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Coroner: 75-year-old Russell Springs man dies from apparent drowning

Mack Carmack

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KSP: Human skeletal remains found in Madison County woods

Mack Carmack

Covering Kentucky

Lexington Stakes Party gala supports nonprofit fighting child trafficking

Kayleigh Randle

Daily Forecast

A cooler and seasonal Easter Sunday

Patrick Herion

Covering Kentucky

Lexington police, Department of Homeland Security conduct local investigation

Mack Carmack

Covering Kentucky

'High stress': Advocates aim to protect jockeys from the dangers of horseracing

Ellen Ice

World News

Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran

Associated Press

Covering Kentucky

Rain or shine: Lexington firefighters tackle Arcadia Park house fire

Web Staff

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Knox County fire crews battle 10-acre wildfire suspected as arson

Web Staff

National News

Best of the Bluegrass

Get rid of unwanted hair with Uptown Laser Hair Removal

Jennifer Palumbo

Best of the Bluegrass

'Bluegrass Books' with Jessamine County Public Library

Jennifer Palumbo

Best of the Bluegrass

'Backroads to Better Money' with Commonwealth Credit Union

Jennifer Palumbo
Best of the Bluegrass

Central Kentucky Home Show upcoming in downtown Lexington

Jennifer Palumbo

Best of the Bluegrass

April 2026 edition: 'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

Jennifer Palumbo

Best of the Bluegrass

Mug Shot of the Week: Sherrie Emerson

Jennifer Palumbo

Daily Forecast

Easter Sunday is a lot cooler

Emily McKinney

Covering Kentucky

Frankfort firefighters extinguish pawn shop set

Mack Carmack

Covering Kentucky

Central Kentucky firefighters rescue 2 lost hikers from Jessamine Creek Gorge

Mack Carmack
Crime

Knox County man in custody after allegedly assaulting woman and her 2 kids

Mack Carmack

Covering Kentucky

Coroner: New details in Friday Woodford County fatal collision

Web Staff

Daily Forecast

One more day in the 80s

Patrick Herion

BBN Tonight

WATCH: Leaving a Mark

Maggie Davis

BBN Tonight

Kentucky's Jasper Johnson, Brandon Garrison expected to enter transfer portal

Rosemary Kelley
BBN Tonight

UK athletics announces 12-year partnership with Fanatics, NIL program

Web Staff

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Sianni Appolon: Two-time state champ, trailblazer in girls' wrestling

Megan Mannering

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky legislature, Beshear react to news of proposed Mitch McConnell statue

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

Beshear signs Logan's Law to strengthen sentencing, parole for violent offenders

Annie Brown

National News

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession

Associated Press

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Local Lexington distillery avoids the negative impacts of tariffs

Michael Berk
Daily Forecast

Easter weekend brings spring showers

Emily McKinney

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky voter registration surges ahead of May primary election

Web Staff

Crime

Lexington police arrest 30-year-old man following alleged armed robbery, assault

Web Staff

Iran War

2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member missing

AP via Scripps News Group

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DHS urges Lexington officials to not release man accused of child rape

Erin Rosas

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky overrides veto to shield Roundup maker from cancer lawsuits

Associated Press
Weather

A Warm, Windy and Unsettled Start to the Spring Meet

Tom Ackerman

Covering Kentucky

Beshear identifies deputy sheriff who was shot in Crittenden Co. confrontation

Rosemary Kelley

Covering Kentucky

Stanford Walmart evacuated, closed as police work to clear 'possible threat'

Rosemary Kelley

Covering Kentucky

KSP investigating Thursday afternoon collision involving Stanford Police officer

Rosemary Kelley

BBN Tonight

WATCH: UK Women's Basketball's Savvy Swords joins BBN Tonight

Noah Cierzan

Covering Kentucky

Traffic collisions increase along a busy stretch of U.S. 27 in Nicholasville

Leigh Searcy
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Firefighters take part in yearly fire truck driving requirements

Caleb Barnes

Bengals

Bengals continue to bolster defense, sign safety Kyle Dugger

Taylor Weiter

LEX 18 Investigates

EKCC inmate's wife speaks out on alleged abuse

Kayleigh Randle

Covering Kentucky

KY Democrats say Republicans played bingo during a session, sparking outrage

Annie Brown

Covering Kentucky

KY bald eagle pop reaches record numbers following years of conservation efforts

Megan Mannering

Covering Kentucky

Lexington founder sparks global awareness for rare TAR syndrome

Molly Demrow
Kentucky Politics

Sen. Mitch McConnell shares opinion on sending American troops to Iran

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

'Hunger Doesn't Take a Spring Break' feeding Lexington kids during spring break

Evelyn Schultz

Daily Forecast

Showers around on Good Friday

Emily McKinney

Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran

Rain or shine: Lexington firefighters tackle Arcadia Park house fire

Knox County fire crews battle 10-acre wildfire suspected as arson

National News

Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz blockade

Calmer winds aid crews battling California's Springs Fire

Judge blocks Trump's rush to collect college racial admissions data

Get rid of unwanted hair with Uptown Laser Hair Removal

'Bluegrass Books' with Jessamine County Public Library

'Backroads to Better Money' with Commonwealth Credit Union

Central Kentucky Home Show upcoming in downtown Lexington

April 2026 edition: 'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

Mug Shot of the Week: Sherrie Emerson

Easter Sunday is a lot cooler

Frankfort firefighters extinguish pawn shop set

Central Kentucky firefighters rescue 2 lost hikers from Jessamine Creek Gorge

Knox County man in custody after allegedly assaulting woman and her 2 kids

Coroner: New details in Friday Woodford County fatal collision

One more day in the 80s

WATCH: Leaving a Mark

Kentucky's Jasper Johnson, Brandon Garrison expected to enter transfer portal

UK athletics announces 12-year partnership with Fanatics, NIL program

Sianni Appolon: Two-time state champ, trailblazer in girls' wrestling

Kentucky legislature, Beshear react to news of proposed Mitch McConnell statue

Beshear signs Logan's Law to strengthen sentencing, parole for violent offenders

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession

Local Lexington distillery avoids the negative impacts of tariffs

Easter weekend brings spring showers

Kentucky voter registration surges ahead of May primary election

Lexington police arrest 30-year-old man following alleged armed robbery, assault

2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member missing

DHS urges Lexington officials to not release man accused of child rape

Kentucky overrides veto to shield Roundup maker from cancer lawsuits

A Warm, Windy and Unsettled Start to the Spring Meet

Beshear identifies deputy sheriff who was shot in Crittenden Co. confrontation

Stanford Walmart evacuated, closed as police work to clear 'possible threat'

KSP investigating Thursday afternoon collision involving Stanford Police officer

WATCH: UK Women's Basketball's Savvy Swords joins BBN Tonight

Traffic collisions increase along a busy stretch of U.S. 27 in Nicholasville

Firefighters take part in yearly fire truck driving requirements

Bengals continue to bolster defense, sign safety Kyle Dugger

EKCC inmate's wife speaks out on alleged abuse

KY Democrats say Republicans played bingo during a session, sparking outrage

KY bald eagle pop reaches record numbers following years of conservation efforts

Lexington founder sparks global awareness for rare TAR syndrome

Sen. Mitch McConnell shares opinion on sending American troops to Iran

'Hunger Doesn't Take a Spring Break' feeding Lexington kids during spring break

Showers around on Good Friday

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