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      • Covering Kentucky
        Man connected to 2020 shooting that left child blind sentenced to 15 years
        Erin Rosas
        Covering Kentucky
        1 person seriously injured in plane crash near solar farm field in Cynthiana
        Web Staff
        Crime
        Winchester man sentenced to 27 years for 2021 murder of Sheila Smith
        Rosemary Kelley
        Daily Forecast
        Sunny and Slightly Cooler Thursday
        Tom Ackerman
        Covering Kentucky
        No injuries reported in massive Lexington house fire on Grassland Park
        Web Staff
        News
        Lawsuit alleges bus driver was streaming videos when he fatally hit student
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        Covering Kentucky

        Frankfort man exonerated after spending nearly 9 years in prison

        Web Staff
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        Vatican report calls for reparations for sex abuse victims

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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Thursday, Oct. 16 with Radio Vida

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      • National News

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          Ben's Original recalls rice products for potentially containing small stones

        • Gavin Newsom

          The trucking rule California won’t enforce — and why it’s now paying the price

          AP via Scripps News Group
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          Hamas claims bodies Israel turned over show signs of torture

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        Crime

        2 arrested in Pulaski County home invasion that left victim tied up in basement

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        News

        Crews respond to crash on Bluegrass Parkway involving overturned box truck

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        Classroom

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky schools make strides in filling educator positions

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Pig found running loose on Lexington road needs foster home

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Jessamine County officials investigate after 7 puppies dumped at dog park

        Web Staff
        Biz Rivian

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Kentucky's electric vehicle market lags behind national average

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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on Oct. 16: Midnight

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        News

        KSP warns of jury duty scam calls, messages in Boyle County

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        Crime

        Georgetown Police Department looking for truck reportedly involved in vandalism

        Web Staff
      • APTOPIX Media Pentagon Rules

        National News

        Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new rules

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        Family restaurant The Wicked Wolfe destroyed in devastating fire

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Ballet Theatre brings spine-chilling 'Dracula' to Lexington Opera House

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates 40 years of funding from NIA

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        Covering Kentucky

        Sun Behavioral Health expands services to Carroll County Schools

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Critchfield Meats expands with new Lexington processing facility

        Michael Berk
        Veterans Affairs

        Covering Kentucky

        Veterans can still access most VA services during government shutdown

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Family seeks justice after Army veteran was killed in Lexington hit-and-run

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Staying dry through the week's end

        Emily McKinney
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        Crime

        2 arrested after over a pound of methamphetamine seized during traffic stop

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Report: KY woman tells police she expected PlayStation for turning in drugs

        Erin Rosas
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        Xerox confirms workforce reductions following Lexmark acquisition

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        Covering Kentucky

        Motorcyclist dies in Owensboro crash after running red light, KSP says

        Web Staff
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Wednesday, Oct. 15 with Radio Vida

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        Covering Kentucky

        Thieves steal emergency equipment from eastern Kentucky volunteer fire station

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        House fire in Mount Vernon sends one person to hospital with minor injuries

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Citation: Woman breaks deputy's nose with his own baton during arrest

        Web Staff
      • ACT

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky students rank 4th nationally on ACT among states testing all graduates

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Thoroughbred racing's 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna retires

        Web Staff
        Beshear

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky allocates $118.2 million for flood-prone property buyouts in 6 counties

        Erin Rosas
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        News

        KSP investigating hit-and-run involving pedestrians on Cumberland Parkway

        Cherish Walters
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on Oct. 15: Enzo

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Lexington police looking for suspect who allegedly stole cash from local store

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Lexington police seek answers in 2004 unsolved murder case

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        I-75 lanes in Madison County to fully reopen after $13.5 million highway project

        Erin Rosas
        Crime Scene Tape

        Crime

        Juvenile stabbed during alleged altercation at Big Spring Park in Versailles

        Web Staff
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        Sports

        Arkansas coach Calipari vows to retire before adopting transactional approach

        Associated Press
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        Spotlight Series

        New Montgomery Co. parks director plans major upgrades to facilities

        Ellen Ice
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        News

        2 injured in crash on Man O' War at Bold Bidder Drive

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Still Looking Good Wednesday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Alltech breaks ground on new crop science facility in Nicholasville

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Multi-vehicle collision on I-75 in Scott County leaves 2 with serious injuries

        Rosemary Kelley
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