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    Officials searching for missing man who reportedly went underwater while tubing
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    Report: 2 arrested after report of stolen wrecker leads to police pursuit
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    Jack Daniel's maker sees sales fall as conflicts weigh on spirits producers
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    Heavy showers around today
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    Community comes together for Licking River cleanup in honor of local man
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    1 arrested after shots fired near Georgetown Walmart
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    Court approves NCAA settlement allowing college athletes to earn from NIL

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    Laurel County teacher found not guilty on child abuse charges

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      Organic eggs recalled after dozens of people are sickened with salmonella

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      Trump signs new executive orders to protect the US against unmanned drones

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      What the latest employment report means for jobs and prices

      Simon Kaufman

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    Somerset Police Department looking for missing 34-year-old man

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    Federal jury in Lexington convicts Mercer Co. man for child sex trafficking

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    Man arrested in connection to armed robbery at Bluegrass Drug Store in Danville

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    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Domestic violence shelter dedicated to teen who died by suicide set to open

    Ellen Ice
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    WATCH: Brandon Garrison discusses return to Kentucky

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    Family lost in Red River Gorge uses Apple SOS to be rescued

    Covering Kentucky

    Family lost in Red River Gorge uses Apple SOS to be found

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    Berea College students prepare to enter nursing field debt-free

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    Schools in Adair County closed Friday to allow community to attend funeral

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    Rain chance increases late week

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky senators request extension to REAL ID deadline

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Unstoppable with or without: 10-year-old receives specialty bionic hand

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    Berea students fighting to save school program

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    Hundreds of pounds of fish rescued from Buffalo Trace Distillery

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    FEMA assistance denied for additional counties affected by February floods

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Some Churchill Downs renovations paused due to construction cost 'uncertainty'

    Rosemary Kelley
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    KSP: 1 dead, 1 arrested after 2-vehicle crash on KY 509 in Nelson County

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    Police asking public for information on Fairhaven Drive shooting

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    Bluegrass Crime Stoppers looking for 34-year-old man wanted on several warrants

    Web Staff
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    Family rescued from hiking trail in Red River Gorge area

    Cherish Walters
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    Woman in custody after tires seen slashed outside Fayette County Courthouse

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    Daily Forecast

    Mostly Sunny, Warmer Midweek

    Tom Ackerman
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    UK freshman Travis Perry enters transfer portal hours before close

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Sean Woods named Scott County High School Boys Basketball Coach

    Maggie Davis
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    Advocates rally against criminalization of homelessness

    Ajay Patel
    Canine Cognition Course

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    Canine cognition course leads to adoptions at Lexington Humane Society

    Megan Mannering
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    More sunshine tomorrow

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    1 of Kentucky's largest medical marijuana facilities unveiled in Clark County

    Leigh Searcy
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    Asbury horses get final sendoff before joining Massachusetts mounted unit

    Caleb Barnes
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    Gatton Park unveils new art project 'First Impressions' for community to enjoy

    Alex Barber
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    Police investigating after student allegedly made threat at Caverna Elementary

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Kentucky Politics

    Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr announces senate run to 'help our president'

    Ellen Ice
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    3 people with minor injuries following crash on Parkers Mill Road

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    Gun found in student's backpack at Bryan Station High School, principal confirms

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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington custody officer remembered following his reported death

    Erin Rosas
  • Fatal Collision

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    1 person killed in head-on collision on KY Highway 15 in Perry County

    Cherish Walters
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    Daily Forecast

    Quiet and Dry Tuesday, Wednesday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Fake GoFundMe page uses local boy's cancer diagnosis to steal money

    Ellen Ice
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    Man arrested on indictment warrant for rape and sodomy charges in Laurel County

    Rosemary Kelley
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    16-year-old arrested after allegedly bringing loaded handgun into school

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    Covering Kentucky

    Berea Independent Schools announces new superintendent

    Rosemary Kelley
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