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      • Covering Kentucky
        Kentucky Utilities installs smart grid devices to cut power outage times by 30%
        Kayleigh Randle
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        Researchers at UK link sleep disturbances to Alzheimer's disease risk
        Ellen Ice
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        US spirits exports to Canada falls 70% March through December 2025
        Drew Amman
        Daily Forecast
        A few strong storms are possible on Saturday
        Patrick Herion
        Covering Kentucky
        Judge denies recusal motion in case of man accused of killing KY district judge
        Erin Rosas
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        Longtime LEX 18 journalist Nancy Cox set to be inducted into KY Journalism HOF
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        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman cited with assault after spraying bear mace at boy in Nicholasville park

        Caleb Barnes
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          Trump warns Iran of ‘complete destruction’ as war reaches one-week mark

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          Twisters strike the Oklahoma town made famous by 'Twister'

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          War in Iran has the potential to drive a widening energy crisis, experts say

          Simon Kaufman

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        Walking the Line: Walker Horn's Senior Spotlight

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        Homepage Showcase

        Construction continues on Berea foster home for trafficked girls

        Ellen Ice
        Electricity

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky lawmakers target utility regulator in push to lower electric bills

        Karolina Buczek
      • Widow of EKCC inmate who was strangled to death calls for answers

        LEX 18 Investigates

        KY corrections chief hasn't visited prison with 4 inmate deaths in the past year

        Leigh Searcy
        Lexington Carrier Technician Kevin Stover

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington letter carrier receives honor after rushing to woman's aid

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington students practice tornado safety during statewide drill

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Letcher County woman's lawsuit against sheriff's deputy ends in settlement

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Spotty showers and storms are possible through the rest of the workweek

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        Scripps agrees to purchase WTVQ in Lexington for $15.8 million

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Distemper confirmed in Madison County skunk, officials report

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Green River Ferry set to reopen March 5 after flood damage repairs

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lafayette HS investigating faculty 'serious incident,' principal reports

        Mack Carmack
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky WBB opens postseason with commanding win over Arkansas, 94-64

        Hannah Hamelback
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        We Follow Through

        Danville settles wrongful arrest suit; police to undergo new disability training

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Lexington police searching for suspect caught on camera stealing package

        Web Staff
      • Iran War Military Families

        Politics

        Military families anxious about unknowns of Iran war, proud of service members

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        Crime

        Man arrested on 20 counts of child sexual exploitation charges, KSP says

        Cherish Walters
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        KSP investigating deadly crash involving Boyle County Sheriff's Office cruiser

        Cherish Walters
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        Daily Forecast

        Still Warm and Unsettled Wednesday

        Tom Ackerman
        Kentuck Preview Basketball

        Sports

        Kentucky falls in its final road game of the season 96-85 at Texas A&M

        Keith Farmer
        Jeffrey Epstein

        Covering Kentucky

        Biologist mentioned in Epstein Files connected to UK, held lecture in 2016

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky bill targeting machine gun conversion switches passes state House

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 Kentucky families speak out in support of the National Marrow Donor Program

        Drew Amman
        Fatal Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Monday night single-vehicle collision in Laurel County leaves 1 dead

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Choctaw Academy may hold story of America's first Indigenous trained physician

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea College Student Craft wins Cooper Hewitt National Design Award

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Daughter asking community for 75 birthday cards for veteran father turning 75

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington restaurants face wave of closures as costs rise, consumer habits shift

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        How conflict in the Middle East is impacting Kentucky farmers this spring

        Alex Barber
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        Kentucky Politics

        Iran war could shake up Kentucky's midterm elections, political expert says

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        'This case has gone cold for us:' Search continues for missing Mason County man

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Our rainy and warm pattern continues

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington fire units responding to structure fire on Centerville Lane Tuesday

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Additional arrest made in connection to murder of man in Perry County

        Web Staff
        Kentucky Stein Football

        BBN Tonight

        Barnhart retiring as UK athletics director after 24 years, will take on new role

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Sheriff: 2 arrested after dog found injured, malnourished in Pulaski County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Churchill Downs unveils official food and drink menu for Kentucky Derby 152

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        News

        Gov. Beshear: KY soldiers among 6 U.S. service members killed in Iran attacks

        Web Staff
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        Traffic

        78-year-old man confirmed dead after crash on Man O' War Blvd at Blazer Parkway

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK faces proposed budget cuts in Kentucky House spending plan

        Erin Rosas
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        News

        White House attributes redness on Trump's neck to skin cream

        Associated Press
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        Daily Forecast

        A Very Warm and Unsettled Stretch

        Tom Ackerman
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