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      • Covering Kentucky
        Jessamine County jail's re-entry program transforms former inmate's life
        Drew Amman
        In Your Community
        Rowan County mailbox vandalism leaves neighbors with repair bills
        Alex Barber
        Covering Kentucky
        Mitch McConnell 'continues to improve' amid ongoing hospital stay
        Rosemary Kelley
        Daily Forecast
        One more day of the Heat Warning
        Emily McKinney
        Crime
        U.S. Marshals apprehend Kentucky man wanted for rape, sexual abuse of child
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Montgomery Gentry bringing free concert to Danville's Millennium Park on Friday
        Annie Brown
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        BBN Tonight

        Mark Pope on Barnhart to Batt: "We're going to accomplish great things"

        Maggie Davis
        Daniel Boone's final home in KY in Nichoals Co.

        Spotlight Series

        Daniel Boone's final KY home still standing in Nicholas County after 229 years

        Larry Smith
        Summer pool safety

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Parks & Recreation shares pool safety tips amid extreme heat

        Megan Mannering
      • National News

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          Supreme Court TPS ruling opens hundreds of thousands to deportation from the US

          Ava-joye Burnett
        • Macy's Fourth of July

          How to get keeper photos of July 4th fireworks, using just your smartphone

          Scripps News Group
        • Washington Exteme Weather Heat

          America 250 v. Freedom 250: What's the difference?

          Jay Gray

        Scripps News
      • "Ask the Lawyer" with Peterson Law Office on nursing home abuse

        Best of the Bluegrass

        'Ask the Lawyer' with Peterson Law Office on nursing home abuse this June

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Perryville Furniture Outlet

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Perryville Furniture Outlet celebrating 75 years of family service

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Mug Shot of the Week: Matthew Williams

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Mug Shot of the Week: Matthew Williams

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • Damage from storm on Waterworks Road in Williamstown

        Covering Kentucky

        Williamstown residents working to rebuild business after severe storm Thursday

        Drew Amman
        Kentucky teachers utilize Juneteenth to reflect on classroom representation

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky teachers utilize Juneteenth to reflect on classroom representation

        Karolina Buczek
        Justin McBride

        BBN Tonight

        Meet the Cats: Justin McBride

      • Australia Antisemitism

        World News

        Police charge a third suspect in a synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran

        Associated Press
        Iran US Trump

        National Politics

        US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump. Vance stays at home

        Associated Press
        Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

        World News

        Dragon Boat Festival links modern China to traditions more than 2,000 years old

        Associated Press
      • Britain-Train-Collision

        World News

        Two trains collide north of London, killing at least 1 person

        Associated Press
        Photo of Debra Wireman, 69

        Covering Kentucky

        Flemingsburg Police Department searching for missing 69-year-old woman

        Mack Carmack
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        News

        Vehicle fire extinguished after crash on South Highway 421 in Manchester

        Web Staff
      • Photos of Coty Savage

        Crime

        Winchester Police Department locates, apprehends armed robbery suspect

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Woodford County man indicted on 4 counts of child sexual abuse charges

        Web Staff
        APTOPIX Obama Presidential Center

        National News

        Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Federal judge delays trial in Berea bank shooting case as death penalty looms

        Cherish Walters
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on June 19: Ava

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County School Board accused of open meetings law violation

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Father's Day Weekend Looks Good Early

        Tom Ackerman
        Image of Walter Trebolo

        Covering Kentucky

        Family stunned after grand jury declines to indict in Walter Trebolo death

        Ajay Patel
        Iran US Trump

        National News

        Vance delays trip to Switzerland to lead new US talks with Iran

        Associated Press
      • Photo of a hazmat mask

        Covering Kentucky

        Multiple hospitalized after mass illness event at Wayne County senior center

        Mack Carmack
        Photos of Devin Snow

        Crime

        Nicholasville Police Departments apprehends 'armed and dangerous' suspect

        Mack Carmack
        Zoom Diallo

        BBN Tonight

        Meet the Cats: Zoom Diallo

      • Kindred Roots of Lexington

        In Your Community

        Kentucky's only kinship reunification program closing its doors this June

        Ana Medina
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        Kentucky Politics

        KY lawmakers hear warning about foreign cyberattacks on infrastructure systems

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Bardstown officer Nick Houck arraigned on first-degree perjury charge

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Storms damage buildings in Jessamine Co., including church steeple

        Annie Brown
        Structural damage at Big Red Appliances and Mattresses in Florence due to overnight storms

        Covering Kentucky

        Overnight storm leaves Florence business owner managing major structural damage

        Drew Amman
        Thursday storm causes power outages and downed trees across Rowan and Bath counties

        In Your Community

        Thursday storm causes dangerous conditions in Rowan and Bath counties

        Alex Barber
      • Uprooted tree falls on Cynthiana home due to storm damage

        In Your Community

        Uprooted trees, downed power lines litter Cynthiana

        Ellen Ice
        Preakness Horse Racing

        National News

        Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights

        By STEPHEN WHYNO
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        Crime

        Report: Taylor County funeral home director indicted for defrauding families

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Rain wraps for end of work week

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond firefighters rescue 5 residents from flooded mobile home park

        Web Staff
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        News

        Harrodsburg firefighters stop blaze at Whitaker Bank on South College Street

        Web Staff
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        BBN Tonight

        Meet the Cats: Mason Williams

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        News

        Child wakes to smoke as lightning sparks house fire in Franklin County

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown police recover over $80K for victims of online scam spanning 6 states

        Web Staff
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        News

        Pedestrian hit, killed by tractor-trailer on I-275 in Boone County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        More than 55,000 Kentuckians are without power due to severe storms

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        KY man arrested after allegedly posing as federal agent during predator sting

        Web Staff
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