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      • Covering Kentucky
        Citation: Woman charged with arson in connection to Winchester Road fire
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        Crime
        Man charged with wanton endangerment after shooting near Lexington hospital
        Cherish Walters
        Covering Kentucky
        KSP: Human remains found in wooded area off Big Branch Road in Knott County
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        Daily Forecast
        Active Weather Out West Monday
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        KSP: 38-year-old woman found deceased in tent at Dog Creek Campground
        Mack Carmack
        Crime
        Prestonsburg woman charged with DUI, 1st-degree assault after pedestrian struck
        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Whitley County EMS Director dies after cancer battle, agency announces

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Gov. Andy Beshear recognizes June as Pride Month in Kentucky

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky AG Coleman pushes to speed up death penalty cases

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      • National News

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          Court lets transgender troops remain in military, enlistment ban continue

          Scripps News Group
        • US Hantavirus-Ship

          Cruise passengers isolated after hantavirus scare can leave quarantine facility

          Nick Harper
        • Home phone landline

          Landlines have been part of the family — but change is coming

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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Remains found in submerged car likely belong to man missing since 2008

        Web Staff
        Root-A-Bakers owner releases cookbook, "The Root of it All"

        Covering Kentucky

        Morehead bakery owner shares 26 years of recipes in new cookbook

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Elizabethtown firefighter dies after 24 years of service to the department

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Claws Back with Gutsy 6-5 Win Over Wake Forest to Open NCAA Tournament

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        Daily Forecast

        Warm for your weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Harrodsburg officials announce busted water main has been repaired

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington man wins $100K on his first lottery ticket after cashier's lucky tip

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington parks launches 10-year master plan with $8 million in funding

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky driver licensing offices closing June 4-5 for new system launch

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        Lexington police investigating early morning shooting that left 1 person injured

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        Daily Forecast

        A Quiet End to May this Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Single mom graduates after overcoming tumor diagnosis and years of perseverance

        Ajay Patel
      • Updated missing juvenile graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office locates previously missing 16-year-old boy

        Mack Carmack
        AEDs purchased by Cynthiana Police Department

        In Your Community

        Cynthiana PD uses seized drug money to buy AEDs for all patrol cars

        Ellen Ice
        Photos of LEX, Blue Grass Airport

        Covering Kentucky

        Blue Grass Airport announces expansion plan to add gates, modernize facilities

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Transplant Games: Kentucky siblings with kidney transplants compete together

        Evelyn Schultz
        Shannon Gilday sentenced in Jordan Morgan's murder

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Sentenced: Jury spares Gilday's life in Jordan Morgan murder case

        Leigh Searcy
        Fayette County school board approves $880M budget amid ongoing financial recovery

        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County school board answers questions, clarifies budget plan in meeting

        Kayleigh Randle
      • National croquet championship in Morehead

        In Your Community

        National croquet championship comes to Morehead for the first time

        Alex Barber
        Tick removal from cat

        Covering Kentucky

        Bobcat fever cases are on the rise in KY. Here's what cat owners need to know

        Annie Brown
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        Daily Forecast

        A much drier end to the week

        Emily McKinney
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        News

        Kentucky State Police investigating McCracken County Jail inmate death

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Southeastern Lexington apartment barricaded situation now resolved

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Clinton County sheriff searching for man wanted for second-degree murder in TN

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky-based company Carlson Software moves into drone and UAV manufacturing

        Erin Rosas
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        News

        KSU lifts campus closure after safety threat all clear issued

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Richmond man faces rape, strangulation charges after reported smoke shop assault

        Web Staff
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        News

        Death investigation underway in Rowan Co. after man found dead in vehicle

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette Co. school board approves $880M budget as leadership is questioned

        Ajay Patel
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        Traffic

        Report: Several traffic lights out on New Circle Road due to power outage

        Web Staff
      • Jill Biden Debate

        Politics

        Jill Biden says she feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during 2024 debate

        Associated Press
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        Daily Forecast

        Finally Drying Out Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Letcher County man found guilty for 2024 murder of nephew

        Rosemary Kelley
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        Gilday sentencing: Defense calls character witnesses on day 2 of hearing

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        New procedure at Harrison Memorial Hospital aims to combat high blood pressure

        Ellen Ice
        Dancing with the Lexington Stars returns Saturday to benefit Baby Health Service

        Covering Kentucky

        Dancing with the Lexington Stars returns Saturday to benefit Baby Health Service

        Annie Brown
      • Defense attorney says evidence doesn't support murder in 1992 cold case

        Covering Kentucky

        Attorneys say evidence doesn't support murder charge in Anna Lee Manning case

        Kayleigh Randle
        Somerset tattoo shop reopening delayed after storage unit theft

        Covering Kentucky

        Somerset tattoo shop reopening delayed after storage unit theft

        Drew Amman
        Overdose Deaths

        Covering Kentucky

        Alert issued in Fayette County after high number of non-fatal drug overdoses

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        American Express sues Mayor Weddle for over $713K in unpaid business card debt

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        One more round of showers and storms before drier weather returns

        Patrick Herion
        Immigration Green Cards

        National Politics

        Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

        Associated Press
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