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

Carlee Hogsten

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

WLEX Web Staff

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10 names added to Fallen Firefighter memorial in Frankfort

Evelyn Schultz

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

Leigh Searcy

Daily Forecast

Warm and dry weather continues before tropical rain arrives this weekend

Abby Summers

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Menifee County Bale Trail returns for its second year

Annie Brown

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

WLEX Web Staff

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

Ana Medina

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

Drew Amman

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

Logan MacDonald

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Estill County High School to host candidate forum

WLEX Web Staff

BBN Tonight

Kentucky WBB finalizes 2026-27 schedule

Hannah Hamelback

National News

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

Estill County High School to host candidate forum

Kentucky WBB finalizes 2026-27 schedule

National News

Wildlife populations have shrunk 73% since 1970. Can we help them turn around?

Interactive: The average water bill is more than 60% higher than a decade ago

Another interest rate hike could be coming before the end of year

Arraignment moved again for deadly Berea bank shooting suspect

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

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

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

How Kentucky CancerLink removes barriers to cancer care

KSP: Escaped Whitley County inmate back in custody and facing new charges

Spectacular Fall Weather Continues this Week

LFD Hosts Annual Fire Prevention Festival to Promote Safety

Funeral honors fallen KSP Trooper Hayden Phillips