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      • National News
        Trump says Khamenei killed in U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran
        Justin Boggs
        Covering Kentucky
        Beshear, Kentucky lawmakers react to U.S., Israel striking Iran
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      • Pulaski County structure fire

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        Pulaski County firefighters collaborate to extinguish large structure fire

        Mack Carmack
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        Lexington 8th grader wins 2026 Big Blue Spelling Bee

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        World News

        Israeli officials say Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead

        Associated Press
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          Trump’s Iran attack raises legal concerns among Democrats in Congress

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
      • 68 years since fatal bus crash in Floyd County

        Covering Kentucky

        A day to never forget: Saturday marks 68 years since fatal Floyd Co. tragedy

        Mack Carmack
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        World News

        Iran retaliates with missile barrage following strikes by US, Israel

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky license plate aims to support disaster relief across the commonwealth

        Ajay Patel
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        National News

        ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops

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        Spotlight Series

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        Caleb Barnes
        Bigfoot

        Spotlight Series

        Bigfoot lore runs deep in Anderson County

        Megan Mannering
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        Spotlight Series

        Get your hands dirty and unlock your creativity at Elements Clay Studio

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        Spotlight Series

        Caboose and cottages in Anderson Co. draw visitors from around the world

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Spotlight Series

        Little Crooked Creek Safari brings hands-on animal encounters to Anderson Co.

        DeLaina Crutcher
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        Covering Kentucky

        'The Paris 3' to be honored in Bourbon County 65 years after arrests

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        FBI Director Kash Patel visits eastern Kentucky

        Leigh Searcy
        DDL Basketball

        Covering Kentucky

        DDL Basketball bringing free, year-round hoops to Lexington kids

        Molly Demrow
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        4 sisters opening food truck in Lexington in memory of their late father

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        Lexington 3D printing shop helps restore historic Winchester home

        Annie Brown
        CHI Saint Joseph Health Cancer Center

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        Survivor's story: Fitzpatrick's colorectal cancer caught early before age 50

        Drew Amman
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        Daily Forecast

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        Emily McKinney
        Traffic Alert

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        Bourbon County officials working injury accident near elementary school

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky court of appeals unanimously upholds ban on 'gray machines'

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Disabled aircraft' at Blue Grass Airport delays flight, airline reports

        Web Staff
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        Man dies after ambulance overturns on Kentucky Route 197 in Pike County

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man charged in 1996 kidnapping and killing of Kentucky girl

        Web Staff
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        Lexington Police responding to collision on Old Todds Rd at Richmond Service Rd

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        February Winds Down with a Warm Up

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        DEA agent warns Kentucky communities are not immune to cartel reach

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Officials arrests man accused of breaking into Andy Barr's campaign headquarters

        Web Staff
        Lexington woman claims her moldy apartment is making her sick

        Covering Kentucky

        Condemned apartment due to mold has caused chronic health issues for tenant

        Kayleigh Randle
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        BBN Tonight

        How an invisible string connected Sarah Haendiges and Maddy Clark

        Hannah Hamelback
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        Son of Heimlich maneuver inventor concerned over Kentucky HB 335

        Drew Amman
        APTOPIX Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        Wife of UPS crew member killed in Louisville plane crash files lawsuit

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Spotlight Series

        Spotlight: Fairgrounds Drive-In Restaurant offers mouth-watering meals

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Today was extraordinary:' Somerset food pantry shares 200 carts of food

        Caleb Barnes
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        University of Kentucky, Microsoft partner to expand AI across campus

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky lawmakers push to opt into federal education tax credit program

        Karolina Buczek
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        Cuddles and Coo: Mobile diaper pantry coming to Lexington area

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        Covering Kentucky

        GoFundMe launched to support employees after Buddy's Pizza owner dies suddenly

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky students rally for free menstrual products in schools

        Annie Brown
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        National News

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        Daily Forecast

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