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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP searching for a missing 24-year-old man last seen over two weeks ago

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        Crime

        KY woman charged after driving with McDonald's employee clinging to car hood

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        High winds in region cause down trees and widespread power outages

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        Covering Kentucky

        Public demanding accountability after FCPS reveals misstatement of funds

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS announces reductions in district staffing, work days for some employees

        Rosemary Kelley
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        As new reentry program is announced, safety concerns persist at EKCC

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County community rallies to support family of teen killed in accident

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Berea College star basketball player balances motherhood and graduation

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Animal cruelty charges dropped against man caught throwing dog on camera

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear signs legislation to establish Kentucky's first inmate reentry campus

        Rosemary Kelley
        KY hemp industry could face collapse following ban

        Covering Kentucky

        Sen. Rand Paul proposes bill that would exempt KY from federal hemp ban

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community raises the Donate Life flag to honor generous organ donors

        Molly Demrow
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        Kentucky Politics

        Beshear mourns the death of Jesse Crenshaw, a state rep and trailblazer

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman dies after her motorcycle strikes a rock embankment on I-64 in Bath Co.

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        Kentucky Derby 152

        Celebrity lineup announced for 2026 Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala

        Cherish Walters
      • Tates Creek Middle Schoolers help clean up the community

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington students host a community cleanup event at Gainesway Park

        Web Staff
        First Baptist Church welcomes 13th pastor

        Covering Kentucky

        First Baptist Church in Paris welcomes new pastor L. Rodney Bennett

        Kayleigh Randle
        Mobile home structure fire Brodhead

        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries reported in Rockcastle County mobile home fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        'She was a fighter’: Butterfly garden dedicated to deceased cancer patient

        Ellen Ice
        Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team locates lost hikers

        Covering Kentucky

        Lost hikers led to safety by Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team using GPS

        Mack Carmack
        Fatal fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 2 adults die in Ashland house fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        GoFundMe created for Clark County Public Schools freshman killed in accident

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Police: Federal warrant leads to major drug bust, burglary arrests in Corbin

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police reports officer-involved shooting in Johnson County

        Mack Carmack
      • Free diabetes expo in Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department hosts free diabetes expo for residents

        Ellen Ice
        Single vehicle collision at inner loop of New Circle Rd

        Covering Kentucky

        1 transported to hospital in single-vehicle collision near New Circle

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        3 injured and transported to the hospital in vehicle-pedestrian collision

        Mack Carmack
      • Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Kentucky Derby 152

        Todd Pletcher's Renegade draws the inside No. 1 post, opens as Derby favorite

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Report: Lexington woman found guilty of second-degree animal cruelty

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Teen booked into Kenton County jail following shooting that left 1 injured

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Bardstown Police Department captures escaped inmate after weeks-long search

        Mack Carmack
        Road Closure

        Covering Kentucky

        Southern KY interstate lanes reopen after crash in Tennessee

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        An uphill battle: Whitley County 6-year-old diagnosed with rare brain tumor DIPG

        Kayleigh Randle
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        In Your Community

        Volunteer fire station in Morgan County on the verge of shutting down

        Alex Barber
        Distillery operator accused of using neighbor's cattle & equipment for loan, appears in court

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Distillery operator accused theft by deception appears in court

        Leigh Searcy
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        In Your Community

        Lack of rain puts more than half of the state in moderate drought status

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Sen. Rand Paul speaks on Iran War, hopes it ends in negotiated peace

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Paris police investigate possible attempted abduction of 4-year-old

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woodford Humane Society cuts adoption fees in half to clear crowded shelter

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK president defends hiring of federal judge as new law dean amid concerns

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington man indicted on federal weapons charges after house explosion and fire

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        KY man accused of spiking woman's drink with meth now charged with kidnapping

        Mack Carmack
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