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      • Crime
        Report: Scott Co. man charged with assault after shooting brother while drinking
        Cherish Walters
        News
        KSP identifies 2 people killed in multi-vehicle collision on Mountain Parkway
        Rosemary Kelley
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        New details revealed in Robertson County sheriff's 3rd DUI arrest
        Rosemary Kelley
        Daily Forecast
        Fall temperatures for the rest of the workweek
        Patrick Herion
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        Teen charged with 1st-degree assault in connection to Ascot Park shooting
        Web Staff
        Crime
        Somerset man charged with murder after shooting on Dogwood Lane leaves 1 dead
        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Governing Magazine names Secretary of State Adams a Public Official of the Year

        Web Staff
        Fatal Collision

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        68-year-old killed in crash on KY 519 in Rowan County, KSP investigating

        Web Staff
        Immigration Chicago

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        Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents raid city neighborhoods

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          Trump says Mayor Johnson, Gov. Pritzker deserve jail as Guard troops arrive

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        Covering Kentucky

        'Anything can happen': Neighbors detail when 2 people were shot in Nicholasville

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky soybean harvest begins under shadow of China trade dispute

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        A look inside UK's new security operations center to enhance campus safety

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Keeneland Fall Meet begins Friday, officials ready to debut improved venue

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Bullets strike Lexington home, no injuries reported in morning shooting

        Drew Amman
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        Nicholasville primate rescue mourning loss of conservationist Jane Goodall

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Pulaski County man shares story of dirt racing, recovery and revival

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Dry weather/drought lingers

        Emily McKinney
        Mosquito

        Covering Kentucky

        Health alert issued following rise in mosquito-borne illnesses

        Web Staff
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Thursday, Oct. 2 with Radio Vida

        Web Staff
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        News

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office searching for missing 15-year-old

        Web Staff
        Trump

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        President Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings

        Associated Press
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        News

        Nicholasville police identify man killed in Edgewood Drive shooting

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Multi-agency rescue saves man after fall near Lilly Mountain Preserve

        Erin Rosas
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        Crime

        1 arrested, 1 injured in stabbing at Campbellsville home

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Harrodsburg man charged with 19 counts of attempted murder after guesthouse fire

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Sheriff: Infant suffers rib fracture after man attempts 'technique' seen online

        Cherish Walters
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        News

        1 dead, 1 injured in crash involving semi on Newtown Pike at I-75

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Still Mostly Sunny, Dry and Very Warm Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        6-year-old's accused killer released, White House 'looking into' case

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY bride scrambles for new venue after location sold weeks before wedding

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community mourns teen victim as Lexington records first homicide in 2 months

        Megan Mannering
        Furry family member reunited with family four months after tornado

        Covering Kentucky

        Family reunited with furry family member 4 months after London tornado

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Government shutdown begins as Blue Grass airport operations continue normally

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Emergency crews work to rescue man after long fall at Lily Mountain Preserve

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Somerset food pantry turns to community for help while facing critical shortage

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Montgomery County Sheriff recovering after car accident

        Ellen Ice
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        Crime

        4 people arrested after string of robberies in Lexington, Franklin County

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner: Death at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex under investigation

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: Lexington woman accused of 'engaging in sexual act' with her dog

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A summer-like start to October

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        First responders save trapped wheelchair-bound man from London house fire

        Van Jones
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        Crime

        Man charged with first-degree arson after allegedly setting mattress on fire

        Cherish Walters
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Wednesday, Oct. 1 with Radio Vida

        Web Staff
        Fatal Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Ohio teen killed after he's ejected from his motorcycle during crash in Kentucky

        Erin Rosas
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        News

        Gatlinburg Bypass in the Great Smoky Mountains back open following landslide

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Citation: Lexington man charged with rape, sexual abuse of 10-year-old

        Cherish Walters
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        Daily Forecast

        Starting October Dry and Very Warm

        Tom Ackerman
        I Got My Block

        Covering Kentucky

        'I Got My Block' initiative challenges kids to improve their neighborhoods

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 hikers with serious injuries after falling 45 feet at Courthouse Rock

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Crime

        Mount Vernon woman charged with murder after human remains found outside home

        Rosemary Kelley
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        News

        Fayette County Coroner identifies 19-year-old shooting victim on East 7th Street

        Rosemary Kelley
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