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        Covering Kentucky

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        UK Infectious Disease specialist says Hantavirus won't become a pandemic

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        Covering Kentucky

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        National Politics

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Children's Museum receives $5.8 million in funding for new facility

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        Covering Kentucky

        Stamp Out Hunger food drive returns Saturday to fight food insecurity nationwide

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        Daily Forecast

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        Crime

        KY man charged with attempted murder after woman found with multiple stab wounds

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        Crime

        22-year-old Knox County woman charged with child sexual exploitation offenses

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        Crime

        Judge finds woman charged in deadly 2025 crash competent to stand trial

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        KY law firms file 15 lawsuits for more than 100 victims of UPS plane crash

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        KY U.S. Senate primaries take shape with less than 2 weeks until election day

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        In Your Community

        'If you want to gamble, go farming': Bourbon County farmer hit hard by drought

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        Covering Kentucky

        Mother and daughter find community and support at Scholar House, 16 years apart

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        Veteran groups concerned as average age of honor guard members grows older

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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS cuts more than 115 district-level positions, calendar days for employees

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington's 'Be the Change' scholarship awards $5,000 each to 12 seniors

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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea community continues to grapple with deadly bank shooting

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

        AG requests KY Supreme Court uphold conviction for murder of Crystal Rogers

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Derby champ Golden Tempo to skip Preakness Stakes, eyes Belmont Stakes

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        Crime

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        Crime

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