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Flash Flooding causes extensive damage in Harlan County

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Lexington mayor vetoes ordinance for industrial solar plants on farmland

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‘Bridge Lady’ identified nearly eight years after remains found in Morehead

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Cool and cloudy weather sticks around before sunshine returns

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Magee's Bakery owner launches GoFundMe to save plans for Lexington landmark

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BBN Tonight

Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein talks South Alabama matchup

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British Airways to offer daily Cincinnati-London flights during summer 2027

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8 Flock cameras damaged or destroyed in Montgomery County; suspect arrested

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New mural highlights 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Molly Demrow

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Officer struck while directing school traffic in Versailles, expected to recover

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Fall Begins Tuesday

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Inflation tops voter concerns ahead of midterm election

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National News

Officer struck while directing school traffic in Versailles, expected to recover

Fall Begins Tuesday

Inflation tops voter concerns ahead of midterm election

National News

Man shot by ICE returned to detention with bullet still lodged near his spine

Could social media warning labels change young people's habits?

Taylor Swift announces new song 'Patient Zero,' her first since tying the knot

Bluegrass Ride ending free fixed-route service this weekend in Nicholasville

Chad Gilbert, founding guitarist of New Found Glory, had deep ties to Lexington

Latest Kentucky measles numbers show 53 cases, 7 hospitalizations

Storms possible this evening before fall-like temperatures arrive

Asia Thigpen: The power of versatility

Will Stein earns national coaching honor after Kentucky upsets Texas A&M

Greene named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after Kentucky upsets Texas A&M

It's Unclaimed Property Week in Kentucky. See if money is waiting for you.

$50,000 Powerball ticket sold online in Kentucky

Kentucky absentee ballot request portal opens ahead of November election

Evidence tampering case connected to Lexington teen's death headed to grand jury

Fire chief announces retirement after 31 years with Lexington Fire Department

Kentucky Powerball winner arrested on public intoxication charge in Scott County

A Few Showers and Storms Start the Work Week

KSP: Crash kills 2 adults, injures 1

When grief strikes, Kentucky families find community and healing at annual event

30 years of spoonbread: Berea's beloved festival wraps up for 2026

No. 4 Kentucky Volleyball Pulls No Punches, beating No. 3 Louisville, 3-1

Monday brings warmth with a few showers

Lexington Catholic color run benefits kids with cancer: 'Truly incredible'

Summer heat hangs on before fall-like weather arrives this week

Couches burn on State Street after University of Kentucky Wildcats win

Kentucky Upsets No. 9 Texas A&M for Will Stein first signature win

Stifling rest of the weekend; when fall-like weather arrives in Kentucky

Casey County Public Library celebrates 50th anniversary on original opening day

Man arrested for murder after body found in Clay County barn fire, troopers say

Racing Hall of Famer Arthur Hancock III, breeder of Sunday Silence, dead at 83

"Ask the Lawyer" with Peterson Law Office

Library Sign-Up Month with Jessamine County Public Library

Mug Shot of the Week 9-20-26

Get your home ready for winter

Go Red for Women in Lexington

Woodford Theatre presents "Footloose"

Storm chances return Saturday before fall-like weather arrives next week

2026 High School SportsZone Football Highlights Week 5

Family speaks out after 4-year-old Hellayna King dies in tractor accident

Spotlight on Jessamine County, where there's a lot to love

Nelson County officials looking for man who disappeared after concerning texts

Kentucky sanctuary gives rescued primates a lifetime home

Wilmore man spreads Pawpaw positivity with patch of native Kentucky fruit

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