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  • Covering Kentucky
    Juvenile charged with additional murder charge after teen is presumed dead
    Web Staff
    Daily Forecast
    A Stormy Start To The Weekend
    Bill Meck
    Crime
    Police: 1 charged with vehicular homicide in connection to deadly Berea crash
    Web Staff
    We Follow Through
    Woman once employed by former UK women's basketball coach sentenced to 8 years
    Leigh Searcy
    Crime
    Citation: Wolfe County man arrested on rape, child abuse charges
    Cherish Walters
    News
    Death investigation underway in Pike Co. after body found in creek, KSP reports
    Cherish Walters
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    BBN Tonight

    Nominate Here: Kentucky "Lift Them Up" Kid of the Game

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    Covering Kentucky

    Cancer Survivorship Day: UK Markey Center welcomes patients for celebration

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    2 Kentucky infants die from whooping cough, health officials urge vaccinations

    Web Staff
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      Prosecutors highlight Luigi Mangione's diary entries in state murder case

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      Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to US to face charges after wrongful deportation

      Scripps News Group
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      Measles cases climb toward highest rate in the US in 30 years

      Scripps News Group

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    Person killed in motorcycle crash in downtown Lexington identified

    Web Staff
    Tyler Crawford

    Covering Kentucky

    Knox County farmer offers aid to tornado victims, free of charge

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    FEMA individual aid approved for 6 counties impacted by deadly tornadoes

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    LCSO seeks public's assistance in identifying armed robbers

    Web Staff
    Horsey Hundred

    Covering Kentucky

    Annual Horsey Hundred takes off this weekend

    Megan Mannering
    Gail and Paul Cline reunite days after tornado tore into their home

    Covering Kentucky

    London couple reunites for the first time after tornado, smiles through the pain

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Baxter's plans to rebuild after EF-4 tornado destroys south location

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky man steps up to lead tornado cleanup efforts

    Ajay Patel

    BBN Tonight

    "We're all in it together:" Day two of donations for Kentucky tornado relief

    Sierra Newton
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    Covering Kentucky

    Trial slated next week for suspect in Crystal Rogers' case

    Leigh Searcy
    Healthier School Meals

    Covering Kentucky

    Eligible Kentucky students to receive $120 credit for summer meals

    Web Staff
    Blood donation

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky Blood Center asks O negative donors to give blood ahead of summer

    Andrew Lamparski
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    BBN Tonight

    WATCH: Kaz Brown joins "BBN Tonight"

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    Covering Kentucky

    Tornado survivors find temporary housing in state's trailers

    Karolina Buczek
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    Daily Forecast

    Good-looking start to weekend

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Gov. Beshear waives ID and vehicle document fees for storm victims

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Man arrested in connection with 2024 Letcher County murder

    Web Staff
    Pulaski County Detention Center

    Covering Kentucky

    Inmates in Pulaski County aid in cleanup effort after devastating tornado

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    High school teens can workout for free during Planet Fitness summer program

    Erin Rosas
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    Daily Forecast

    A Very Cool Memorial Day Weekend Inbound

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    UK Athletics and LEX18 donation drive kicked off Thursday, continues Friday

    Ellen Ice
  • Laurel Tornado

    Covering Kentucky

    'Please help me': London-Laurel 911 answers 600+ calls during tornado

    Megan Mannering
    Beshear

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky governor awaits presidential approval for FEMA tornado assistance

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Buffalo Trace Distillery launches fundraiser to support storm relief efforts

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Laurel County church finds a way to continue services despite severe damage

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Son remembers mother killed in tornado as the 'glue' of the family

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Whitley Co. house fire heard from miles away, victim identified

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Dogs found in 'terrible condition' in Letcher County, owner facing charges

    Web Staff
    Somerset Church Destroyed

    Covering Kentucky

    Community works to rebuild after Somerset church destroyed by storms

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    Covering Kentucky

    AVOL Kentucky unveils new meditation garden at Stonewall Terrace

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Continuing the cool pattern Friday

    Emily McKinney
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    BBN Tonight

    Braydon Hawthorne joins 2025-2026 Kentucky Wildcats

    Hannah Hamelback
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    BBN Tonight

    UK Volleyball vs. Pittsburgh in 2025 Shriners Children’s “Showdown at the Net”

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    BBN Tonight

    Jaland Lowe announced he's withdrawing from the NBA Draft

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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky Wildcats baseball team helps tornado victims in Russell County

    Web Staff
    Recovery Through Horses

    Covering Kentucky

    Horses help power the road to sober living for addicts on a Kentucky farm

    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    1 person confirmed dead by coroner after large house fire in Corbin

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Breezy and Cool with a Few Showers Thursday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    London family hides in gas station cooler to survive tornado

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Supplies to aid those affected by tornado stolen from Finley Trailer Park

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Trauma survivors share their powerful stories on National Trauma Survivors Day

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Grandmother among victims of deadly Laurel County tornado

    Leigh Searcy
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