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      • Crime
        Rapper charged after stopping to film music video on Laurel County interstate
        Rosemary Kelley
        Covering Kentucky
        Trump's drug tariff plan sparks concern among Kentucky pharmacists
        Drew Amman
        Covering Kentucky
        Scott County teen gives back on 12th anniversary of life-changing accident
        Annie Brown
        Daily Forecast
        A very fall work week
        Patrick Herion
        Covering Kentucky
        La Uncia Mexican Grocery in Lexington closing after 35 years
        Alex Barber
        News
        Torilena Fields appears in court in Harrison County, competency hearing date set
        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Gov. Beshear on trade-focused trip across Europe amid trade war

        Karolina Buczek
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        Crime

        Mount Vernon woman charged with murder appears in court

        Michael Berk
        Roadway collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Lanes blocked on I-75 south at mile marker 101 due to injury collision

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      • National News

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          Nor'easter set to move off after swamping long stretch of US East Coast

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          'Put people first:' funds dwindle for critical nutrition programs like WIC

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          Markets rebound as Trump softens tone toward China after tariff threats

          Maura Barrett

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        Daily Forecast

        More like August for the start of October

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rowan County assistant football coach arrested for stalking, indecent exposure

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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Friday, Oct. 2 with Radio Vida

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        Crime

        2 teens charged in connection with robbery and shots fired in Lexington

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        Crime

        Man accused of assaulting woman in Laurel Co. to be deported, officials report

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        Covering Kentucky

        Death investigation underway in Harlan County after 2 found dead inside home

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        Covering Kentucky

        Spooky Sunrise: Transy's museum of medical curiosities

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Crime

        Search warrant in Georgetown leads to recovery of firearms, suspected marijuana

        Cherish Walters
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        Report: Several units responding to fire near Hilltop Drive in Anderson County

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        Crime

        Bluegrass Crime Stoppers looking for man wanted for wanton endangerment

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        Lexington police investigating after shots fired in overnight robbery

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Our First October Weekend is Coming in Hot

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community groups unite for neighborhood walk following Lexington teen's murder

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Anything can happen': Neighbors detail when 2 people were shot in Nicholasville

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky soybean harvest begins under shadow of China trade dispute

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        A look inside UK's new security operations center to enhance campus safety

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Keeneland Fall Meet begins Friday, officials ready to debut improved venue

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Bullets strike Lexington home, no injuries reported in morning shooting

        Drew Amman
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        Nicholasville primate rescue mourning loss of conservationist Jane Goodall

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Pulaski County man shares story of dirt racing, recovery and revival

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Dry weather/drought lingers

        Emily McKinney
      • Mosquito

        Covering Kentucky

        Health alert issued following rise in mosquito-borne illnesses

        Web Staff
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Thursday, Oct. 2 with Radio Vida

        Web Staff
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        News

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office searching for missing 15-year-old

        Web Staff
      • Trump

        Politics

        President Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings

        Associated Press
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        Nicholasville police identify man killed in Edgewood Drive shooting

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Multi-agency rescue saves man after fall near Lilly Mountain Preserve

        Erin Rosas
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        Crime

        1 arrested, 1 injured in stabbing at Campbellsville home

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Harrodsburg man charged with 19 counts of attempted murder after guesthouse fire

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Sheriff: Infant suffers rib fracture after man attempts 'technique' seen online

        Cherish Walters
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        News

        1 dead, 1 injured in crash involving semi on Newtown Pike at I-75

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Still Mostly Sunny, Dry and Very Warm Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        6-year-old's accused killer released, White House 'looking into' case

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY bride scrambles for new venue after location sold weeks before wedding

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community mourns teen victim as Lexington records first homicide in 2 months

        Megan Mannering
        Furry family member reunited with family four months after tornado

        Covering Kentucky

        Family reunited with furry family member 4 months after London tornado

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Government shutdown begins as Blue Grass airport operations continue normally

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Emergency crews work to rescue man after long fall at Lily Mountain Preserve

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Somerset food pantry turns to community for help while facing critical shortage

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Montgomery County Sheriff recovering after car accident

        Ellen Ice
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        Crime

        4 people arrested after string of robberies in Lexington, Franklin County

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner: Death at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex under investigation

        Web Staff
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