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    Kentucky Derby 151

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    Daily Forecast

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    Gas station cashier talks about selling a winning Powerball Jackpot ticket

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    1 person dead after boat crash on Lake Cumberland

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    Covering Kentucky

    Blue Morpho Walk raises funds for KY Children's Hospital cancer patients

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    Daily Forecast

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    Emily McKinney
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    1 killed, 1 seriously injured in crash in Wayne County

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington woman finds missing therapy dog

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    Covering Kentucky

    LFD: 28 displaced after fire at apartment complex on Newtown Pike

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    Covering Kentucky

    Laurel Co. Sheriff's Office: 27-year-old woman found safe

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    Covering Kentucky

    Georgetown mother, son claim $167.3 million Powerball jackpot

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    Sunshine and a warm up for Sunday

    Bayne Froney
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    Person killed in crash on I-75 northbound near exit 110 identified by coroner

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    American Hero honored at 250th Anniversary of U.S. Marine Corps

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    11th Annual Peace Walk fights to end gun violence

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    Kentucky Derby 151

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    Kinsey Lee
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    BBN Tonight

    DRAFTED: Deone Walker pick 109, round 4 to the Bills

    Kinsey Lee
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    Memorial Coliseum holds grand reopening, honors Kentucky's fallen soldiers

    Alex Barber
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    Frederick Douglass student killed in Bryan Station Road Crash

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Looking better Sunday

    Emily McKinney
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    Gov. Beshear orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of KY firefighter

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    Covering Kentucky

    2 displaced, cats rescued from house fire in Lexington, LFD reports

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    High temperatures

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    Cool and sunny weekend ahead

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    Kentucky ranks fourth highest in US in child abuse

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    Memorial mass in honor of Pope Francis held in Lexington ahead of burial

    Ellen Ice
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    The Man of Many Names: Meet Patrick Herrera

    Maggie Davis
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    Traffic Alert

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    Drivers urged to use caution on US 27 NB near bridge near Camp Nelson

    Web Staff
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    New law allows Kentucky to start using automated speed enforcement in work zones

    Andrew Lamparski
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    All lanes of I-64 westbound in Clark County reopened after collision

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Water Safety Day

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    UK Athletics adopts new model and foundation

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