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        Rosemary Kelley
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        Health officials responding after whooping cough confirmed at 4 FCPS schools
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        Body parts accidentally delivered to KY woman instead of ordered medication

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        Lexington restaurant owners rally to help Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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        We Follow Through

        Apartment owner fights fine by city after deadly gas leak, condemnation

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        Mason County debates billion-dollar data center project

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        Afternoon shooting in Lexington leaves man with non-life-threatening injuries

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      • God's Pantry Mobile Food Pantry Volunteering

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        Nonprofits are stepping up as KY families brace for SNAP benefits suspension

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky native preparing Deaflympics basketball team for Tokyo games

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        New candidate announces bid for London mayor in 2026

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        Kentucky's second case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in Pulaski County

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        Covering Kentucky

        Natalie’s Sisters in need of help as they dip into emergency resources

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        Report: London man arrested for DUI after single-vehicle rollover crash

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        One more dreary and rainy day

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        Woman left with 'serious injuries' after being hit by train in Louisa

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        Crime

        KSP: Pike Co. man arrested following child sexual abuse material investigation

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        Crime

        Lexington police searching for burglary suspect

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        Crime

        29-year-old Lexington man wanted for first-degree rape of a minor, police say

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        Crime

        Report: 3 people wanted in connection to burglary on Kirklevington Drive

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        Former Kentucky Gov. Bevin divorce case set to resume after appeals dismissed

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        Covering Kentucky

        New Kentucky law restricts use of drones while hunting, fishing

        Cherish Walters
        Racing Breeders' Cup-Sovereignty Out

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        Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty scratched from Breeders' Cup due to fever

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        National News

        Newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

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        Experience Buffalo Trace's haunted history this Halloween

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        Trump says 'it's too bad' he can't run for a third term

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        Daily Forecast

        A Wet Wednesday, Showers Linger Thursday

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky nonprofit prepares to help Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa

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        BBN Tonight

        Dominika Paurová remains competitive through tough times

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      • KSU Aquaculture Research

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        With almost 80% of seafood imported, can KSU turn the tide?

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Masked thieves target unlocked cars in northern Kentucky neighborhoods

        Molly Demrow
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        Beshear: KY will face health insurance premium increases without federal action

        Karolina Buczek
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        Madison County jailer says inmate's death in 2024 happened under previous jailer

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police continue search for Lexington teen missing since 1997

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        Daily Forecast

        A Really Wet Wednesday

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        Covering Kentucky

        Friends remember man killed in Lexington home as caring person

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        Covering Kentucky

        Nelson County chief deputy pleads guilty to forgery, misdemeanor charges

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        Attack that left Frankfort woman under emergency amputation going to trial

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        Covering Kentucky

        'Exuded joy': Rowan County Senior High School student remembered after her death

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        Crime

        Woman found dead from gunshot wound in Floyd County, KSP investigating

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        Covering Kentucky

        Police: No evidence found after report of fetus inside restaurant's plumbing

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