabbing on Centre Parkway

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Debris in Kentucky River threatens Valley View Ferry operations

    Alex Barber
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    Daily Forecast

    Monday is chilly with more rain

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Search for missing boater in Laurel County continues

    Web Staff
    Rain chances

    Daily Forecast

    A few more gloomy days ahead

  • Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

    Kentucky Derby 151

    Sovereignty outduels Journalism in stretch to win 151st Kentucky Derby

    Associated Press
    Police

    News

    Man whose son was killed by police now charged in death of deputy, officials say

    Associated Press
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    Crime

    Sheriff: 3 arrested in Bell County after multi-agency investigation, drug bust

    Web Staff
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    After historic Derby-Oaks double, trainer Kenny McPeek reflects on career

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    Kentucky Derby 151

    KY shop owner shares passion for Derby memorabilia with collectors worldwide

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    Kentucky Derby 151

    The data keepers of horse racing that track every move at Keeneland

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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Mill Ridge Farm breeds champions and creates connections

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    New Vocations gives retired racehorses a second chance at life

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Rich Strike: From underdog to Kentucky Derby champion

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    $5,000 Mint Julep Cup Program benefits retirement farm for fillies and mares

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Churchill Downs brings roaring 20s to life

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    Kentucky Derby 151

    The history of the iconic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs

    Web Staff
  • Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

    Kentucky Derby 151

    Kentucky Derby: How to watch and what to expect in the 151st running of the race

    Associated Press
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    Daily Forecast

    Derby Day is a wet one

    Emily McKinney
    police

    News

    Golden alert for missing 10-year-old Lexington boy canceled

    DeLaina Crutcher
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    Covering Kentucky

    Tragedy shakes small Kentucky community after deadly house fire

    Ajay Patel
    Thomas Wideman

    Crime

    'It's really unfair': Homicide victim's family responds to delay in sentencing

    Megan Mannering
    Pills

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky overdose deaths decline for third consecutive year

    Karolina Buczek
  • Kentucky Oaks Horse Racing

    Kentucky Derby 151

    Filly Good Cheer stays unbeaten, rallying in the mud to win 151st Kentucky Oaks

    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    4 injured in 2-vehicle crash at Man o' War and Blazer Parkway

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    London Mayor Randall Weddle confirms resignation of Police Chief

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Lexington man indicted for 'promoting human trafficking,' official reports

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Chicago man arrested after major drug bust in Fayette County, officials report

    Web Staff
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    Sports

    Kentucky to play Purdue in preseason exhibition Oct. 24

    Keith Farmer
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    Crime

    1 charged with murder in connection with fatal Newtown Pike shooting, police say

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Severe Storms Start Your Derby Weekend

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Whitley County man remembered as hero at Thursday high school baseball game

    Ellen Ice
  • Lexington Blue

    Covering Kentucky

    Class action lawsuit filed against Lexington Blue

    Megan Mannering
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    Crime

    KY Powerball winner charged with battery requests to serve out sentence

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Campbellsville University ending undergraduate programs at Harrodsburg campus

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky officials criticize Trump's tariffs as Derby showcases state businesses

    Web Staff
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Visiting Magdalena Farm a year after Mystik Dan captured the 150th KY Derby

    Caleb Barnes
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Report: Derby horse Grande is scratched from the Kentucky Derby

    Web Staff
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