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        Crime

        Federal judge delays trial in Berea bank shooting case as death penalty looms

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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County School Board accused of open meetings law violation

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Family stunned after grand jury declines to indict in Walter Trebolo death

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Multiple hospitalized after mass illness event at Wayne County senior center

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Nicholasville Police Departments apprehends 'armed and dangerous' suspect

        Mack Carmack
        Kindred Roots of Lexington

        In Your Community

        Kentucky's only kinship reunification program closing its doors this June

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Bardstown officer Nick Houck arraigned on first-degree perjury charge

        Leigh Searcy
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        Kentucky Politics

        KY lawmakers hear warning about foreign cyberattacks on infrastructure systems

        Karolina Buczek
        Structural damage at Big Red Appliances and Mattresses in Florence due to overnight storms

        Covering Kentucky

        Overnight storm leaves Florence business owner managing major structural damage

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Storms damage buildings in Jessamine Co., including church steeple

        Annie Brown
        Thursday storm causes power outages and downed trees across Rowan and Bath counties

        In Your Community

        Thursday storm causes dangerous conditions in Rowan and Bath counties

        Alex Barber
        Uprooted tree falls on Cynthiana home due to storm damage

        In Your Community

        Uprooted trees, downed power lines litter Cynthiana

        Ellen Ice
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        National News

        Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights

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        Crime

        Report: Taylor County funeral home director indicted for defrauding families

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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond firefighters rescue 5 residents from flooded mobile home park

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        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown police recover over $80K for victims of online scam spanning 6 states

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        Pedestrian hit, killed by tractor-trailer on I-275 in Boone County

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        Covering Kentucky

        More than 55,000 Kentuckians are without power due to severe storms

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        Covering Kentucky

        Family remembers Berea bank robbery victim Brian Switzer on his 43rd birthday

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        In Your Community

        Berea mobile home park residents share frustrations on rent hike

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        Crime

        Mother, her boyfriend plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 20-month-old

        Erin Rosas
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        In Your Community

        Mother continues to wait for justice almost 5 years after son's unsolved murder

        Ana Medina
        Montgomery County Schools

        Covering Kentucky

        Montgomery County's free summer meal program serves thousands of kids

        Megan Mannering
        City of Versailles votes no on data centers

        Covering Kentucky

        Versailles City Council enacts moratorium on data centers through 2026

        Leigh Searcy
      • Scott County Sheriff's Office kid's camp honors recently deceased deputy

        In Your Community

        Scott County Sheriff's Office kid's camp honors recently deceased deputy

        Ellen Ice
        Kentucky police chiefs working on building trust with immigrant communities

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky police chiefs working on building trust with immigrant communities

        Karolina Buczek
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        Crime

        Eubank man sentenced to 25 years in prison for deadly 2022 crash

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        Covering Kentucky

        AT&T offering $10K in reward for tips as copper theft surges in eastern Kentucky

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        Crime

        Mother pleads guilty in moped crash that killed her daughter in Whitley County

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        Covering Kentucky

        3 detained after Marion Co. pursuit ends in rollover crash on Highway 555

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky AG sues Kalshi, Polymarket and VGW over illegal gambling claims

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        Covering Kentucky

        Hazard Police Department K9 to receive donated bullet and stab protective vest

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        Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        Newtown Pike lanes back open in both directions after truck hits wire

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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Louisville officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of man

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Fair announces 2026 Texas Roadhouse Concert Series lineup

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        Covering Kentucky

        Aerial effort removes more than 1,800 wild pigs at Land Between the Lakes

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        Covering Kentucky

        Versailles City Council approves data center moratorium through end of year

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Eagle Scouts, seniors come together to create tiles for dementia-friendly garden

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Homeland Security launches #DigitalBoundaries campaign to protect kids online

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        New children's book 'The Nest We Built' supports Lexington families in need

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        Covering Kentucky

        Residents in Casey County react to state of emergency amid drought in Liberty

        Drew Amman
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        In Your Community

        First Lady of Kentucky visits building site of non-profit Redeeming Hope

        Caleb Barnes
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