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      • Covering Kentucky
        Jessamine County jail's re-entry program transforms former inmate's life
        Drew Amman
        In Your Community
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        Alex Barber
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        Rosemary Kelley
        Daily Forecast
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        Emily McKinney
        Crime
        U.S. Marshals apprehend Kentucky man wanted for rape, sexual abuse of child
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Montgomery Gentry bringing free concert to Danville's Millennium Park on Friday
        Annie Brown
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        Spotlight Series

        Daniel Boone's final KY home still standing in Nicholas County after 229 years

        Larry Smith
        Summer pool safety

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Parks & Recreation shares pool safety tips amid extreme heat

        Megan Mannering
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        Relief fund aiming to help Jackson County flood victims working to rebuild

        Caleb Barnes
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          Jay Gray
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          Chris Brown must pay $13 million to housekeeper who was attacked by his dog

          Scripps News Group

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        Heart medicine, antihistamines can cause more severe heat illness symptoms

        Ellen Ice
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        BBN Tonight

        Mark Pope discusses current roster, if he'll add to it

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        Summer safety tips from UK Chandler: How to stay safe during 'trauma season'

        Molly Demrow
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        National News

        Former Olympian indicted on felony charge for Reflecting Pool vandalism

        Associated Press
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        National News

        What polling shows about Americans’ interest in the World Cup and USMNT

        Associated Press
        Trump

        National Politics

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        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Former Berea middle school janitor pleads guilty to sexual misconduct charge

        Web Staff
        Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        UPS never required detailed inspection of part that failed before plane crashed

        Associated Press
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        Kentucky Politics

        Charles Booker calls McConnell health disclosure 'elder abuse,' demands answers

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        Mark Pope: "Not in desperate need of adding more pieces" to current staff

        Maggie Davis
        LEX 18 Investigates
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky state parks generate $1.1B in economic impact, Beshear reports

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Tips to keep your AC running during extreme heat

        Sydney St. Claire
        Fatal Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        23-year-old dead after motorcycle crash on Industrial Boulevard in Laurel County

        Web Staff
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        Lexington police investigating after man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound

        Web Staff
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        Tom Ackerman
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        Venezuelans in Lexington organize donation drive after deadly earthquakes

        Ana Medina
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        BBN Tonight

        Coach Brooks on BBN Tonight: Breaking records, roster retention

        Sierra Newton
        Anderson Communities addresses housing shortage, offers affordable senior living

        Covering Kentucky

        Anderson Communities offers affordable senior living in Lexington

        Drew Amman
        68 West Farm Market

        Spotlight Series

        68 West Farm Market turns old tobacco barn into Nicholas County staple

        Megan Mannering
      • Syied Epps

        Crime

        Lexington man sentenced to 25 years for murdering his 9-month-old daughter

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Gov. Andy Beshear visits flood-damaged counties on Wednesday

        Caleb Barnes
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        In Your Community

        Georgetown homeless shelter provides reprieve from the heat

        Ellen Ice
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        Daily Forecast

        Heat lingers into Independence Day weekend

        Patrick Herion
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        Crime

        Woman arrested after deputies find malnourished newborn at Laurel County home

        Web Staff
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        Spotlight Series

        Notable Stop in Nicholas County: The Jailer's Home on West Main

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Bell County mourns loss of coaches Stephen Ely and Ovie Canady

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond woman wins $30,000 on Kentucky Humane Society scratch-off

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        CAC expands outreach to protect homeless residents from dangerous heat

        Sydney St. Claire
      • Fatal Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash near Alum Springs Road in Boyle County

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Christian Appalachian Project responds to flooding in Jackson, Madison counties

        Michael Berk
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        In Your Community

        Disbarred immigration attorney leaves Lexington client warning others

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        Elderly couple married for 69 years survives floodwaters that rose 60 inches

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

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        Tom Ackerman
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        BBN Tonight

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        Covering Kentucky

        After sparking backlash, Lexington church defends 'Kill the Devil' VBS skit

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

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        Daily Forecast

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        Patrick Herion
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        In Your Community

        Groups gather in McKee to hand out cleaning supplies following weekend floods

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Family remembers flood victim who loved his country and community

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        God's Pit Crew delivers pallets of supplies for Madison County flood victims

        Drew Amman
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