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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington man indicted on federal weapons charges after house explosion and fire

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        Crime

        KY man accused of spiking woman's drink with meth now charged with kidnapping

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        Daily Forecast

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        University of Kentucky students react to Mitch Barnhart's announcement

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        Field Notes: Pigs, pastures and legacy at Tulip Hayes Farm

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        Morehead aiming to boost local literacy rates by constructing little library

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        Louisville and football coach Jeff Brohm agree to new deal with extension

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        Covering Kentucky

        UK Provost defends hiring of new law school dean amid pushback

        Drew Amman
        Tyler Couch's arraignment

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        Father of suspect in fatal Frankfort hit and run says son 'feels remorse'

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky boy enters remission from leukemia one year after diagnosis

        Molly Demrow
        Kentucky gas prices

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        Drivers frustrated with varying prices in gas at stations across Lexington

        Michael Berk
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        FCPS to seek loan after finances misstated for years, Liggins reports

        Erin Rosas
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        Report: Kentucky awards nearly $34 million to combat the state drug epidemic

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        Crime

        Kentucky man sentenced after cutting a deputy with a knife at a hospital

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        Daily Forecast

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        BBN Tonight

        Mitch Barnhart will not serve as 'Executive in Residence' following retirement

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        Crime

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        Human remains found near river in Floyd County identified as missing woman

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        Bystanders blocking Pulaski County fire scenes cause major delays

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        BBN Tonight

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        Kentucky updates child sexual abuse investigation and prosecution protocols

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        Covering Kentucky

        Mother of Adair County man filed 4 protective orders against him since 2015

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Trial nears for man charged in killing of former lawmaker's daughter

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