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Multiple students taken to hospital after school bus crash in Harlan County

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Crews respond to overnight fire at Carrabba's Italian Grill in Hamburg Pavilion

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Legal expert warns of lasting consequences after woman jailed due to mix-up

Leigh Searcy

Daily Forecast

Still Sunny and Unseasonably Warm Thursday

Tom Ackerman

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Lexington family mourns 6-year-old's death, awaits autopsy results

Ana Medina

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Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill are already affecting children

Carlee Hogsten

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Menifee County Bale Trail returns for its second year

Annie Brown

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10 names added to Fallen Firefighter memorial in Frankfort

Evelyn Schultz

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Northern Kentucky couple launches nonprofit inspired by daughter’s cancer fight

Drew Amman

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Lexington police searching for 2 gas station robbery suspects

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Downtown burger staple faces staffing challenges

Molly Demrow

ODOT & KYTC officials give progress update on Brent Spence Companion Bridge

Logan MacDonald

National News

Lexington police searching for 2 gas station robbery suspects

Downtown burger staple faces staffing challenges

ODOT & KYTC officials give progress update on Brent Spence Companion Bridge

National News

Interactive: See what a personal loan could really cost you

Trump faces hecklers while making high-profile Texas campaign push

Personal loan debt hits a 20-year high as more Americans borrow to pay bills

Estill County High School to host candidate forum

Kentucky WBB finalizes 2026-27 schedule

Arraignment moved again for deadly Berea bank shooting suspect

LOOK: Kentucky Men's Basketball Finalizes 2026-'27 Schedule

Beshear allows dyed diesel on Kentucky roads to ease costs for farmers, truckers

Warm and dry weather continues before tropical rain arrives this weekend

Power lines down after semi-truck and trailer crash into yard

KSP searching for missing Jackson County man

Gov. Beshear urging President Trump to reconsider proposed Head Start changes

Author shares ADHD journey at Nicholasville event

Sunny and Warmer Wednesday

Lexington council sends data center zoning rules back to planning commission

Wire-free EnVisio surgery changes breast cancer treatment in Kentucky

Kentucky lawmaker wants to address homelessness among college students

Police: 2020 death of 7-year-old Allen County child reclassified as a homicide

Two sentenced to 10+ years in prison in Richmond meth trafficking case

Lexington mayor names co-chairs of independent panel to review Flock program

Kentucky measles cases rise but still not a concern to health officials

Warm and dry through Saturday before beneficial rain could return

Appalachian community helps bring local film to the big screen

Elevated levels of lead found in Montgomery County water

Another alleged victim comes forward in sex abuse case against former pastor

Person in custody after gun, drugs allegedly found outside Montgomery school

Lexington youth come together to give back through 'Adopt a Block' initiative

Missing Kentucky teen found in Idaho with truck driver

UK students learn about Alpha-Gal Syndrome

Man injured after early-morning stabbing near New Circle Road

Another Spectacular Fall Day

3 displaced after apartment fire on Hollow Creek Road

Cardiac arrest survivor leads effort to map AED locations in Lexington

Governor orders flags to half-staff in honor of KY airman who died in WWII

Auction dates set for Fayette County Public Schools surplus properties

Businesses relieved as city's 2nd double crossover diamond interchange opens

Cool fall nights continue before a midweek warm-up

SUV crashes through front door of Winchester business

Lexington community mourns the loss of 6-year-old who died in his sleep

Measles outbreak continues: Kentucky reports 94 confirmed cases

Lee Anne Pope urges Kentuckians to set screens, not for basketball but cancer

Registration closes Monday for ONE Lexington's youth violence symposium

Deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 5

Lexington health department offering free pop-up flu shot clinics