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Troubled distillery joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail despite financial woes

Leigh Searcy

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky unions push lawmakers to repeal right-to-work law

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

Lexington neighborhoods finally see relief as icy roads begin to thaw

Annie Brown

Daily Forecast

What A Turnaround!

Bill Meck

Covering Kentucky

FCPS returns to school after weather wiped out two weeks of in-person learning

Michael Berk

Covering Kentucky

Lee County EMS pushes for ambulance reimbursement reform amid financial strain

Evelyn Schultz

Covering Kentucky

Love is in the oven: Local bakeries prep for Valentine's rush

Megan Mannering

Covering Kentucky

Boyle County man outsmarts scammer by bringing call to sheriff's office

Alex Barber

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky bourbon industry shows $1.6 billion growth despite trade uncertainties

Drew Amman

National News

Covering Kentucky

Drivers beware: Potholes surge after winter weather hits local roads

Molly Demrow

Covering Kentucky

Judge rules in favor of KY attorney general in case against Lexington Blue

Rosemary Kelley

Crime

5 Louisville residents charged in driver's license fraud scheme

Web Staff
Covering Kentucky

5 Kentucky Powerball winners from billion-dollar jackpots still unclaimed

Web Staff

Crime

Report: Kentucky caregiver sentenced to 8 years for stealing from dying patient

Web Staff

News

Defense requests mental health hearing for Shawn Stines to exclude death penalty

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

FCPS adds April 13 make-up day after winter weather school cancellations

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Neighborhood dog helps Louisville police find missing child

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops

Ellen Ice
National Politics

Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE, including masks, cameras

Associated Press

National News

FBI: It's unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with mom's suspected kidnappers

Associated Press

News

Top Iran security official is in Oman, site of talks with the US

Associated Press

Daily Forecast

A Brief and Gusty Warm Surge Tuesday

Tom Ackerman

BBN Tonight

WATCH: 'BBN Tonight' breaks down Kentucky's comeback thriller against Tennessee

Noah Cierzan
Sports

Comeback Bid Falls Short for No. 18 Kentucky on the Road Against No. 4 Texas

Noah Cierzan

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky flower producers hope you'll keep your love local this Valentine's Day

Megan Mannering

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky Democrats push major pre-K expansion in 2026 legislative session

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

Mercer County resident organizes opposition to potential data center

Drew Amman

Covering Kentucky

Lexington's True Blue Customs has big weekend with shoes featured in Super Bowl

Caleb Barnes

Covering Kentucky

Lexington residents frustrated as icy roads remain untreated 16 days after storm

Molly Demrow
Covering Kentucky

Lexington residents on unranked roads still trapped by ice two weeks after storm

Annie Brown

Covering Kentucky

Wolfe County Search and Rescue receives $5 million in federal funding

Alex Barber

BBN Tonight

Otega Oweh earns SEC Co-Player of the Week Honor

Noah Cierzan

Daily Forecast

The Thaw Has Arrived!

Bill Meck

Covering Kentucky

Audit finds Superintendent Liggins didn't adequately oversee district finances

Web Staff

Sports

Former Lexington Legends player Terrance Gore dies at 34

Web Staff
Covering Kentucky

American Avenue house fire in Lexington displaces 2 adults, no injuries reported

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Suspect now in custody after brief police chase in Richmond, police confirm

Web Staff

Crime

1 man charged with attempted murder, another with assault after altercation

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Fayette County Public School officials announce passing of former superintendent

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Coroner identifies pedestrian killed after being hit by vehicle in Woodford Co.

Web Staff

Entertainment News

Bad Bunny brings Gaga, Martin and Puerto Rican pride to Super Bowl

Associated Press
News

McCreary County man killed in crash after being ejected from vehicle

Web Staff

News

1 injured, 1 arrested following late Sunday night crash on I-64 in Lexington

Cherish Walters

Daily Forecast

Thawing Out Monday and Tuesday

Tom Ackerman

Covering Kentucky

Fayette County Public Schools cancels instruction for Monday

Mack Carmack

Covering Kentucky

Mothers petition to keep hospital's obstetric unit local to Stanford

Alex Barber

Daily Forecast

Here Comes The Thaw!

Bill Meck
National News

Investigation continues a week after Nancy Guthrie was reported missing

Associated Press

World News

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison

Associated Press

2026 Milan Winter Olympics

US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash

Associated Press

Love is in the oven: Local bakeries prep for Valentine's rush

Boyle County man outsmarts scammer by bringing call to sheriff's office

Kentucky bourbon industry shows $1.6 billion growth despite trade uncertainties

National News

Trump administration will repeal major greenhouse gas regulations this week

White House defends Commerce Secretary Lutnick amid news of Epstein ties

Rep. Ro Khanna reveals 6 individuals whose names were redacted in Epstein files

Drivers beware: Potholes surge after winter weather hits local roads

Judge rules in favor of KY attorney general in case against Lexington Blue

5 Louisville residents charged in driver's license fraud scheme

5 Kentucky Powerball winners from billion-dollar jackpots still unclaimed

Report: Kentucky caregiver sentenced to 8 years for stealing from dying patient

Defense requests mental health hearing for Shawn Stines to exclude death penalty

FCPS adds April 13 make-up day after winter weather school cancellations

Neighborhood dog helps Louisville police find missing child

Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops

Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE, including masks, cameras

FBI: It's unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with mom's suspected kidnappers

Top Iran security official is in Oman, site of talks with the US

A Brief and Gusty Warm Surge Tuesday

WATCH: 'BBN Tonight' breaks down Kentucky's comeback thriller against Tennessee

Comeback Bid Falls Short for No. 18 Kentucky on the Road Against No. 4 Texas

Kentucky flower producers hope you'll keep your love local this Valentine's Day

Kentucky Democrats push major pre-K expansion in 2026 legislative session

Mercer County resident organizes opposition to potential data center

Lexington's True Blue Customs has big weekend with shoes featured in Super Bowl

Lexington residents frustrated as icy roads remain untreated 16 days after storm

Lexington residents on unranked roads still trapped by ice two weeks after storm

Wolfe County Search and Rescue receives $5 million in federal funding

Otega Oweh earns SEC Co-Player of the Week Honor

The Thaw Has Arrived!

Audit finds Superintendent Liggins didn't adequately oversee district finances

Former Lexington Legends player Terrance Gore dies at 34

American Avenue house fire in Lexington displaces 2 adults, no injuries reported

Suspect now in custody after brief police chase in Richmond, police confirm

1 man charged with attempted murder, another with assault after altercation

Fayette County Public School officials announce passing of former superintendent

Coroner identifies pedestrian killed after being hit by vehicle in Woodford Co.

Bad Bunny brings Gaga, Martin and Puerto Rican pride to Super Bowl

McCreary County man killed in crash after being ejected from vehicle

1 injured, 1 arrested following late Sunday night crash on I-64 in Lexington

Thawing Out Monday and Tuesday

Fayette County Public Schools cancels instruction for Monday

Mothers petition to keep hospital's obstetric unit local to Stanford

Here Comes The Thaw!

Investigation continues a week after Nancy Guthrie was reported missing

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison

US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash

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