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    Victim's friends speak out after fatal Powell County hit-and-run, arrest
    Kayleigh Randle
    News
    Police seek information on 'vehicle of interest' connected to shots-fired call
    Web Staff
    Crime
    Attempted kidnapping suspect indicted on an unrelated charge
    Leigh Searcy
    Daily Forecast
    Highs Surge into the 80s Thursday
    Covering Kentucky
    Over 200 affordable housing units in Lexington get big upgrade
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  • Election 2026-Kentucky Senate-Ethics

    Kentucky Politics

    Ethics complaint resurfaces as KY Republican Cameron runs for a U.S. Senate

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    The Reds pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated

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    Walmart says it will raise prices due to tariff costs

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    Crime

    1 with injuries, 2 in police custody after evening robbery on Augusta Court

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    5 years after daughter's work-related death, the fight for change continues

    Ajay Patel
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    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky Blood Center, The Milk Bank unite with new donation location

    Lauren Minor
    Fellow officers remember fallen Lexington correctional officer

    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington Community Corrections Officer remembered after unexpected death

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Off-campus UK graduation celebrations planned for minority groups

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    Covering Kentucky

    KY Transportation Cabinet issues warning on scam texts involving unpaid tolls

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    Measles

    Covering Kentucky

    Officials: 2nd measles case reported in the state in non-Kentucky resident

    Rosemary Kelley
  • Traffic Alert

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    Injury crash at outbound Winchester Road and Man o' War impacting traffic

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    Daily Forecast

    Numerous thundershowers on Friday

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Laurel Co. Sheriff's Office asking for help locating family of woman

    Web Staff
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    Lexington police to host Spring Drug Take Back Day

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    Somerset Police Department looking for missing 34-year-old man

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    Crime

    Federal jury in Lexington convicts Mercer Co. man for child sex trafficking

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Man arrested in connection to armed robbery at Bluegrass Drug Store in Danville

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Showers and Storms on the Rise Thursday, Friday

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Domestic violence shelter dedicated to teen who died by suicide set to open

    Ellen Ice
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    BBN Tonight

    WATCH: Brandon Garrison discusses return to Kentucky

    Web Staff
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    BBN Tonight

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    Family lost in Red River Gorge uses Apple SOS to be rescued

    Covering Kentucky

    Family lost in Red River Gorge uses Apple SOS to be found

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Berea College students prepare to enter nursing field debt-free

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Schools in Adair County closed Friday to allow community to attend funeral

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    Daily Forecast

    Rain chance increases late week

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky senators request extension to REAL ID deadline

    Evelyn Schultz
    Eli Lykins Bionic Hand

    Covering Kentucky

    Unstoppable with or without: 10-year-old receives specialty bionic hand

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    Berea students fighting to save school program

    Caleb Barnes
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    Covering Kentucky

    Hundreds of pounds of fish rescued from Buffalo Trace Distillery

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    FEMA assistance denied for additional counties affected by February floods

    Rosemary Kelley
    Churchill Downs

    Covering Kentucky

    Some Churchill Downs renovations paused due to construction cost 'uncertainty'

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    KSP: 1 dead, 1 arrested after 2-vehicle crash on KY 509 in Nelson County

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    Crime

    Police asking public for information on Fairhaven Drive shooting

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Bluegrass Crime Stoppers looking for 34-year-old man wanted on several warrants

    Web Staff
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    News

    Family rescued from hiking trail in Red River Gorge area

    Cherish Walters
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    Woman in custody after tires seen slashed outside Fayette County Courthouse

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    Daily Forecast

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    UK freshman Travis Perry enters transfer portal hours before close

    Rosemary Kelley
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    BBN Tonight

    Sean Woods named Scott County High School Boys Basketball Coach

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    Covering Kentucky

    Advocates rally against criminalization of homelessness

    Ajay Patel
  • Canine Cognition Course

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    Canine cognition course leads to adoptions at Lexington Humane Society

    Megan Mannering
    High temperature trend

    Daily Forecast

    More sunshine tomorrow

    Bayne Froney
    Marijuana

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    1 of Kentucky's largest medical marijuana facilities unveiled in Clark County

    Leigh Searcy
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