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Fence installed at Kentucky prison cliff after inmate's fatal fall

Leigh Searcy

In Your Community

Owingsville community supports longtime 911 dispatcher battling cancer

Alex Barber

Covering Kentucky

Lexington woman frustrated by the disability benefits application process

Drew Amman

Daily Forecast

Moving toward a warm mid-April weekend

Emily McKinney

Covering Kentucky

Laurel County Sheriff's Office uses new handheld SoToxa device for drug tests

Annie Brown

Covering Kentucky

Scott County Sheriff's Office mourns unexpected death of deputy

Web Staff

Crime

59-year-old Lexington man arrested on 21 counts of sexual assault of a teen

Rosemary Kelley

Covering Kentucky

Downtown Paris transforms into movie set for 'Silver Bells Christmas'

Evelyn Schultz

Covering Kentucky

Nicholasville City County Park opens all-inclusive playground, and it's a hit

Michael Berk

National News

Covering Kentucky

'Credit cards can feel like monopoly money:' Tips for how to beat your budget

Ellen Ice

Covering Kentucky

KSP: Motorcycle operator dies, passenger injured in Bowling Green collision

Mack Carmack

Covering Kentucky

Police search for missing 20-year-old Flatwoods man with cerebral palsy

Web Staff
Crime

Lexington man faces several child sexual abuse charges, court documents reveal

Cherish Walters

Covering Kentucky

EKPC seeks to appeal ruling to build a power line on Berea College property

Erin Rosas

Daily Forecast

A Spectacular Spring Day Thursday

Tom Ackerman

Covering Kentucky

Woman celebrates her life-saving transplant after surviving kidney failure

Ajay Patel

BBN Tonight

Collin Chandler enters transfer portal, 'returning home'

Hannah Hamelback

Covering Kentucky

Horse euthanized after fracturing shoulder during Wednesday race at Keeneland

Web Staff
In Your Community

Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

Caleb Barnes

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky Bourbon Trail welcomes 2.7 million visitors during 2025

Drew Amman

Covering Kentucky

Wilmore Fire Department breaks call volume records as local demand rises

Megan Mannering

Covering Kentucky

Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges

Leigh Searcy

Covering Kentucky

Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas

Molly Demrow
Covering Kentucky

Volunteers provide free spring break lunches for Lexington students

Michael Berk

Covering Kentucky

Boyle County Detention Center warns of scammer posing as staff member

Annie Brown

Covering Kentucky

Report: 77-year-old man dies in mobile home fire without smoke detectors

Web Staff

Covering Kentucky

Inmate that escaped from Mercer County Judicial Center arrested without incident

Web Staff

Crime

Floyd County man found guilty of manslaughter for 2025 shooting death

Mack Carmack

Daily Forecast

The 70s return for the rest of the workweek

Patrick Herion
National News

Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

AP via Scripps News Group

Covering Kentucky

Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky

Web Staff

Crime

Report: Monticello man found guilty following a 2022 armed police standoff

Web Staff

News

93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night

Cherish Walters

Today's Forecast

The Warmup Begins

Tom Ackerman

Covering Kentucky

Widow reacts after man convicted of killing LPD officer is arrested again

Ajay Patel
Covering Kentucky

Missing Clay County teen found safe, KSP reports

Rosemary Kelley

In Your Community

Former Army medic, alum donates tool to help paramedics-in-training at EKU

Caleb Barnes

In Your Community

Bath County Schools mourns unexpected death of bus driver Dan 'Eddie' Wells

Alex Barber

Covering Kentucky

Beshear: Times at driver's licensing centers have significantly reduced

Karolina Buczek

Covering Kentucky

Clark County Public Schools impacted by surge in diesel fuel prices

Drew Amman

Covering Kentucky

U.S. Navy Week brings sailors to Lexington for community events

Molly Demrow
Covering Kentucky

Rising gas prices are impacting young owner's lawn care business

Leigh Searcy

Covering Kentucky

Rescuers use smartphone link to find lost Red River Gorge hiker

Megan Mannering

Crime

Man convicted of killing Lexington police officer in 2010 arrested for stabbing

Web Staff

BBN Tonight

RETURNING: UK Men's Basketball guard Kam Williams

Crime

KY man charged with sexual abuse of teenage girl at Bowling Green grocery store

Web Staff

BBN Tonight

UK Athletics launches BLUEprint: a front office database

Web Staff
Covering Kentucky

Glasgow man stops for a drink, wins $551,151 Kentucky Lottery Fast Play jackpot

Web Staff

Daily Forecast

Another cold night before the 60s return

Patrick Herion

News

Kentucky State Police investigating death of 60-year-old man in McCreary County

Cherish Walters

59-year-old Lexington man arrested on 21 counts of sexual assault of a teen

Downtown Paris transforms into movie set for 'Silver Bells Christmas'

Nicholasville City County Park opens all-inclusive playground, and it's a hit

National News

2026's first hurricane activity forecast expects a slightly below-average season

First lady Melania Trump denies ties to Epstein in White House address

Masters sticks to no-phone tradition, ejects a former major champion

'Credit cards can feel like monopoly money:' Tips for how to beat your budget

KSP: Motorcycle operator dies, passenger injured in Bowling Green collision

Police search for missing 20-year-old Flatwoods man with cerebral palsy

Lexington man faces several child sexual abuse charges, court documents reveal

EKPC seeks to appeal ruling to build a power line on Berea College property

A Spectacular Spring Day Thursday

Woman celebrates her life-saving transplant after surviving kidney failure

Collin Chandler enters transfer portal, 'returning home'

Horse euthanized after fracturing shoulder during Wednesday race at Keeneland

Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

Kentucky Bourbon Trail welcomes 2.7 million visitors during 2025

Wilmore Fire Department breaks call volume records as local demand rises

Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges

Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas

Volunteers provide free spring break lunches for Lexington students

Boyle County Detention Center warns of scammer posing as staff member

Report: 77-year-old man dies in mobile home fire without smoke detectors

Inmate that escaped from Mercer County Judicial Center arrested without incident

Floyd County man found guilty of manslaughter for 2025 shooting death

The 70s return for the rest of the workweek

Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky

Report: Monticello man found guilty following a 2022 armed police standoff

93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night

The Warmup Begins

Widow reacts after man convicted of killing LPD officer is arrested again

Missing Clay County teen found safe, KSP reports

Former Army medic, alum donates tool to help paramedics-in-training at EKU

Bath County Schools mourns unexpected death of bus driver Dan 'Eddie' Wells

Beshear: Times at driver's licensing centers have significantly reduced

Clark County Public Schools impacted by surge in diesel fuel prices

U.S. Navy Week brings sailors to Lexington for community events

Rising gas prices are impacting young owner's lawn care business

Rescuers use smartphone link to find lost Red River Gorge hiker

Man convicted of killing Lexington police officer in 2010 arrested for stabbing

RETURNING: UK Men's Basketball guard Kam Williams

KY man charged with sexual abuse of teenage girl at Bowling Green grocery store

UK Athletics launches BLUEprint: a front office database

Glasgow man stops for a drink, wins $551,151 Kentucky Lottery Fast Play jackpot

Another cold night before the 60s return

Kentucky State Police investigating death of 60-year-old man in McCreary County