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      • Covering Kentucky
        Kentucky family's 'dream house' turned into nightmare after snakes showed up
        Kayleigh Randle
        Daily Forecast
        A Sunday Morning Freeze Warning
        Bill Meck
        Covering Kentucky
        Dembo says health care, inflation and Iran are priorities as he heads for D.C.
        Karolina Buczek
        In Your Community
        Community standing beside Morehead woman during ongoing cancer battle
        Alex Barber
        Covering Kentucky
        Beshear: Incoming Democrat-controlled Congress has work to do to help Americans
        WLEX Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        KSP searching for two teenagers who escaped from State Custody
        WLEX Web Staff
        In Your Community
        Cynthiana's small businesses hope the holiday spirit turns into sales
        Carlee Hogsten
        Covering Kentucky
        Versailles filmmaker uses ‘Sandy Wedge’ to help rebuild Wilson’s Pool Room
        Drew Amman
        Covering Kentucky
        Firefighters face limited water supply battling fire that destroyed home
        WLEX Web Staff
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Christmas looks at Fayette Mall in Lexington

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Rapid Fire Home Buyers Home Giveaway

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        "What's Watt" with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives - 11/26

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • National News

        • Catch Me Up: Red State Rip-Up

          Cath Me Up: A Texas flip headlines a huge night for Democratic election gains

          Jon Leiberman
        • Election 2026 Mississippi

          As Mississippi vote count drags on, voters say they were made inactive in error

          Lori Jane Gliha
        • Financial Markets Wall Street

          What’s really behind Wall Street’s post-election whiplash

          Maura Barrett

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        Daily Forecast

        A Cool Monday with Lingering Clouds

        Tom Ackerman
        Fire destroys Booneville apartment building, displaces families

        Covering Kentucky

        Fire destroys Booneville apartment building, displaces families

        Kayleigh Randle
        IAN Alert issued for missing 6-year-old in Louisa

        Covering Kentucky

        Search continues for missing 6-year-old Louisa boy

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        November brings some rain this week

        Emily McKinney
        Home heavily damaged in Wyndham Hills fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Home heavily damaged in Wyndham Hills fire

        WLEX Web Staff
        African Children's Choir

        Covering Kentucky

        African Children's Choir bringing music and mission to Lexington

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Showers return to start November before warmer weather and more rain this week

        Abby Summers
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 hospitalized after car crashed into ambulance in Lexington

        LEX 18 News
        Death Investigation

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Investigating death of missing Ohio woman in Knott County

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police: 1 adult, 2 juveniles injured after vehicle hits them

        WLEX Web Staff
        Breeders' Cup Fashion

        Covering Kentucky

        Fascinators, feathers and flair: Breeders’ Cup fans bring their fashion A-game

        WLEX Web Staff
        Breeders Cup Classic Horse Racing

        Breeders' Cup

        Sovereignty wins $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Rain chances pick up some on Sunday

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        From burgers to bourbon: Breeders’ Cup fans dig into the food at Keeneland

        WLEX Web Staff
        Fans of anime horse racing game 'Umamusume: Pretty Derby' gather at Keeneland for Breeders' Cup meet-up

        Breeders' Cup

        UmaBluegrass fans blend anime and horse racing at Keeneland meet-up

        WLEX Web Staff
      • Breeders Cup Preview Horse Racing

        Breeders' Cup

        Hughes wins Breeders' Cup Juvenile, is now early Kentucky Derby favorite

        Associated Press
        Trump Daylight Saving

        Interactive

        INTERACTIVE: What ending daylight saving time would mean for you

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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly dry Halloween before rain returns Sunday and next week

        Abby Summers
      • Lexington mayoral race

        Covering Kentucky

        Gorton, Carter lay out competing visions in Lexington's mayoral race

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        Voting machine errors reported in Madison County early voting

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Pin Oak Stud gives visitors an up-close look at the life of a Thoroughbred

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Twin Knobs campground employees bring haunted trail to life

        Alex Barber
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        In Your Community

        Boyle County program helps people transition from homelessness to housing

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        DOJ election monitors to observe voting in Fayette County on Election Day

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Booker campaign says it was targeted in cyberattack ahead of Election Day

        WLEX Web Staff
        Marijuana Docs

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky woman arrested after 37 lbs. of packaged marijuana delivered to home

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Teen pleads not guilty in fatal Charles Young Park shooting

        Leigh Searcy
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        BBN Tonight

        A week before Kentucky's first win, superfan rang the bell on cancer treatment

        Maggie Davis
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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly dry and pleasant for Halloween

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington voters cast early ballots ahead of Kentucky's midterm election

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Dog rescued after fall over cliff in Wolfe County

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        How Keeneland transformed into a global stage for the Breeders' Cup

        Annie Brown
        Get your scare on at Wicked World Scaregrounds

        Covering Kentucky

        Venture through a Wicked World in Jessamine County

        Kayleigh Randle
      • trick or treating

        Covering Kentucky

        Rum-infused gummies handed out at Middlesboro trunk-or-treat event, police say

        WLEX Web Staff
        BREEDERS CUP KEENELAND 2022

        Covering Kentucky

        Heading to Breeders’ Cup? What to know about parking, shuttles and tickets

        WLEX Web Staff
        Shae Hopkins

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Educational Television announces death of CEO Shae Hopkins

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A Mostly Sunny and Very Warm Start to the Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
        Survivors, advocates and law enforcement came together to shine a light on domestic violence in Lexington.

        Covering Kentucky

        Survivors and advocates unite at Lexington vigil to combat domestic violence

        Carlee Hogsten
        Spy Coast Farm

        Covering Kentucky

        At Spy Coast, advanced techniques change the future of sport horse breeding

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wicked World keeps it spooky while remembering one of their own

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Nearly a month after disappearance, search continues for Jamie Curtis

        Alex Barber
        Dembo votes, campaigns with Beshear as early voting begins in Central Kentucky congressional race

        Covering Kentucky

        Dembo votes, campaigns with Beshear as early voting begins: 'People are fed up'

        Karolina Buczek
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