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      • Crime
        KY man accused of spiking woman's drink with meth now charged with kidnapping
        Mack Carmack
        Covering Kentucky
        University of Kentucky students react to Mitch Barnhart's announcement
        Kayleigh Randle
        Covering Kentucky
        FCPS to seek loan after finances misstated for years, Liggins reports
        Erin Rosas
        Daily Forecast
        A Few Showers and Storms Late Friday, Overnight
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        Father of suspect in fatal Frankfort hit and run says son 'feels remorse'
        Leigh Searcy
        Covering Kentucky
        Report: Kentucky awards nearly $34 million to combat the state drug epidemic
        Karolina Buczek
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        BBN Tonight

        WATCH: Meet Kentucky Baseball's Friday Night Starter, Jaxon Jelkin

        Noah Cierzan
        Field Notes: Scott County pig farm

        Covering Kentucky

        Field Notes: Pigs, pastures and legacy at Tulip Hayes Farm

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Morehead aiming to boost local literacy rates by constructing little library

        Alex Barber
      • National News

        • Migrants seeking asylum line up while waiting to be processed after crossing the border

          Appeals court stops Trump’s effort to cut off asylum at border

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Dating

          Big spender? That’s a red flag, say 60% of singles

          Scripps News Group
        • Trump Cartels Military Glance

          US not counting on Europe in Iran war, third aircraft carrier arrives in region

          Justin Boggs

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        Crime

        Lexington man arrested after allegedly firing gun during road rage incident

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man arrested after allegedly stealing 2 vehicles and fleeing Winchester police

        Web Staff
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        News

        President and Pope: The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Authorities arrest Pineville man after a weeks-long manhunt

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Mostly Sunny and Very Warm Friday

        Tom Ackerman
        Military

        Covering Kentucky

        UK students react to US's move to automatically register men for draft

        Ajay Patel
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        Crime

        Sexual assault case involving Papi's Restaurant owner waived to grand jury

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Owingsville community supports longtime 911 dispatcher battling cancer

        Alex Barber
        Woman frustrated with social security

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington woman frustrated by the disability benefits application process

        Drew Amman
      • EKCC installs new fence

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Fence installed at Kentucky prison cliff after inmate's fatal fall

        Leigh Searcy
        Downtown Paris prepares for "Silver Bells Christmas"

        Covering Kentucky

        Downtown Paris transforms into movie set for 'Silver Bells Christmas'

        Evelyn Schultz
        Sotoxa device

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office uses new handheld SoToxa device for drug tests

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Nicholasville City County Park opens all-inclusive playground, and it's a hit

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Credit cards can feel like monopoly money:' Tips for how to beat your budget

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Scott County Sheriff's Office mourns unexpected death of deputy

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Motorcycle operator dies, passenger injured in Bowling Green collision

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        Moving toward a warm mid-April weekend

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police search for missing 20-year-old Flatwoods man with cerebral palsy

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Lexington man faces several child sexual abuse charges, court documents reveal

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        EKPC seeks to appeal ruling to build a power line on Berea College property

        Erin Rosas
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        Daily Forecast

        A Spectacular Spring Day Thursday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman celebrates her life-saving transplant after surviving kidney failure

        Ajay Patel
        Collin Chandler enters transfer portal

        BBN Tonight

        Collin Chandler enters transfer portal, 'returning home'

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Covering Kentucky

        Horse euthanized after fracturing shoulder during Wednesday race at Keeneland

        Web Staff
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        In Your Community

        Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

        Caleb Barnes
        Bourbon Cold Weather

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Bourbon Trail welcomes 2.7 million visitors during 2025

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wilmore Fire Department breaks call volume records as local demand rises

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Volunteers provide free spring break lunches for Lexington students

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Boyle County Detention Center warns of scammer posing as staff member

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 77-year-old man dies in mobile home fire without smoke detectors

        Web Staff
        Police

        Covering Kentucky

        Inmate that escaped from Mercer County Judicial Center arrested without incident

        Web Staff
      • Larry Johnson, 68, found guilty of Manslaughter

        Crime

        Floyd County man found guilty of manslaughter for 2025 shooting death

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        The 70s return for the rest of the workweek

        Patrick Herion
        Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

        National News

        Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: Monticello man found guilty following a 2022 armed police standoff

        Web Staff
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        News

        93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night

        Cherish Walters
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        Today's Forecast

        The Warmup Begins

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Widow reacts after man convicted of killing LPD officer is arrested again

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Missing Clay County teen found safe, KSP reports

        Rosemary Kelley
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