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      • Covering Kentucky
        Former Louisville officer seeks prison release while appealing conviction
        Erin Rosas
        Covering Kentucky
        Beshear: SNAP benefits should be loaded Saturday after state's quick processing
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Sheriff: Man arrested on kidnapping, sexual assault charges in Jackson Co.
        Web Staff
        Daily Forecast
        Quiet, but cool for Sunday
        Emily McKinney
        Covering Kentucky
        Pulaski Co. Sheriff: Man arrested on drug trafficking charges
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Rockcastle County High School students bring Safe Haven Baby Box to community
        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Frankfort Turkey Extravaganza serves families in need this holiday season

        Alex Barber
        Tennessee Tech Kentucky Football

        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Football takes care of Tennessee Tech, 42-10

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        Covering Kentucky

        Bell County man charged with multiple sexual offenses released from custody

        Web Staff
      • National News

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          Disney and YouTube reach a deal to bring content back to YouTube TV

          Scripps News Group
        • Financial Markets Wall Street

          The hangover from the government shutdown just hit Wall Street

          Maura Barrett
        • Election 2026 Redistricting

          Indiana Republicans will not push forward with redistricting, official says

          Scripps News Group

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      • Donald Trump

        Covering Kentucky

        Trump appears to mock Rep. Thomas Massie's remarriage in Truth Social post

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Cloudy, Gusty and Unseasonably Warm Saturday

        Tom Ackerman
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        HS Sports Zone

        2025 High School SportsZone Highlights Week 13

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Crime

        Former Oldham Co. deputy judge/executive indicted on theft, misconduct charges

        Web Staff
        Kentucky Volleyball 9th SEC Championship

        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Volleyball earns share of ninth straight SEC championship

        E Illinois Kentucky Basketball

        BBN Tonight

        Mo Dioubate leads No. 9 Wildcats in 99-53 Victory over Eastern Illinois

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        Crime

        Owner charged after dog returned to humane society in 'starving condition'

        Leigh Searcy
        Heritage Turkey

        Covering Kentucky

        Elmwood Stock Farm's Heritage turkeys bring flavor and history to holiday tables

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington's new winter weather shelter opens Saturday

        Drew Amman
      • Loved one details the life a Louisville UPS plane crash victim leaves behind

        Covering Kentucky

        Sister details the life a Louisville UPS plane crash victim leaves behind

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Hemp Kentucky

        Kentucky Politics

        Hemp advocates fight new federal ban that could devastate Kentucky farmers

        Karolina Buczek
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        Crime

        Man in Jessamine County indicted on assault, DUI charges after July 4 crash

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        A warm but windy Saturday coming

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK police chief launches Safe Zone app to boost campus safety

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Injury crash shuts down Bypass at Lemons Mill Road in Georgetown

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Louisville woman arrested in Florida for fatal 2020 DUI crash in London

        Erin Rosas
        Nathon Miller

        Crime

        Man sentenced to 20 years for deadly drunk driving crash in Clark County

        Web Staff
      • Biden

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky receives approval to fully fund SNAP benefits, Beshear reports

        Erin Rosas
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        News

        Unattended candle causes mobile home fire in Campbellsville, officials report

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        10 years later: Allen County remembers 7-year-old murdered at football game

        Web Staff
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        News

        Lexington police: 'No hazardous devices located' following bomb threat at school

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Blood Center launches Big Blue Crush to boost holiday blood supply

        Web Staff
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        News

        Lobbying firm ends Fayette County Public Schools contract over accuracy concerns

        Web Staff
      • Fatal Collision

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        Coroner: Woman killed in collision on U.S. Highway 68 in Nicholas County

        Cherish Walters
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        News

        Man who died in Covington house fire identified

        Felicia Jordan
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        Daily Forecast

        Windy and Warmer this Weekend

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County tornado survivors still rebuilding 6 months after EF-4 devastation

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Search for 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner stretches into 4th week

        Michael Berk
        Pennies

        Covering Kentucky

        Change is coming: America bids farewell to the penny

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Cynthiana senior living residents face new uncertainty over zoning changes

        Leigh Searcy
        Government Shutdown Food Aid

        Covering Kentucky

        SNAP benefits in KY to resume with remaining payments expected by mid-November

        Karolina Buczek
        Food And Farm Healthy Donations

        Covering Kentucky

        Food pantries say there's still work to be done following government reopening

        Annie Brown
      • Lexington laundromat transforms itself into a modernized hangout

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington laundromat transforms mundane chore into community hangout

        Kayleigh Randle
        Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington task force continues to focus on solutions to make roads safer

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Students discover career paths at Fayette County Public Schools Career Expo

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Why did we see the northern light in Kentucky, and when will we see them again?

        Caleb Barnes
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        Daily Forecast

        Back To The Warm Side Of Fall

        Bill Meck
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County schools launch facility review project to improve efficiency

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Hardin County Sheriff's Office arrests man following child abuse investigation

        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

        Warrant: Man charged with rape, sexual abuse of a minor in Madison County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Jessamine County remembers 2 fallen deputies killed in line of duty

        Web Staff
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