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      • Covering Kentucky
        Voter guide to November 3 elections in Kentucky
        WLEX Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Extensive search continues for missing 6-year-old Louisa boy
        Kayleigh Randle
        Daily Forecast
        Mostly Sunny and Very Warm Election Day
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        Shooting renews Lexington calls for gun violence prevention efforts
        Ana Medina
        Covering Kentucky
        5 families displaced after fire at Booneville apartment complex
        Leigh Searcy
        Covering Kentucky
        Rumpke warns of temporarily stronger odors near Rowan County Landfill
        Alex Barber
        Covering Kentucky
        Two juveniles hurt in shooting on Lexington's south side, police say
        WLEX Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Man indicted on murder charge in stabbing death of Lexington mother
        WLEX Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Trump urges Kentucky voters to back Ralph Alvarado in 6th District race
        WLEX Web Staff
      • Partner for Youth Be An Elf

        Covering Kentucky

        Partners for Youth seeks "elves" to help Lexington teens this Christmas

        Molly Demrow
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        Sports

        Kentucky women's basketball rolls to season opening win

        Keith Farmer
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        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown boosts 911 dispatcher pay to combat a nationwide staffing shortage

        Carlee Hogsten
      • National News

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          Trump reverses course on Israel aid amid Tuesday's midterm election

          Justin Boggs
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          On Election Day, retailers say economic uncertainty is already reshaping prices

          Emily Hanford-Ostmann
        • Georgia Elections Investigation

          Americans head to polls in high-stakes 2026 midterm elections

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington voters cast early ballots ahead of Kentucky's midterm election

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Dog rescued after fall over cliff in Wolfe County

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        How Keeneland transformed into a global stage for the Breeders' Cup

        Annie Brown
      • Get your scare on at Wicked World Scaregrounds

        Covering Kentucky

        Venture through a Wicked World in Jessamine County

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rum-infused gummies handed out at Middlesboro trunk-or-treat event, police say

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Heading to Breeders’ Cup? What to know about parking, shuttles and tickets

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Educational Television announces death of CEO Shae Hopkins

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A Mostly Sunny and Very Warm Start to the Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
        Survivors, advocates and law enforcement came together to shine a light on domestic violence in Lexington.

        Covering Kentucky

        Survivors and advocates unite at Lexington vigil to combat domestic violence

        Carlee Hogsten
      • Spy Coast Farm

        Covering Kentucky

        At Spy Coast, advanced techniques change the future of sport horse breeding

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wicked World keeps it spooky while remembering one of their own

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Nearly a month after disappearance, search continues for Jamie Curtis

        Alex Barber
      • Dembo votes, campaigns with Beshear as early voting begins in Central Kentucky congressional race

        Covering Kentucky

        Dembo votes, campaigns with Beshear as early voting begins: 'People are fed up'

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        New Ukrainian support center opening in downtown Nicholasville

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        How Kroger florists craft the Breeders' Cup winners' floral blankets

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Knox County man wanted for arson and other charges

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Dry and warm to end the work week

        Emily McKinney
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        National News

        Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman pleads guilty in 2020 DUI crash that killed Lexington man

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Search warrant reveals new details in KSP trooper's murder

        WLEX Web Staff
        MEASLES

        Covering Kentucky

        Measles cases increase to more than 200 in ongoing Kentucky outbreak

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky couple arrested after police seize meth, fentanyl in drug bust

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        8 arrests made in Monticello storage building damage case

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        NAACP seeks bond reduction for teen charged in fatal shooting

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Attorney General reminds voters about Election Fraud Hotline

        WLEX Web Staff

        Covering Kentucky

        Early voting begins in Fayette County ahead of Nov. 3 election

        Sydney St. Claire
        Halloween Wedding Frankfort

        Covering Kentucky

        Frankfort wedding planner offers $31 Halloween weddings for couples on a budget

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County school bus and car crash on Richmond Road in Lexington

        WLEX Web Staff
        Health experts meet in Corbin to answer questions about rare childhood brain cancer as Kentucky cases rise

        Covering Kentucky

        Health experts answer questions about rare childhood brain cancer in Corbin

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        Casey County restaurant works to conserve water

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Sunny and Very Warm Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coaches for the Kids gives over $1 million to Kentucky foster care kids

        Ana Medina
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        Sports

        No. 23 Kentucky was pushed to overtime but holds on to beat UCF, 90-76.

        Keith Farmer
      • ALVARADO GOTV RALLY

        Covering Kentucky

        Alvarado urges GOP turnout in competitive 6th Congressional District race

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        From prison to purpose: Jessamine County woman shares journey of recovery

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former animal shelter treasurer arraigned, accused of taking over $112K in funds

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Ashford Stud links Kentucky Thoroughbred breeding to Ireland and Japan

        Drew Amman
        East End Days Suspect

        Covering Kentucky

        Man indicted on murder, assault charges in Lexington shooting

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Warm and sunny weather continues before rain chances return to start November

        Abby Summers
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        Covering Kentucky

        Eastern Kentucky community urged to conserve water

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Estill County elementary school teacher arrested

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Burn ban issued for Laurel County

        WLEX Web Staff
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