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    'We're gonna need a lot of help': Gov. Beshear responds to deadly tornadoes
    Megan Mannering
    News
    Death investigation underway after person found dead on Russell Cave Road
    Web Staff
    Covering Kentucky
    Death toll from recent storms rises to 18, Gov. Beshear confirms
    Rosemary Kelley
    Covering Kentucky
    PHOTOS/VIDEO: Storm, tornado damage seen across Kentucky
    Web Staff
    Covering Kentucky
    London neighborhood devastated by storm, residents begin recovery
    Ajay Patel
    Daily Forecast
    Quiet and sunny Sunday
    Bayne Froney
  • Preakness Stakes Horse Racing

    Sports

    Journalism comes from behind to win the Preakness

    Web Staff
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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky baseball earns 13-seed in SEC tournament

    Kinsey Lee
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    Covering Kentucky

    Berea volunteer fire department collecting donations for storm victims

    Web Staff
  • National News

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      Yellowstone Park grizzly bear euthanized for repeatedly accessing trash

      Scripps News Group
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      DOJ deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed

      AP via Scripps News Group
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      Trump criticizes Walmart for blaming tariffs as prices set to rise

      Justin Boggs

    Scripps News
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    Covering Kentucky

    Fluid spill causes lane closures on north Main Street in Nicholasville

    Web Staff
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    News

    Mayor, former Lawrenceburg fire chief release statements as firefighters resign

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Report: Man indicted by Bell County Grand Jury for 2023 murder of 17-month-old

    Cherish Walters
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    Covering Kentucky

    Archeologists help dig deeper into history of Henry Clay Estate

    Evan Leake
    Police

    News

    Missing 12-year-old out of Lexington found, police report

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Scattered Strong to Severe Storms Thursday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Franklin county brothers killed in house fire remembered by classmates, teachers

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Pioneer Playhouse faces uncertain future amid federal cuts

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    KET responds to funding cuts for public broadcasting

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Warrior Ridge reconnecting veterans through local retreat

    Lauren Minor
    KY 2-year-old diagnosed with leukemia while on vacation in FL

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky 2-year-old diagnosed with leukemia while on vacation in Florida

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Whitley County mourns the loss of Tye Hamblin after deadly motorcycle crash

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Running challenge honors young boy blinded by gun violence

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Funeral arrangements for teens killed in Franklin County house fire announced

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Ashland Elementary students take 'bike bus' ride to school

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    KBC partners with EMS agencies to treat patients with whole blood in the field

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Covering Kentucky

    Real ID rolls out on Wednesday at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    Breaking down how flock cameras work

    Leigh Searcy
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    Daily Forecast

    Showers and storms return Thursday

    Emily McKinney
    Octavious Oxendine UK football

    BBN Tonight

    Octavious Oxendine Signs with CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Police asking for help identifying person caught on camera driving into building

    Web Staff
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    News

    Officials seeking information in 2019 deadly shooting on Kirk Court in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Lexington police searching for 21-year-old man wanted on several charges

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    The Hope Center gets $75,000 from Subaru Share the Love Event

    Web Staff
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    National News

    Raccoon in Ohio found holding meth pipe in a vehicle during traffic stop

    Web Staff
    Mark Pope Pat Kelsey UK Louisville basketball

    BBN Tonight

    Date set for Cats vs. Cards in 2025

    Web Staff
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    Traffic

    Person taken to hospital after 2-vehicle collision on Harrodsburg Road

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Community members rally for renters rights, more transport options at 'BUILD'

    Ellen Ice
    Police

    News

    Missing 23-year-old Bell County woman found safe, officials report

    Web Staff
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    News

    Man taken into custody following 6-hour 'barricade situation' in Richmond

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lee County faces high drug overdose death rates despite statewide decrease

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Report: Kentucky continues falling behind in teacher pay rankings

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Owen County residents rally, seek FEMA Assistance after flooding

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Homeowner and tenants lose everything in a fire on Dartmouth Drive

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Table tennis club at UK sees rapid growth and success

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    Advocates fear federal funding cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention programs

    Evelyn Schultz
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    BBN Tonight

    UK Softball Eliminated in SEC Tournament First Round

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky reportedly sees significant drop in overdose deaths

    Karolina Buczek
    High temperature trend

    Daily Forecast

    Warmer temperatures for mid-week

    Bayne Froney
  • APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

    Sports

    Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in the Preakness

    Associated Press
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    News

    Ashli Watts named emcee for 145th Fancy Farm

    Cherish Walters
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    Covering Kentucky

    Wayne County Schools mourning the loss of fourth-grade student killed in crash

    Web Staff
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