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  • News
    '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
    Needed quiet weather for Sunday
    Emily McKinney
  • 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
    • Justice Bondi

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

      AP via Scripps News Group
    • Virus Outbreak Trump

      Trump criticizes Walmart for blaming tariffs as prices set to rise

      Justin Boggs

    Scripps News
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    Crime

    6 people plead not guilty in Richmond daycare child abuse case

    Cherish Walters
    Publix Market

    News

    'We are thrilled': Publix to open second Lexington location in June 2025

    Cherish Walters
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    News

    Crews respond to fire on Tates Creek Road in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    New details released by sheriff's office in arrest of fugitive in Morehead

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Clouds Slowly Break Tuesday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Versailles bride-to-be scammed out of $8,000, left without a wedding venue

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    Laurel County Chief of Police releases statement about Vanzant Road shooting

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Godolphin reflects on historic weekend at Churchill Downs

    Drew Amman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Bill could allow everyday Americans to own part of racehorses

    Karolina Buczek
  • Kentucky Derby Horse Racing Sovereignty Garland Roses

    Kentucky Derby 151

    Meet the Lexington Florist responsible for preserving the Derby Garland

    Maggie Davis
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    Covering Kentucky

    Jack 'Goose' Givens speaks to Lexington Traditional Magnet School students

    Alex Barber
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    Covering Kentucky

    Frankfort flood victims face tough decisions ahead

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Preservation teams show flood victims how to salvage family items

    Caleb Barnes
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    Crime

    Kentucky man and fugitive arrested in Florida on 2007 rape, sodomy charges

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    New courthouse to open Monday: 2-year renovation is completed

    Michael Berk
  • High temperature

    Daily Forecast

    Sunshine returns on Tuesday

    Bayne Froney
    Severe Weather

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky accepting applications for unemployment assistance after April floods

    Erin Rosas
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    Crime

    Montgomery County man arrested on child sexual abuse charges, KSP investigating

    Cherish Walters
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    Crime

    KY man arrested after he allegedly planned to meet decoy teen for sexual acts

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    Georgetown police seek answers after inflatable chicken found deflated

    Web Staff
    Lollipops Order

    Covering Kentucky

    Kid in Lexington accidently orders 69,000 Dum-Dums lollipops

    Erin Rosas
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    BBN Tonight

    Kentucky men's basketball officially adds Andrija Jelavić

    Web Staff
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    Traffic

    Report: Vehicle flipped on Delong Road near Walnut Hill Road in Lexington

    Web Staff
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    Traffic

    Outer loop of New Circle Road back open after early morning semi-truck crash

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Still Showery, Gloomy and Cool Monday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Adair County Schools mourn loss of sixth-grade student

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Semi-truck driver rescued after dangling over Kennedy bridge in Louisville

    Web Staff
  • LEXINGTON POLICE

    Crime

    1 juvenile injured, another juvenile arrested after stabbing on Centre Parkway

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Debris in Kentucky River threatens Valley View Ferry operations

    Alex Barber
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    Daily Forecast

    Monday is chilly with more rain

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Search for missing boater in Laurel County continues

    Web Staff
    Rain chances

    Daily Forecast

    A few more gloomy days ahead

    Bayne Froney
    Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

    Kentucky Derby 151

    Sovereignty outduels Journalism in stretch to win 151st Kentucky Derby

    Associated Press
  • Police

    News

    Man whose son was killed by police now charged in death of deputy, officials say

    Associated Press
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    Crime

    Sheriff: 3 arrested in Bell County after multi-agency investigation, drug bust

    Web Staff
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    After historic Derby-Oaks double, trainer Kenny McPeek reflects on career

    Evan Leake
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    KY shop owner shares passion for Derby memorabilia with collectors worldwide

    Evan Leake
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    The data keepers of horse racing that track every move at Keeneland

    Evan Leake
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Mill Ridge Farm breeds champions and creates connections

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    New Vocations gives retired racehorses a second chance at life

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Rich Strike: From underdog to Kentucky Derby champion

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    $5,000 Mint Julep Cup Program benefits retirement farm for fillies and mares

    Drew Amman
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