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  • Covering Kentucky
    Court orders Lexington Blue to shut down amid unlawful activity claims
    Rosemary Kelley
    Covering Kentucky
    I-75 southbound near Exit 113 reopened after collision involving motorcycle
    Web Staff
    Crime
    2 arrested in connection to alleged kidnapping in Bell County, police report
    Erin Rosas
    Daily Forecast
    Summer Finally Makes An Appearance
    Bill Meck
    National News
    Report: Pedestrians hit during multi-vehicle crash in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
    Web Staff
    Kentucky Politics
    Rural Kentucky lawmaker announces switch to the GOP
    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    #LEXSaveLives Campaign Making Strides

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky nonprofit needs letters for deployed troops

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Covering Kentucky

    Pages of tornado victim's yearbook found and returned from miles away

    Leigh Searcy
  • National News

    • Italy Etna Volcano

      Italy's Mount Etna erupts, triggering a spectacular plume of smoke and ash

      Scripps News Group
    • Immigration Deportations

      ICE defends arrest of high school student driving to volleyball practice

      Scripps News Group
    • Boulder Attack

      FBI, intelligence officials probe Colorado attack on pro-Israel demonstrators

      Liz Landers

    Scripps News
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    Covering Kentucky

    PHI Air Med now fully operating after EF4 tornado

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    'Caroline's Closet' providing therapeutic toys to kids in central Kentucky

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    BraveHearts Equine Center offers comfort to tornado victims

    Alex Barber
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    Covering Kentucky

    '606 Strong' t-shirt fundraiser exceeds goal in Pulaski County

    Drew Amman
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    Crime

    Steven Lawson found guilty on all charges in the Crystal Rogers case

    Leigh Searcy
    Crime Scene Tape

    News

    Off-duty officer involved in fatal shooting in Jeffersontown, police confirm

    Erin Rosas
  • Rain chances

    Daily Forecast

    Showers continue through Wednesday

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    Crime

    Kentucky man enters Alford plea in the murder of a young woman in 2016

    Erin Rosas
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    Crime

    Lexington police arrest Michigan man wanted for child solicitation/enticing

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    Operation Ornaments supporting tornado victims

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    Covering Kentucky

    Report: Nelson County paramedic in critical condition following vehicle accident

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    EKU inducts students, faculty, and staff into prestigious honor societies

    Web Staff
  • Trump Media NPR

    Politics

    NPR sues Trump admin over executive order to cut finding to public media

    Associated Press
    Traffic Alert

    Covering Kentucky

    Right lane on Richmond Rd. at St. Margaret Dr. open after collision

    Web Staff
    Hong Kong Pandas

    World News

    Hong Kong's baby pandas finally have names. Meet Jia Jia and De De

    Associated Press
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    Daily Forecast

    Wet and Cool Tuesday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Memorial cross display established for Laurel County tornado victims

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Jo Dee Messina, Renfro Valley, KSP offer concert tickets for storm survivors

    Web Staff
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    Spotlight Series

    Visiting the "Birthplace of Kentucky" at Constitution Square

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    FEMA assisting tornado survivors at Disaster Recovery Center in Somerset

    Drew Amman
    Memorial Day at Boone National Guard Center

    Covering Kentucky

    22 fallen citizen-soldiers added to Kentucky National Guard Memorial

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington National Cemetery hosts ceremony to honor fallen service members

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    'Unity Picnic' brings recovery community together for sober summer kickoff

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Man walks from Kentucky to DC with cross to bring hope to tornado victims

    Alex Barber
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    Daily Forecast

    Back To Work And Back To More Rain

    Bill Meck
    Fatal collision

    News

    Kentucky man dead after his vehicle overturns on Kelleys Island in Ohio

    Erin Rosas
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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky Baseball to face West Virginia in opening round of NCAA Tournament

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    Covering Kentucky

    How flags get placed for Camp Nelson's Memorial Day ceremony

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    Fayette Co. school board to request occupational tax increase after budget issue

    Erin Rosas
    Police

    News

    Agents in Tennessee investigating shooting involving Kentucky officer

    Erin Rosas
  • Severe Weather Kentucky

    Politics

    2028 podcast primary is underway as Democrats try to reshape their image

    Associated Press
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    Crime

    Owingsville police searching for man who allegedly tried to run over officers

    Erin Rosas
    High temperature trend

    Daily Forecast

    Mostly dry and quiet Memorial Day

  • United Cajun Navy helps tornado victims

    Covering Kentucky

    Non-profit finds and returns valuable items from Laurel County tornado

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Local nonprofit serves hot meals to tornado victims in Laurel County

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Memorial Day is looking mostly dry

    Emily McKinney
  • LEXINGTON POLICE

    Covering Kentucky

    1 injured in downtown Lexington shooting early Sunday morning, police say

    Web Staff
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    News

    2 people seriously hurt in Bryan Station Road crash

    Web Staff
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    News

    Crews fight house fire near downtown Lexington

    Web Staff
  • High temperature trend

    Daily Forecast

    Staying cool and partly cloudy

    Pulaski County inmates spend the week picking up debris

    Covering Kentucky

    Pulaski County inmates clean up debris from tornado

    Kayleigh Randle
    Structure fire at a Lexington home

    News

    2 adults displaced after a Lexington home catches fire

    Web Staff
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