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      • Covering Kentucky
        Will KY lawmakers continue to eye ratepayer protections amid data center boom?
        Karolina Buczek
        BBN Tonight
        Milan Momcilovic, nation's leading 3-point shooter, commits to KY Basketball
        Jesse Riffe
        Crime
        2 teens charged in connection to weekend robbery near Shillito Park
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        Daily Forecast
        A seasonal start to meteorological summer
        Patrick Herion
        Covering Kentucky
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        Drew Amman
        In Your Community
        Rowan County mother marks 10 years of sobriety after years of addiction
        Alex Barber
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        White Hall and the City of Richmond celebrating the site's 2026 opening day

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          New Mexico's Epstein 'Truth Commission' issues 14 subpoenas at inaugural meeting

          Alexandra Miller
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          Jason Bellini
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          Protesters arrested for defying curfew at New Jersey ICE detention facility

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        Suspect in shooting of Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy arrested in Kentucky

        Associated Press

        Covering Kentucky

        2 killed in Ashland motorcycle crash on Winchester Avenue Sunday evening

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        5 people displaced following overnight house fire in Lexington

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        Daily Forecast

        Near Record Highs Monday

        Tom Ackerman
        Frankfort flood and recovery resilience celebration

        Covering Kentucky

        Frankfort flood recovery celebration draws dozens 1 year later

        Web Staff
        London woman recalls moment EF-4 tornado destroyed her home, trapped her inside

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        London tornado survivor recalls the moment she thought she would die

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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Set to Open SEC Baseball Tournament Against Vanderbilt

        Noah Cierzan
        Katie's Ride Charity Cruise

        Covering Kentucky

        Katie's Ride charity cruise marks 10th anniversary in Lexington

        Web Staff
        Collection of presidential autographs at UK's College of Law Library

        Covering Kentucky

        Every president and vice president's autograph on display at UK

        Ellen Ice
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        Daily Forecast

        Heat cranks up on Monday

        Emily McKinney
        Long Island Rail Road Strike

        National News

        Largest US commuter rail system shut down, NY governor urges unions to talk

        Associated Press
        APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran War

        World News

        Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant, US and Iran signal they are prepared for war

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        None of the three Derby horses finished higher than 4th place in Preakness

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        KSP: Owensboro man arrested after child was exposed to methamphetamine

        Mack Carmack

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Lost Creek man dies after crashing into emergency vehicle Sunday morning

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        Daily Forecast

        A perfect afternoon for the pool

        Patrick Herion
        Preakness watch party held in Bourbon County

        Covering Kentucky

        Preakness watch party with Cherie DeVaux held in Paris

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Funeral plans announced for Kentucky civil rights leader P.G. Peeples

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Body found in Liberty, investigation underway

        Web Staff
        Day of Remembrance for tornado victims

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County community remembers 19 lives lost in deadly tornado

        Kayleigh Randle
        Working structure fire at Champion at Bluegrass Apartments

        Covering Kentucky

        Structure fire tackled at The Champion apartment complex in Lexington

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        Missing 18-year-old found safe, Lexington police report

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        Daily Forecast

        Storms with rain ahead late evening

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Southeastern Kentucky community remembers fallen victims of EF-4 tornado

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        Secretary of State: Kentucky early voting surges 75% as Saturday marks final day

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        Crime

        Kentucky State Police searching for wanted man accused of comitting arson

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        Daily Forecast

        An active Saturday afternoon

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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea Strong Benefit Night event held to remember US Bank shooting victims

        Ajay Patel
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        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky's Logan's Law could block early release for repeat offender

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        'No better love': Major Les Leatherman remembered one year after tornado tragedy

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Air Evac Lifeteam marks one year of rebuilding after Laurel County tornado

        Megan Mannering
        Stanford Mayor shown support amid cancer diagnosis

        Covering Kentucky

        Hundreds light a prayer candle for Stanford mayor battling cancer

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        Burglary murder victim remembered; community raises funds for funeral

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner: Motorcyclist dies from injuries sustained in crash near Jacobson Park

        Rosemary Kelley
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        'Hopefully this inspires people:' Aly Doyle commemorated with signs

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington marks 100 days without a homicide as gun violence trends downward

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        Covering Kentucky

        South Kentucky RECC marks one year since EF-4 tornado in Somerset

        Drew Amman

        Covering Kentucky

        At least 1 dead, multiple injured in Friday collision on HWY 245 in Bardstown

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        World News

        A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths

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        Brittany Russell could make Preakness history with Taj Mahal

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        Crime

        Indiana man convicted of defrauding KY Medicaid program, AG Coleman reports

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