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LEX 18 Investigates

Ex-funeral home worker steals nearly $12K using identities of deceased children

Leigh Searcy

Covering Kentucky

Lexington immigration attorney questions Minneapolis ICE shooting account

Megan Mannering

National Politics

Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon

AP via Scripps News Group

Daily Forecast

Active Friday ahead

Emily McKinney

Covering Kentucky

Governor's budget proposes free FFA membership for all students statewide

Annie Brown

Covering Kentucky

CAPs 'Steppingstones' helping Kentuckians find fresh start

Caleb Barnes

Covering Kentucky

KY House Democrats unveil 2026 legislative priorities focused on affordability

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky's housing market shows stable growth heading into 2026

Kayleigh Randle

Covering Kentucky

Retired detective recalls early part of investigation into 1998 Lexington murder

Michael Berk

National News

Covering Kentucky

LexGive365 launches community champions grant for smaller nonprofits

Molly Demrow

Covering Kentucky

London man receives new liver via fully robotic transplant operation

Ellen Ice

Covering Kentucky

Report: KY becomes first state to sue AI chatbot company over safety concerns

Web Staff
News

Rowan County man killed after being ejected from vehicle on US 60

Cherish Walters

Covering Kentucky

1 person hospitalized after vehicle crashes into Georgetown orthodontics office

Web Staff

Pet of the Day

Pet of the Day on Jan. 8: Penny

Web Staff

News

KSP investigating officer-involved shooting that left 80-year-old dead

Cherish Walters

Covering Kentucky

Fayette County sees 110 animal cruelty charges filed in 2025

Web Staff

Daily Forecast

Here Come the 60s!

Tom Ackerman
Covering Kentucky

Beshear delivers State of Commonwealth address with eye on American Dream

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

No injuries reported after Wednesday afternoon bus crash in Fleming County

Web Staff

BBN Tonight

Cats Crumble: Missouri beats Kentucky, 73-68 in Rupp Arena

Maggie Davis

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky rep introduces bill to create back-to-school sales tax holiday

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Family loses $810 in rental scam after roof collapse forces emergency move

Molly Demrow
Covering Kentucky

Cable thefts amid rising copper prices having wide impact in local communities

Caleb Barnes

Covering Kentucky

Bell County family pleads for answers in daughter's 34-year-old unsolved murder

Kayleigh Randle

We Follow Through

LPD chief addresses 2025 violent crime as it continues to trend downward

Drew Amman

Covering Kentucky

KSP makes arrest in connection to 1991 cold case involving unidentified infant

Covering Kentucky

2 adults displaced following afternoon fire on Woodhill Drive

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

New Capital City Museum in Frankfort employees are a purr-fect fit

Evelyn Schultz
Covering Kentucky

Doctors offer suggestions for avoiding the hospital as flu rips through Kentucky

Michael Berk

Covering Kentucky

Rep. Maddox files bill to return driver's license offices to county level

Rosemary Kelley

Daily Forecast

Getting warmer on Thursday

Emily McKinney

Radio Vida

LEX 18 Spanish report for Wednesday, Jan. 7 with Radio Vida

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

27-year-old murder case solved through connection to notorious Texas crime

Erin Rosas

Crime

Lexington police seek man wanted on probation violation, sexual abuse charges

Web Staff
Crime

Bluegrass Crime Stoppers searching for information in deadly 2008 shooting

Cherish Walters

Covering Kentucky

First-ever civic assembly to review Lexington city charter this spring

Ellen Ice

Kentucky Politics

Kentucky lawmaker files bill aiming to protect reproductive health care privacy

Erin Rosas

News

Pedestrian killed after being struck by a vehicle on U.S. 41 in Hopkins County

Cherish Walters

Covering Kentucky

FCPS asking community's help naming new elementary school

Cherish Walters

Crime

Perry County man arrested for allegedly trying to meet teen for money

Cherish Walters
News

At least 17-vehicle crash on KY 1247 in Burnside amid heavy fog, officials say

Web Staff

Kentucky Politics

Newly proposed KY bill would establish ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ on activist's birthday

Web Staff

News

Driver hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after crash on I-75 ramp

Web Staff

Daily Forecast

Sunshine Returns Wednesday

Tom Ackerman

Covering Kentucky

As CDC scales back childhood vaccine guidance, pediatrician questions decision

Ajay Patel

Covering Kentucky

Senior center sweethearts: Couple finds love while working through loss

Megan Mannering
Covering Kentucky

As CSEPP funding ends, Estill County EMA is preparing for reduced operations

Caleb Barnes

Covering Kentucky

Lexington prepares for annual LexCount and is seeking volunteers

Drew Amman

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky lawmakers begin 2026 session with disagreement on budget outlook

Karolina Buczek

KY House Democrats unveil 2026 legislative priorities focused on affordability

Kentucky's housing market shows stable growth heading into 2026

Retired detective recalls early part of investigation into 1998 Lexington murder

National News

House passes bill to extend ACA subsidies, but Senate approval is not expected

Mamdani defends NYC sanctuary status, vows not to cooperate with ICE operations

Electric boats headline the transportation tech on display at CES 2026

LexGive365 launches community champions grant for smaller nonprofits

London man receives new liver via fully robotic transplant operation

Report: KY becomes first state to sue AI chatbot company over safety concerns

Rowan County man killed after being ejected from vehicle on US 60

1 person hospitalized after vehicle crashes into Georgetown orthodontics office

Pet of the Day on Jan. 8: Penny

KSP investigating officer-involved shooting that left 80-year-old dead

Fayette County sees 110 animal cruelty charges filed in 2025

Here Come the 60s!

Beshear delivers State of Commonwealth address with eye on American Dream

No injuries reported after Wednesday afternoon bus crash in Fleming County

Cats Crumble: Missouri beats Kentucky, 73-68 in Rupp Arena

Kentucky rep introduces bill to create back-to-school sales tax holiday

Family loses $810 in rental scam after roof collapse forces emergency move

Cable thefts amid rising copper prices having wide impact in local communities

Bell County family pleads for answers in daughter's 34-year-old unsolved murder

LPD chief addresses 2025 violent crime as it continues to trend downward

KSP makes arrest in connection to 1991 cold case involving unidentified infant

2 adults displaced following afternoon fire on Woodhill Drive

New Capital City Museum in Frankfort employees are a purr-fect fit

Doctors offer suggestions for avoiding the hospital as flu rips through Kentucky

Rep. Maddox files bill to return driver's license offices to county level

Getting warmer on Thursday

LEX 18 Spanish report for Wednesday, Jan. 7 with Radio Vida

27-year-old murder case solved through connection to notorious Texas crime

Lexington police seek man wanted on probation violation, sexual abuse charges

Bluegrass Crime Stoppers searching for information in deadly 2008 shooting

First-ever civic assembly to review Lexington city charter this spring

Kentucky lawmaker files bill aiming to protect reproductive health care privacy

Pedestrian killed after being struck by a vehicle on U.S. 41 in Hopkins County

FCPS asking community's help naming new elementary school

Perry County man arrested for allegedly trying to meet teen for money

At least 17-vehicle crash on KY 1247 in Burnside amid heavy fog, officials say

Newly proposed KY bill would establish ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ on activist's birthday

Driver hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after crash on I-75 ramp

Sunshine Returns Wednesday

As CDC scales back childhood vaccine guidance, pediatrician questions decision

Senior center sweethearts: Couple finds love while working through loss

As CSEPP funding ends, Estill County EMA is preparing for reduced operations

Lexington prepares for annual LexCount and is seeking volunteers

Kentucky lawmakers begin 2026 session with disagreement on budget outlook

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