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        Fayette County school board says it followed the law in superintendent's removal
        Rosemary Kelley
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        Madison County teen with bone cancer gets birthday cards from around the world
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        In Your Community

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        Daily Forecast

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        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Family stunned after grand jury declines to indict in Walter Trebolo death

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        National News

        Vance delays trip to Switzerland to lead new US talks with Iran

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        Multiple hospitalized after mass illness event at Wayne County senior center

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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Bardstown officer Nick Houck arraigned on first-degree perjury charge

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        Kentucky Politics

        KY lawmakers hear warning about foreign cyberattacks on infrastructure systems

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        Covering Kentucky

        Storms damage buildings in Jessamine Co., including church steeple

        Annie Brown
        Structural damage at Big Red Appliances and Mattresses in Florence due to overnight storms

        Covering Kentucky

        Overnight storm leaves Florence business owner managing major structural damage

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        In Your Community

        Thursday storm causes dangerous conditions in Rowan and Bath counties

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        In Your Community

        Uprooted trees, downed power lines litter Cynthiana

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        National News

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        Crime

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond firefighters rescue 5 residents from flooded mobile home park

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        BBN Tonight

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        News

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        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown police recover over $80K for victims of online scam spanning 6 states

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        Covering Kentucky

        More than 55,000 Kentuckians are without power due to severe storms

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        Crime

        KY man arrested after allegedly posing as federal agent during predator sting

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

        Family remembers Berea bank robbery victim Brian Switzer on his 43rd birthday

        Ajay Patel
        Iran War Strait of Hormuz

        National Politics

        US officials say Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum, opening strait

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        Crime

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        Erin Rosas
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        Montgomery County Schools

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        Montgomery County's free summer meal program serves thousands of kids

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Versailles City Council enacts moratorium on data centers through 2026

        Leigh Searcy
        Scott County Sheriff's Office kid's camp honors recently deceased deputy

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        Kentucky police chiefs working on building trust with immigrant communities

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        Crime

        Eubank man sentenced to 25 years in prison for deadly 2022 crash

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        Crime

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