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        Annie Brown
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        Politics
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        Child care costs are pushing Kentucky families to the breaking point

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Humane Society now caring for 53 cats taken from home

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        Covering Kentucky

        Proposed Kentucky bill would automate expungement process

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        Central Kentucky woman reaches top 5 in national fitness competition

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        Mt. Sterling man indicted on child pornography charges

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        Bell County man arrested after leading deputies on chase through river trail

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        Clara Strack’s 33 points lead No. 9 Kentucky past No. 8 Georgia 76-61

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        Former KY prosecutors demand transparency in Laurel Co. man's fatal shooting

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        Crime

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        Traffic

        Semi crash on Nicholasville Road at New Circle Road cleared, officials confirm

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        94-year-old identified by coroner as victim of vehicle fire in Laurel County

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        Dog killed, 3 people taken to hospital after overnight house fire in Lexington

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        Daily Forecast

        Still Active Thursday, More Showers and Storms Inbound

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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS Board takes no action during meeting following findings of audit

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        Construction continues on Berea foster home for trafficked girls

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        Electricity

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky lawmakers target utility regulator in push to lower electric bills

        Karolina Buczek
      • Widow of EKCC inmate who was strangled to death calls for answers

        LEX 18 Investigates

        KY corrections chief hasn't visited prison with 4 inmate deaths in the past year

        Leigh Searcy
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        Lexington letter carrier receives honor after rushing to woman's aid

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington students practice tornado safety during statewide drill

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        Letcher County woman's lawsuit against sheriff's deputy ends in settlement

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        Daily Forecast

        Spotty showers and storms are possible through the rest of the workweek

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        Covering Kentucky

        Scripps agrees to purchase WTVQ in Lexington for $15.8 million

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        Distemper confirmed in Madison County skunk, officials report

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        Covering Kentucky

        Green River Ferry set to reopen March 5 after flood damage repairs

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        Lafayette HS investigating faculty 'serious incident,' principal reports

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        Kentucky WBB opens postseason with commanding win over Arkansas, 94-64

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        Danville settles wrongful arrest suit; police to undergo new disability training

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        Crime

        Lexington police searching for suspect caught on camera stealing package

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      • Iran War Military Families

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        Military families anxious about unknowns of Iran war, proud of service members

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        Crime

        Man arrested on 20 counts of child sexual exploitation charges, KSP says

        Cherish Walters
        Fatal Crash

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        KSP investigating deadly crash involving Boyle County Sheriff's Office cruiser

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        Still Warm and Unsettled Wednesday

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        Kentuck Preview Basketball

        Sports

        Kentucky falls in its final road game of the season 96-85 at Texas A&M

        Keith Farmer
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        Biologist mentioned in Epstein Files connected to UK, held lecture in 2016

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Kentucky bill targeting machine gun conversion switches passes state House

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        Covering Kentucky

        2 Kentucky families speak out in support of the National Marrow Donor Program

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        KSP: Monday night single-vehicle collision in Laurel County leaves 1 dead

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        Choctaw Academy may hold story of America's first Indigenous trained physician

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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea College Student Craft wins Cooper Hewitt National Design Award

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        Covering Kentucky

        Daughter asking community for 75 birthday cards for veteran father turning 75

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