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      • Crime
        Suspect in deadly Berea bank robbery identified in criminal complaint
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Retired judge's kidney transplant story spans generations of donate life legacy
        Drew Amman
        Crime
        UK student charged with assault after bar fight left victim with brain bleed
        Web Staff
        Daily Forecast
        A Very Cool Derby Weekend
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        All charges dropped in London arrest that triggered FBI notification
        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Covington police searching for missing Northern Kentucky University student

        Cherish Walters
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        Kentucky Derby 152

        Donna Brothers steps away from NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage after 26 races

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        Corbin Police asking for help locating suspect in afternoon theft of vehicle

        Rosemary Kelley
      • National News

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          Bayer recalls Afrin travel-size nasal spray over labeling error

          Justin Boggs
        • US Congress

          Republicans who vowed to vote no on DHS funding passed it anyway

          Nathaniel Reed
        • Automobile

          Ford brings back employee pricing ahead of US 250th anniversary

          Scripps News Group

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      • Nelson County Sheriff's Office captures escaped inmate

        Crime

        Nelson County Sheriff's Office locates, arrests escaped inmate

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Scott County sheriff warns of unauthorized vehicle conducting traffic stops

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        Showers and storms to roll through the Commonwealth

        Patrick Herion
      • Election 2019 Kentucky Governor

        Covering Kentucky

        Judge involved in Matt Bevin's child support case will not recuse herself

        Rosemary Kelley
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        BBN Tonight

        What We Saw: Kentucky vs. Louisville volleyball exhibition

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        1 person facing charges following disturbance at Lexington apartment complex

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Local doula works to prevent Black maternal deaths at health fair

        Michael Berk
        Marjorie Gonzalez reappears in court

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Woman accused of stealing over $30K from former UK coach offered new plea deal

        Leigh Searcy
        Immigration ICE Vetting

        National Politics

        ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

        Associated Press
      • APTOPIX Climate Solar Energy Farmland

        Covering Kentucky

        Federal budget changes leave Kentucky energy projects in limbo

        Associated Press
        Bourbon County Mobile Home Park

        We Follow Through

        Back-and-forth continues at mobile home park as residents fight to stay housed

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Gatton Park to host up to 15 outdoor summer concerts in Lexington

        Molly Demrow
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        In Your Community

        MSU reduces tuition for online MAT degree, aiming to reduce teacher shortage

        Alex Barber
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        Crime

        KY man faces federal charges after allegedly making threats against Trump online

        Erin Rosas
        Public School Bus

        Covering Kentucky

        Rockcastle County school bus gets in accident, students transported to hospital

        Mack Carmack
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        National News

        What to know about singer D4vd's arrest in Celeste Rivas Hernandez's killing

        Associated Press
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        National News

        Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies toward a record

        Associated Press
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        Daily Forecast

        Active Saturday ahead

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Will Stein’s spring practices bring new speed and energy from Oregon to Kentucky

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Still scared:' Residents react after apartment building collapses in Lexington

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A Summery Start to the Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County Schools to increase school meal prices under state instruction

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 rescued from boat stuck aground on Lake Linville Thursday afternoon

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS Board approves sale of former Southside Technical Center for $5.5 million

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Crime

        Harlan County Sheriff's Office reports escaped inmate on the loose

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS's Tyler Murphy sits down with LEX 18 for one-on-one interview

        Larry Smith
        Sunrise Suites in Mount Sterling

        Covering Kentucky

        New micro-apartments open in Mount Sterling, bolstering affordable housing

        Drew Amman
      • Morehead police begin using SoToxa handheld devices

        In Your Community

        Morehead police use SoToxa device to drug test drivers, preventing crashes

        Alex Barber
        Tyler Wands

        Covering Kentucky

        Giving back: Scott County student accepted to 3 military service academies

        Ellen Ice
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        National Politics

        Federal agency approves Trump's plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky students and health experts fight rising youth tobacco use

        Molly Demrow
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        National News

        Police release video, photos from Taylor Frankie Paul investigation

        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Recent motorcycle crashes in central Kentucky highlight road safety concerns

        Michael Berk
      • school nurse

        Covering Kentucky

        Legislation passed to expand access to sexual assault nurse examiners statewide

        Annie Brown
        Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        NTSB sets investigative hearing for deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        KSP: Man in custody on DUI, vehicular homicide charges following fatal collision

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Reports of downed small aircraft blocks inbound lanes on Versailles Road

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Friday is back to the 80s

        Emily McKinney
        Bourbon County Sheriff's Office congratulates WWII veteran on birthday

        Covering Kentucky

        Bourbon County Sheriff's Office congratulates WWII veteran on 103rd birthday

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Daviess County man arrested on human trafficking and sexual offense charges

        Web Staff
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        Politics

        Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        Several fire units respond to house fire in a Versailles neighborhood

        Web Staff
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