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      • Covering Kentucky
        Woman celebrates her life-saving transplant after surviving kidney failure
        Ajay Patel
        BBN Tonight
        Collin Chandler enters transfer portal after two seasons at Kentucky
        Hannah Hamelback
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        Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas
        Molly Demrow
        Daily Forecast
        A Spectacular Spring Day Thursday
        Tom Ackerman
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        Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges
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        93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night
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        Covering Kentucky

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        In Your Community

        Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

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          US-Iran ceasefire staggers amid Lebanon strikes and Strait of Hormuz closure

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        • NASA Artemis Moonshot

          New reentry strategy guides Artemis II’s historic return to Earth

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        Mo Dioubate to enter transfer portal after one season

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        1 dead following multi-vehicle Monday afternoon collision in Whitley County

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        Daily Forecast

        A cooler and sunny Tuesday

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        Severe wind event blows roof off Russell County recycling building

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        Crime

        Man charged with arson following Race Street house fire, citation reveals

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        Covering Kentucky

        2 people flown to a trauma center after a train collides with a pickup truck

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        Crime

        Webster County school bus driver arrested for DUI with 19 students on board

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        Christopher Morphis, 38, of Lenoir City, Tennessee

        In Your Community

        Madison County officials describe details of Christopher Morphis' arrest

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        Fatal collision

        News

        16-year-old killed, 3 teens injured in single-vehicle crash in Hebron

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      • Santa Anita Horse Racing

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Derby field fills out as 60-year-old jockey eyes record

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        Daily Forecast

        Sunny and Cool Monday

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        Lexington Police investigating possible shooting with a victim

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        Police: 1 hospitalized with a life-threatening gunshot wound

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      • NASA Artemis Moonshot

        World News

        Artemis II astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record

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        Trump White House Ballroom

        National News

        White House ballroom construction halted

        Associated Press
        Anderson family

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        Raising awareness: Versailles family faces diagnosis of rare syndrome

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        A Kentucky Derby fixture steps away: Mike Battaglia retires as oddsmaker

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        Missy's Pie Shop in Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        2 lawsuits filed against Lexington pie shop and restaurant for food poisoning

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        Daily Forecast

        Frosty start to the new week

        Emily McKinney
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        World News

        Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran

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        Arcadia Park structure fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Rain or shine: Lexington firefighters tackle Arcadia Park house fire

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        Coroner: 75-year-old Russell Springs man dies from apparent drowning

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        A cooler and seasonal Easter Sunday

        Patrick Herion
        Knox County firefighters fight brush fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Knox County fire crews battle 10-acre wildfire suspected as arson

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         Keeneland Stakes Party

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Stakes Party gala supports nonprofit fighting child trafficking

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Best of the Bluegrass

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        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        'Bluegrass Books' with Jessamine County Public Library

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Central Kentucky Home Show in Lexington

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Central Kentucky Home Show upcoming in downtown Lexington

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • 'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

        Best of the Bluegrass

        April 2026 edition: 'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

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        'Backroads to Better Money' with Commonwealth Credit Union

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        'Backroads to Better Money' with Commonwealth Credit Union

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        Lexington police, Department of Homeland Security conduct local investigation

        Mack Carmack
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        'High stress': Advocates aim to protect jockeys from the dangers of horseracing

        Ellen Ice
        Human Remains Found

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Human skeletal remains found in Madison County woods

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        Emily McKinney
        Three Bridges Pawn Shop fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Frankfort firefighters extinguish pawn shop set

        Mack Carmack
        Jessamine County Fire District rescues 2 hikers

        Covering Kentucky

        Central Kentucky firefighters rescue 2 lost hikers from Jessamine Creek Gorge

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Knox County man in custody after allegedly assaulting woman and her 2 kids

        Mack Carmack
        Fatal Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner: New details in Friday Woodford County fatal collision

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        Daily Forecast

        One more day in the 80s

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        BBN Tonight

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        Kentucky Florida Basketball

        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky's Jasper Johnson, Brandon Garrison expected to enter transfer portal

        Rosemary Kelley
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        BBN Tonight

        UK athletics announces 12-year partnership with Fanatics, NIL program

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