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      • Covering Kentucky
        Suspect, 3 others dead following Monday morning shooting in Adair County
        Rosemary Kelley
        Covering Kentucky
        City orders balconies to be demolished at Casa Mia apartments after collapse
        Leigh Searcy
        In Your Community
        Busy Buc-ee's intersection the site of 2 deadly collisions in 2 months
        Caleb Barnes
        Daily Forecast
        Mostly Sunny, Windy and Warmer Tuesday
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        Baby born 16 weeks early prepares to head home after 400 days in NICU
        Molly Demrow
        Covering Kentucky
        'Indicative of the turnout': Fayette County absentee ballot numbers climb
        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police asking for help after vehicle vs. pedestrian collision leaves 1 dead

        Rosemary Kelley
        Police Lights

        Covering Kentucky

        Barricaded subject in camper on Star Hill Road in Laurel County now in custody

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Owingsville hosts its annual walk to promote local autism acceptance

        Alex Barber
      • National News

        • Patrick Muldoon

          'Days of our Lives' star Patrick Muldoon has died at 57

          Scripps News Group
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          HUD drops appeal of lawsuit over homelessness program but still pursuing changes

          Jacob Gardenswartz
        • ICE detention facility Dilley, Texas

          Judge rules family should be released from ICE detention to pursue asylum case

          Patrick Terpstra

        Scripps News
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        Daily Forecast

        Moving toward a warm mid-April weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police search for missing 20-year-old Flatwoods man with cerebral palsy

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Lexington man faces several child sexual abuse charges, court documents reveal

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        EKPC seeks to appeal ruling to build a power line on Berea College property

        Erin Rosas
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        Daily Forecast

        A Spectacular Spring Day Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman celebrates her life-saving transplant after surviving kidney failure

        Ajay Patel
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        BBN Tonight

        Collin Chandler enters transfer portal, 'returning home'

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Covering Kentucky

        Horse euthanized after fracturing shoulder during Wednesday race at Keeneland

        Web Staff
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        In Your Community

        Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

        Caleb Barnes
      • Bourbon Cold Weather

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Bourbon Trail welcomes 2.7 million visitors during 2025

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wilmore Fire Department breaks call volume records as local demand rises

        Megan Mannering
        Glenn Doneghy's mugshot

        Covering Kentucky

        Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Volunteers provide free spring break lunches for Lexington students

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Boyle County Detention Center warns of scammer posing as staff member

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 77-year-old man dies in mobile home fire without smoke detectors

        Web Staff
        Police

        Covering Kentucky

        Inmate that escaped from Mercer County Judicial Center arrested without incident

        Web Staff
        Larry Johnson, 68, found guilty of Manslaughter

        Crime

        Floyd County man found guilty of manslaughter for 2025 shooting death

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        The 70s return for the rest of the workweek

        Patrick Herion
        Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

        National News

        Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Publix Market

        Covering Kentucky

        Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: Monticello man found guilty following a 2022 armed police standoff

        Web Staff
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        News

        93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night

        Cherish Walters
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        Today's Forecast

        The Warmup Begins

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Widow reacts after man convicted of killing LPD officer is arrested again

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Missing Clay County teen found safe, KSP reports

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Former Army medic, alum donates tool to help paramedics-in-training at EKU

        Caleb Barnes
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        In Your Community

        Bath County Schools mourns unexpected death of bus driver Dan 'Eddie' Wells

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear: Times at driver's licensing centers have significantly reduced

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County Public Schools impacted by surge in diesel fuel prices

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        U.S. Navy Week brings sailors to Lexington for community events

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rising gas prices are impacting young owner's lawn care business

        Leigh Searcy
        Red River Gorge

        Covering Kentucky

        Rescuers use smartphone link to find lost Red River Gorge hiker

        Megan Mannering
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        Crime

        Man convicted of killing Lexington police officer in 2010 arrested for stabbing

        Web Staff
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        BBN Tonight

        RETURNING: UK Men's Basketball guard Kam Williams

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        Crime

        KY man charged with sexual abuse of teenage girl at Bowling Green grocery store

        Web Staff
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        BBN Tonight

        UK Athletics launches BLUEprint: a front office database

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Glasgow man stops for a drink, wins $551,151 Kentucky Lottery Fast Play jackpot

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Another cold night before the 60s return

        Patrick Herion
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        News

        Kentucky State Police investigating death of 60-year-old man in McCreary County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Children and deputy injured after reported school bus crash in Whitley County

        Web Staff
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        News

        LFCHD confirms bat with rabies found in basement of Lexington home

        Cherish Walters
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