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    Person found dead on Russell Cave Road identified as missing teen, police say
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    NWS confirms EF3 tornado damage in Kentucky counties
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    'We're gonna need a lot of help': Gov. Beshear responds to deadly tornadoes
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    Beshear says death toll from storms is now at 19, provides update on injured
    Rosemary Kelley
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    Kinsey Lee
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    UK softball's season comes to an end in the Clemson Regional

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    Laurel and Pulaski County schools closed Monday after storms

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    Person rescued after falling 10 feet from Erlanger bridge

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    A Tennessee earthquake rattles homes as far away as Atlanta with 4.1 magnitude

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    Horses provide therapeutic escape for veterans and first responders

    Alex Barber
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    Lexington police investigating knife-point robbery at Sportsman Motel

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    Daily Forecast

    Dry weather one more day

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    Lee County Coroner identifies woman who died after falling into Kentucky River

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    Jockey Junior Alvarado suspended, fined for excessive use of crop on Sovereignty

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    Lexington woman found dead on I-64 in Shelby County

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    Woman arrested after high speed chase through Fleming County

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    VOTE HERE: Josh Kattus looks to repeat at "Dancing with the Lexington Stars"

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    Lauren Minor
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    Menifee Co. senior accepted to six Ivy League schools

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    Avenue of Champions to be closed for 1 week for road work

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    Body of missing boater recovered following multi-day search on Laurel Lake

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Experts monitoring migration patterns of a problematic caterpillar

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    KY congressional delegation supports Beshear's request for public assistance

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    Somerset officials searching for missing 71-year-old with Alzheimer's

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    Coroner finds UNLV football player died from heart disease, irregular heartbeat

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    Franklin County Schools gathered to honor, remember teens killed in house fire

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    AG Coleman: Federal court upholds capital sentence for man convicted of murder

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