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        The return of the 'Power K' sees Kentucky Football upset No. 10 LSU, 35-34
        Sierra Newton
        Covering Kentucky
        Kentucky coach Will Stein on Wildcats' big win: 'We kept fighting'
        Associated Press
        Covering Kentucky
        Kentucky fans confident ahead of LSU showdown: 'Time to beat them Tigers'
        Covering Kentucky
        Lexington Humane Society needs certain items to care for dogs awaiting homes
        Molly Demrow
        Covering Kentucky
        Danville High School community grieving following death of 17-year-old student
        Rosemary Kelley
        Covering Kentucky
        Man dead, woman airlifted after pair found at foot of Lockegee Rock
        WLEX Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Cyclist with life-threatening injuries after collision at Lexington intersection
        Rosemary Kelley
        Daily Forecast
        Rain moves out, heat comes back
        Emily McKinney
        Covering Kentucky
        'Destiny has faith': 10-year-old Pulaski Co. girl beats odds while battling DIPG
        Kayleigh Randle
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        Daily Forecast

        A Big Warm Up Inbound

        Tom Ackerman
        Dog Breeds

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Humane Society seeks donations for shelter dogs

        Molly Demrow
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Vaults to No. 15 in Latest AP Top 25 Poll

        Noah Cierzan
      • National News

        • Trump

          Trump says it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president

          Justin Boggs
        • US Alabama Extreme Weather Isaias

          Isaias weakens after Gulf Coast landfall, bringing flooding threat to South

          Justin Boggs
        • Donald Trump

          How will Trump Accounts work? A Treasury official lays out the new program

          Haley Bull

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington youth come together to give back through 'Adopt a Block' initiative

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Covering Kentucky

        Missing Kentucky teen found in Idaho with truck driver

        WLEX Web Staff
        UK students cooking alpha-gal friendly meals

        Covering Kentucky

        UK students learn about Alpha-Gal Syndrome

        Molly Demrow
      • North Limestone stabbing

        Covering Kentucky

        Man injured after early-morning stabbing near New Circle Road

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Another Spectacular Fall Day

        Tom Ackerman
        A large presence of fire crews is on Hollow Creek Road in Lexington Monday night.

        Covering Kentucky

        3 displaced after apartment fire on Hollow Creek Road

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        Cardiac arrest survivor leads effort to map AED locations in Lexington

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        Governor orders flags to half-staff in honor of KY airman who died in WWII

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Auction dates set for Fayette County Public Schools surplus properties

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Businesses relieved as city's 2nd double crossover diamond interchange opens

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Daily Forecast

        Cool fall nights continue before a midweek warm-up

        Abby Summers
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        Covering Kentucky

        SUV crashes through front door of Winchester business

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington community mourns the loss of 6-year-old who died in his sleep

        WLEX Web Staff
        MEASLES

        Covering Kentucky

        Measles outbreak continues: Kentucky reports 94 confirmed cases

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lee Anne Pope urges Kentuckians to set screens, not for basketball but cancer

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Registration closes Monday for ONE Lexington's youth violence symposium

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 5

        WLEX Web Staff
        The coming flu season is worrying public health experts, in part because other parts of the world are offering a sneak peak of what to expect. In the southern hemisphere, and in Australia in particular, it's been one of the worst flu seasons in five years.

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department offering free pop-up flu shot clinics

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        How Kentucky CancerLink removes barriers to cancer care

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Escaped Whitley County inmate back in custody and facing new charges

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        Daily Forecast

        Spectacular Fall Weather Continues this Week

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        LFD Hosts Annual Fire Prevention Festival to Promote Safety

        WLEX Web Staff
        Hundreds Gather to Honor Fallen Kentucky State Trooper Hayden Phillips at Funeral in Bowling Green

        Covering Kentucky

        Funeral honors fallen KSP Trooper Hayden Phillips

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner IDs 2 adults killed in Frankfort motorcycle crash

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Feeding Kentucky: Many eligible for SNAP benefits are not enrolled

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Daily Forecast

        A gorgeous start to the new week

        Emily McKinney
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        Bengals

        Battle of the Big Cats ends with Jacksonville Jaguars on top, 22-17

        Sierra Newton
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Drops out of Rankings in Most Recent AP Top 25 Poll

        Noah Cierzan
        Thousands gather for Keeneland's Fall Meet weekend

        Covering Kentucky

        Thousands gather for Keeneland's Fall Meet weekend

        Kayleigh Randle
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        National News

        Coast Guard searching for plane that lost contact on trip from Bermuda to Boston

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        BBN Tonight

        No. 24 Kentucky takes it in overtime, 35-34 over South Carolina

        Sierra Newton
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        Daily Forecast

        Sunday warms up more

        Emily McKinney
        Felicia Joseph: Suspect taken into custody by US Marshals in Lexington mother's hit-and-run death

        Covering Kentucky

        Sex offender charged with murder in hit-and-run that killed Lexington mother

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Spooky season at Shaker Village

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Two-time Champion Male Sprinter Roy H

        Covering Kentucky

        'Once-in-a-lifetime' horse Roy H, 2-time Eclipse Award champion, dead at 14

        WLEX Web Staff
        
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        "What's Watt" with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        "Ask the Lawyer" with Peterson Law Office in Lexington

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Mug Shot of the Week

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Comic Surge is coming to the Jessamine County Public Library

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Cybersecurity Awareness Month with Commonwealth Credit Union

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Daily Forecast

        Fall like temperatures stick around through the start of the week

        Abby Summers
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner IDs driver killed in late-night rollover wreck in Lexington

        WLEX Web Staff
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