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Kentucky State Police confirms UTV collision ended in fatality

Web Staff

LEX 18 Investigates

Open records requests reveal dozens of misconduct reports against EKCC employees

Kayleigh Randle

We Follow Through

After losing $11,000, victim of Lexington Blue finally gets new roof

Evelyn Schultz

Daily Forecast

A gorgeous first weekend of Spring

Patrick Herion

Covering Kentucky

Governor, Republican lawmakers clash over Medicaid funding in the state's budget

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

Family of Jordan Morgan responds to pretrial hearing in Shannon Gilday case

Michael Berk

Crime

Sheriff: Somerset man in custody on domestic violence charges

Mack Carmack

Covering Kentucky

Officials investigating vehicle collision death in Rowan County

Mack Carmack

HS Sports Zone

BOYS SWEET 16: High School SportsZone Basketball 3/20/2026

Hannah Hamelback

National News

BBN Tonight

WATCH: Otega Oweh, Andrija Jelavić share their style

Sierra Newton

Covering Kentucky

Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant

Associated Press

Covering Kentucky

Researchers discover social media recipes inspire college students to cook

Molly Demrow
Covering Kentucky

Kentucky fans pack LexLive to celebrate first round win over Santa Clara

Drew Amman

Covering Kentucky

KY budget changes could threaten funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Annie Brown

Daily Forecast

First weekend of spring looks good

Emily McKinney

BBN Tonight

Oweh's Late Heroics Push Kentucky to 89-84 Overtime Win Over Santa Clara

Noah Cierzan

Covering Kentucky

Estill County man killed in exchange of gunfire with law enforcement

Web Staff

Crime

KY man sentenced to 5 years for pointing assault weapon at police, AG reports
Covering Kentucky

Traffic backed up on Georgetown Road as Lexington police respond to crash

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Procession to honor fallen Staff Sgt. Pennington set for Friday in Kentucky

Web Staff

Politics

Treasury Department to take over defaulted federal student loans

Associated Press

Daily Forecast

Spring is Bringing the Heat

Tom Ackerman

LEX 18 Investigates

Former inmate, grievance counselor sounding the alarm on the conditions of EKCC

Kayleigh Randle
Covering Kentucky

Madison County church prepares to reopen year after devastating storms

Evelyn Schultz

Covering Kentucky

Couple who met at 1983 Journey concert returns to Rupp Arena for band's tour

Caleb Barnes

Kentucky Politics

Gov. Andy Beshear pushes for universal pre-K funding

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

PGA clinic helps people with intellectual disabilities discover new talents

DeLaina Crutcher

Covering Kentucky

Woodford Co. family raising funds for a diabetic alert dog for 8-year-old girl

Annie Brown

Daily Forecast

Spring Starting Like Spring Should

Bill Meck
Covering Kentucky

Hazard High School basketball returns to Rupp Arena for Sweet 16

Michael Berk

Covering Kentucky

First ever civic assembly offers edits to Lexington city charter

Ellen Ice

Crime

Former KY teacher accepts prison sentence in child sexual exploitation case

Mack Carmack

BBN Tonight

Sting like a Bee: Behind-the-Scenes with Kentucky's bigs

Maggie Davis

Crime

Lexington massage therapist faces 1st-degree sexual abuse charge

Web Staff

Crime

Woman arrested after allegedly firing shots near a Lexington apartment complex

Web Staff
Covering Kentucky

Missing 24-year-old Shelby County woman found safe in Louisville, KSP reports

Web Staff

News

Kentucky House votes to impeach Fayette Co. Circuit judge in 73-14 vote

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

KY House Committee advances resolution to expand Dolly Parton's book program

Erin Rosas

Covering Kentucky

CVG Airport named best regional airport in North America for 2026

Web Staff

Politics

One 'freaking snake' and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails

Associated Press

Covering Kentucky

Authorities in Fleming County searching for missing 15-year-old

Web Staff
News

Barn fire destroys 10 tractors as multiple fire departments battle flames

Web Staff

Daily Forecast

Back Above Normal Thursday

Tom Ackerman

Covering Kentucky

College students across the state choose to give back this Spring Break

Larry Smith

We Follow Through

Woodford County receives $12M to buy out flood-damaged homes along KY River

Leigh Searcy

Covering Kentucky

Dessie Scott School cleared to rebuild after January fire

Megan Mannering

Covering Kentucky

The piano doctor is making house calls across the US to keep a dying craft alive

Caleb Barnes
Covering Kentucky

TSA workers at Blue Grass Airport keep showing up despite missed paychecks

Michael Berk

Covering Kentucky

Local students write, illustrate children's book on agriculture

Ellen Ice

Covering Kentucky

Fritz Farm expansion: $14.1 million project to add 3 buildings, 30K square feet

Annie Brown

Sheriff: Somerset man in custody on domestic violence charges

Officials investigating vehicle collision death in Rowan County

BOYS SWEET 16: High School SportsZone Basketball 3/20/2026

National News

Police video shows Justin Timberlake flustered during sobriety tests

Retired Marine intel officer talks USS Boxer, latest Marine unit deployment

NCAA accuses DraftKings of trademark infringement in March Madness marketing

WATCH: Otega Oweh, Andrija Jelavić share their style

Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant

Researchers discover social media recipes inspire college students to cook

Kentucky fans pack LexLive to celebrate first round win over Santa Clara

KY budget changes could threaten funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

First weekend of spring looks good

Oweh's Late Heroics Push Kentucky to 89-84 Overtime Win Over Santa Clara

Estill County man killed in exchange of gunfire with law enforcement

KY man sentenced to 5 years for pointing assault weapon at police, AG reports

Traffic backed up on Georgetown Road as Lexington police respond to crash

Procession to honor fallen Staff Sgt. Pennington set for Friday in Kentucky

Treasury Department to take over defaulted federal student loans

Spring is Bringing the Heat

Former inmate, grievance counselor sounding the alarm on the conditions of EKCC

Madison County church prepares to reopen year after devastating storms

Couple who met at 1983 Journey concert returns to Rupp Arena for band's tour

Gov. Andy Beshear pushes for universal pre-K funding

PGA clinic helps people with intellectual disabilities discover new talents

Woodford Co. family raising funds for a diabetic alert dog for 8-year-old girl

Spring Starting Like Spring Should

Hazard High School basketball returns to Rupp Arena for Sweet 16

First ever civic assembly offers edits to Lexington city charter

Former KY teacher accepts prison sentence in child sexual exploitation case

Sting like a Bee: Behind-the-Scenes with Kentucky's bigs

Lexington massage therapist faces 1st-degree sexual abuse charge

Woman arrested after allegedly firing shots near a Lexington apartment complex

Missing 24-year-old Shelby County woman found safe in Louisville, KSP reports

Kentucky House votes to impeach Fayette Co. Circuit judge in 73-14 vote

KY House Committee advances resolution to expand Dolly Parton's book program

CVG Airport named best regional airport in North America for 2026

One 'freaking snake' and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails

Authorities in Fleming County searching for missing 15-year-old

Barn fire destroys 10 tractors as multiple fire departments battle flames

Back Above Normal Thursday

College students across the state choose to give back this Spring Break

Woodford County receives $12M to buy out flood-damaged homes along KY River

Dessie Scott School cleared to rebuild after January fire

The piano doctor is making house calls across the US to keep a dying craft alive

TSA workers at Blue Grass Airport keep showing up despite missed paychecks

Local students write, illustrate children's book on agriculture

Fritz Farm expansion: $14.1 million project to add 3 buildings, 30K square feet

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