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    '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
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      Trump criticizes Walmart for blaming tariffs as prices set to rise

      Justin Boggs

    Scripps News
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Churchill Downs brings roaring 20s to life

    Evan Leake
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    The history of the iconic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs

    Web Staff
    Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

    Kentucky Derby 151

    Kentucky Derby: How to watch and what to expect in the 151st running of the race

    Associated Press
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    Daily Forecast

    Derby Day is a wet one

    Emily McKinney
    police

    News

    Golden alert for missing 10-year-old Lexington boy canceled

    DeLaina Crutcher
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    Covering Kentucky

    Tragedy shakes small Kentucky community after deadly house fire

    Ajay Patel
  • Thomas Wideman

    Crime

    'It's really unfair': Homicide victim's family responds to delay in sentencing

    Megan Mannering
    Pills

    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky overdose deaths decline for third consecutive year

    Karolina Buczek
    Kentucky Oaks Horse Racing

    Kentucky Derby 151

    Filly Good Cheer stays unbeaten, rallying in the mud to win 151st Kentucky Oaks

    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    4 injured in 2-vehicle crash at Man o' War and Blazer Parkway

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    London Mayor Randall Weddle confirms resignation of Police Chief

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Lexington man indicted for 'promoting human trafficking,' official reports

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Chicago man arrested after major drug bust in Fayette County, officials report

    Web Staff
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    Sports

    Kentucky to play Purdue in preseason exhibition Oct. 24

    Keith Farmer
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    Crime

    1 charged with murder in connection with fatal Newtown Pike shooting, police say

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Severe Storms Start Your Derby Weekend

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Whitley County man remembered as hero at Thursday high school baseball game

    Ellen Ice
    Lexington Blue

    Covering Kentucky

    Class action lawsuit filed against Lexington Blue

    Megan Mannering
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    Crime

    Kentucky Powerball winner charged after allegedly kicking Florida deputy in face

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Campbellsville University ending undergraduate programs at Harrodsburg campus

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky officials criticize Trump's tariffs as Derby showcases state businesses

    Web Staff
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Visiting Magdalena Farm a year after Mystik Dan captured the 150th KY Derby

    Caleb Barnes
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Report: Derby horse Grande is scratched from the Kentucky Derby

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Deputies use flock cameras, foil scam attempt in Boyle Co.

    Drew Amman
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Central Kentucky woman expands custom lawn jockey business

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Daily Forecast

    A few more rounds of storms

    Emily McKinney
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    Sports

    Kentucky to play St. John's in Atlanta December 20

    Keith Farmer
  • Lincoln County High School

    News

    Juvenile criminally charged after threatening notes found at Lincoln Co. HS

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Man arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to kids at the Arboretum

    Erin Rosas
    Little Dan

    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington dog receives wheelchair after being surrendered by owner

    Web Staff
  • Kentucky Athletics LLC

    BBN Tonight

    University of Kentucky changes its athletic department to an LLC

    Associated Press
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    Daily Forecast

    Scattered Severe Storms Thursday

    Tom Ackerman
    Hindman Settlement School

    Covering Kentucky

    Nonprofit school in Knott County loses $250,000 in funding due to DOGE cuts

    Ellen Ice
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    Covering Kentucky

    52 FCPS students recognized during annual Teacher Signing Day

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    Route 77 near Red River Gorge to be closed more than a month

    Ajay Patel
    New FFA Scholarship honors Dixie Brainard

    News

    Bourbon Co. High School honors Dixie Brainard with FFA scholarship

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Kentucky Derby 151

    Harlan Poor Man’s Derby Party: Annual fundraiser set for Friday night

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    Campbellsville University to end undergraduate programs at Harrodsburg Campus

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Daily Forecast

    More strong storms around Thursday

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    KSP: 1 dead following officer-involved shooting in Boyd Co.

    Web Staff
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    News

    Great Bagel on Woodland Avenue in Lexington closed due to fire investigation

    Web Staff
    Bluegrass Crime Stoppers

    Crime

    Police looking for woman who allegedly stole credit card from mailbox container

    Web Staff
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