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      • Covering Kentucky
        1 person seriously injured in three-vehicle crash on Versailles Road
        Web Staff
        Daily Forecast
        Strong to Severe Storm Threat Continues Midweek
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        Nearly 100,000 people without power after high winds, rain sweep through KY
        Rosemary Kelley
        Covering Kentucky
        Powell Co. Schools cancels classes Wednesday due to storm damage, power outages
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Versailles City Hall closed due to power outage downtown caused by storms
        Web Staff
        National News
        Deaths, damage reported as severe weather spawns tornadoes in the Midwest
        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        FaithWorks hub in rural KY aims to speed disaster relief to hard-hit communities

        Molly Demrow
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        In Your Community

        Community voices opinions on potential proposed changes to North Broadway

        Ana Medina
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        Kentucky Data Centers: LEX News Special Coverage

        Burgin residents speak out against proposed data center during Tuesday meeting

        Carlee Hogsten
      • National News

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          Joe St. George
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          John Matarese
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          Trump says advisers wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Georgetown residents report foul odor linked to water treatment plant upgrades

        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown residents report odor linked to wastewater treatment plant upgrades

        Kayleigh Randle
        Jody Richards

        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky political expert comments on the impact of Fancy Farm

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Hope Center addresses housing programs, set to launch new donor initiative

        Drew Amman
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        In Your Community

        Rowan County Schools launch new ID badge system amid parent concerns

        Alex Barber
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        In Your Community

        New regulations in Georgetown, Scott County to help combat housing shortage

        Ellen Chapman
        Maisie Woomer

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Open hosts mini pro-am for UK Children's patients

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Barry Manilow's charity awards $10K to Lafayette High School band director

        Annie Brown
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        Daily Forecast

        Active start to August

        Emily McKinney
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        Crime

        KY man facing charges after alleged gas theft triggers residential fire

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        19-year-old arrested, juvenile detained in Woodford County Gas Station Robberies

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky woman marrying man whose brother saved her life through organ donation

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Jessamine County nonprofit helps entrepreneurs get their start in business

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Daily Forecast

        A Nice Start to the Weekend that Doesn't Last

        Tom Ackerman
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        BBN Tonight

        Meet Jemma Amoore: The 'favorite' Amoore

        Sierra Newton
        100 Good Men of Lexington award grants

        Covering Kentucky

        100 Good Men of Lexington awards $70K to 7 central Kentucky nonprofits

        Megan Mannering
      • Former Woodford County EMT fighting for accountability after filing sexual harassment complaint

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Woodford County judge/executive releases statement on EMS lawsuit

        Kayleigh Randle
        1 in 4 Kentucky children go hungry, new Feeding America data shows

        Covering Kentucky

        1 in 4 Kentucky children go hungry, new Feeding America data shows

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky ranks among fifth lowest in the nation for kindergarten vaccine rates

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man charged with attempted murder in connection to South Limestone shooting

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        New Kentucky law imposes stricter rules for stopping for school buses

        Ellen Chapman
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        In Your Community

        MSU, UPIKE partner to put EKY students on the path to entering the medical field

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County man charged after allegedly having 'sexual relations' with minor

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Government to turn a KY uranium plant into an AI data center, gas power complex

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Lexington man pleads guilty to amended manslaughter charge in 2023 shooting

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky AG fights to uphold convictions of 2 men in Crystal Rogers death case

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington planners recommend approval of new data center zoning rules

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Quiet and nice end to July

        Emily McKinney
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Places Four Players on National Player of the Year Watch List

        Kim Davis

        News

        Kim Davis accused of hiding assets after $565K same-sex marriage judgment

        Web Staff
        Charles Escalera sentencing, Taylor County Circuit Court

        Crime

        Former Campbellsville University wrestler sentenced to 40 years for dorm murder

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Noah recovering after being malnourished, about to be ready for fostering

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Daily Forecast

        Thursday is Looking Good

        Tom Ackerman
        The Haley House has provided 4,231 safe nights since opening last summer, but every bed is currently full as demand continues to grow.

        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown's first emergency DV shelter has provided more than 4,200 safe nights

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        5 people displaced following Wednesday evening fire at Lexington home

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Gov. Andy Beshear announces book tour with first stop scheduled for Lexington

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man arrested after police find drugs inside graham cracker box in his vehicle

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Several cases of Legionnaires’ confirmed in Franklin County

        Carlee Hogsten
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        BBN Tonight

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        Maggie Davis
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        In Your Community

        William Wells Brown Elementary kicks off school year ahead of district start

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY Dairy Queen locations to raise money for Golisano Children’s at UK

        Web Staff
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        Kentucky Data Centers: LEX News Special Coverage

        Former Burgin School Board Member pushes back on proposed site of data center

        Drew Amman
        YMCA of Central Kentucky packs backpacks

        Covering Kentucky

        YMCA of Central Kentucky rallies to give away backpacks to 3,500 kids

        Megan Mannering
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