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      • In Your Community
        Quarter by quarter: Cynthiana community raises money for mother battling cancer
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        News
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        Web Staff
        LEX 18 Investigates
        Former jail nurse pleads guilty to perjury in 2019 death of Franklin Co. inmate
        Daily Forecast
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        LEX 18 Investigates
        KY state lawmakers call on health officials to investigate rising DIPG cases
        Kayleigh Randle
        Covering Kentucky
        Kentucky graduate achieves dreams, breaks barriers as nonverbal communicator
        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County students help local families start summer gardens

        Web Staff
        Washington St Washington Basketball

        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Signs Center Franck Kepnang to 2026-27 roster

        Noah Cierzan
        Semi-truck flips over

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Semi-truck flips over after driver falls asleep outside of Georgetown

        Web Staff
      • National News

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          Long-time Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox dead at age 84

          Justin Boggs
        • Alphabet Results

          Google agrees to reforms in wake of racial bias lawsuit filed by Black workers

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          Scripps News Group

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        We Follow Through

        Laurel County rallies around a 10-year-old girl fighting rare brain cancer

        Drew Amman
        Kentucky State Legislature

        Covering Kentucky

        Ralph Alvarado receives endorsement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

        Karolina Buczek
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky signs Lexington native Jerone Morton

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        Daily Forecast

        Much cooler days ahead

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        Leestown Road reopens after reported gas leak caused delays

        Web Staff
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        News

        New push for answers in 2020 shooting that left 20-year-old UK student dead

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Celebration of life services organized for Porter G. Peeples

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Second person arrested after children found with duct tape over their mouths

        Cherish Walters
        Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Kentucky Derby 152

        The Puma has scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a skin infection

        By STEPHEN WHYNO
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Heartbreaking beyond words': Floyd County Schools confirms death of student

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County residents frustrated over proposed data center development

        Ajay Patel
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        Daily Forecast

        Wednesday Morning Showers Wind Down Later in the Day

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County horse farm sustains major damage from strong storms overnight

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County Schools plans $1.9 million in pay cuts amid financial issues

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Local tree service helps Scott County family barricaded in home by fallen tree

        Annie Brown
      • Justin McBride

        BBN Tonight

        James Madison Transfer Justin McBride Commits to Kentucky

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        High winds down trees and leave thousands without power overnight in Frankfort

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Another round of strong showers and storms Tuesday night

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police locate 24-year-old Paducah man reported missing safe

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        KY woman charged after driving with McDonald's employee clinging to car hood

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        High winds in region cause down trees and widespread power outages

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Graves Co. man arrested after allegedly assaulting deputies, damaging patrol car

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Public demanding accountability after FCPS reveals misstatement of funds

        Ajay Patel
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        Traffic

        I-64 eastbound near mile marker 98 back open after crash, Winchester police say

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS announces reductions in district staffing, work days for some employees

        Rosemary Kelley
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        As new reentry program is announced, safety concerns persist at EKCC

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County community rallies to support family of teen killed in accident

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Berea College star basketball player balances motherhood and graduation

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Animal cruelty charges dropped against man caught throwing dog on camera

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear signs legislation to establish Kentucky's first inmate reentry campus

        Rosemary Kelley
      • KY hemp industry could face collapse following ban

        Covering Kentucky

        Sen. Rand Paul proposes bill that would exempt KY from federal hemp ban

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community raises the Donate Life flag to honor generous organ donors

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        An active start to the workweek

        Patrick Herion
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        Kentucky Politics

        Beshear mourns the death of Jesse Crenshaw, a state rep and trailblazer

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: KY couple arrested in Indiana, charged with criminal abuse of infant

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Montgomery County deputies arrest man in connection with shooting investigation

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman dies after her motorcycle strikes a rock embankment on I-64 in Bath Co.

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Derby 152

        Celebrity lineup announced for 2026 Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala

        Cherish Walters
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        Daily Forecast

        Windy and Warm Monday, Storms Overnight

        Tom Ackerman
      • Tates Creek Middle Schoolers help clean up the community

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington students host a community cleanup event at Gainesway Park

        Web Staff
        First Baptist Church welcomes 13th pastor

        Covering Kentucky

        First Baptist Church in Paris welcomes new pastor L. Rodney Bennett

        Kayleigh Randle
        Britain Northern Ireland Car Bomb

        World News

        Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station

        Associated Press
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