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        Trump signs spending bill, ending longest government shutdown in history
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        KY hemp industry faces potential collapse following possible THC ban
        Kayleigh Randle
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        Sierra Newton
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        Leigh Searcy
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        LIST: School district class changes on Nov. 10 due to cold front

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        Activists launch plan to address violence on Lexington's southside

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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Mercer County Board of Education votes to lower property tax

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        Crime

        KY man facing several charges following shooting in restaurant parking lot

        Cherish Walters
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        National Politics

        Trump pardons Giuliani, others accused of backing 2020 election overturn efforts

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        Health Department: 11 cases of whooping cough in several Fayette County schools

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        Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky's first, only female governor, remembered

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        Motorcycle chase ends with drug arrest in Nelson County

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        Daily Forecast

        Our first taste of winter weather on the horizon

        Patrick Herion
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        One injured in early morning stabbing on Ryan Circle in Lexington

        Ellen Ice
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        Nonprofit hosts annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Service

        Kayleigh Randle
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky crushes Florida, 38-7 inside Kroger Field

        Maggie Davis
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        Rowan Co. community comes together to distribute meals to families in need

        Alex Barber
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        Another round of active weather

        Emily McKinney
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        KSP investigating pursuit where suspect fired at officers in McCracken County

        Web Staff
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        4 taken to hospital after crash on Highway 25E

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Scott County deputies seize 4 pounds of meth, fentanyl and firearms

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        One last day in the 60s until colder temperatures arrive

        Patrick Herion
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        UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 fleet following plane crash investigation

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        Covering Kentucky

        Family, friends remember Hilory Davis 1 year after fatal overdose

        Ajay Patel
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky dismantles Valparaiso 107-59 in Jaland Lowe's debut

        Maggie Davis
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        Graves Co. deputy jailer arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband to inmates

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Politics

        Congressman Andy Barr files official paperwork for U.S. Senate race

        Karolina Buczek
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        Facebook group collects 200 meals to feed plane crash first responders

        Megan Mannering
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        FAA begins flight cuts across the country, Bluegrass Airport is not listed

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Louisville family shares harrowing escape story following UPS plane crash

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        Daily Forecast

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        Emily McKinney
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        Winter blast on the way, shelters prepping for season’s first deep freeze

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