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      • Kentucky Legislature

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky bill would strengthen Amber Alert, speed up missing child notifications

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wanted fugitive arrested in southern Laurel County after drone-assisted manhunt

        Web Staff
        Lexington's first civic assembly

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington hosts its first Civic Assembly

        Kayleigh Randle
      • Fatal Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: 1 dead after collision in Wayne County

        Web Staff
        Kentucky State Police investigating death in Lawrenceburg

        News

        'No foul play' suspected after Lawrenceburg man found dead, KSP reports

        Web Staff
        Lexington household surrenders 53 cats

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington household surrenders 53 cats and kittens to animal control

        Mack Carmack
      • CivicLex launches Civic Assembly

        Covering Kentucky

        CivicLex launches Civic Assembly, highlighting local government and involvement

        Mack Carmack
        Paris 3 honored in Bourbon County

        Covering Kentucky

        'Paris 3' get their own day in Paris, Kentucky, 65 years later

        Alex Barber
        Great Flood of 1997, Louisville KY

        Covering Kentucky

        Louisville police remember 'Great Flood of 1997'

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police confirms 1 adult dead in Bullitt County car accident

        Mack Carmack
        Lexington Fire Department hosts annual awards banquet

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Fire Department hosts 2026 awards banquet

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Perry County Sheriff serves 2 search warrants in connection to deadly ATV crash

        Web Staff
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        Overnight shooting in Lexington injures one

        Ellen Ice
        Mass shooting injures 9

        Covering Kentucky

        Nine people injured in mass shooting in Cincinnati

        Web Staff
        Pulaski County structure fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Pulaski County firefighters collaborate to extinguish large structure fire

        Mack Carmack
      • Skunk photo

        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County Health Department reports skunk found with rabies

        Mack Carmack
        Oliviah Braun wins Big Blue Spelling Bee

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington 8th grader wins 2026 Big Blue Spelling Bee

        Mack Carmack
        68 years since fatal bus crash in Floyd County

        Covering Kentucky

        A day to never forget: Saturday marks 68 years since fatal Floyd Co. tragedy

        Mack Carmack
      • Kentucky lawmakers react to Iran bomb strikes

        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear, Kentucky lawmakers react to U.S., Israel striking Iran

        Web Staff
        Kentucky license plate for disaster relief

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky license plate aims to support disaster relief across the commonwealth

        Ajay Patel
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        Spotlight Series

        Read books about the bluegrass - or by Kentuckians - at The Kentucky Bookstore

        Caleb Barnes
      • Bigfoot

        Spotlight Series

        Bigfoot lore runs deep in Anderson County

        Megan Mannering
        Elements Clay Studio in Lawrenceburg

        Spotlight Series

        Get your hands dirty and unlock your creativity at Elements Clay Studio

        Annie Brown
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        Spotlight Series

        Little Crooked Creek Safari brings hands-on animal encounters to Anderson Co.

        DeLaina Crutcher
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        Covering Kentucky

        'The Paris 3' to be honored in Bourbon County 65 years after arrests

        Caleb Barnes
        Kash Patel visits eastern Kentucky

        Covering Kentucky

        FBI Director Kash Patel visits eastern Kentucky

        Leigh Searcy
        DDL Basketball

        Covering Kentucky

        DDL Basketball bringing free, year-round hoops to Lexington kids

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        4 sisters opening food truck in Lexington in memory of their late father

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington 3D printing shop helps restore historic Winchester home

        Annie Brown
        CHI Saint Joseph Health Cancer Center

        Covering Kentucky

        Survivor's story: Fitzpatrick's colorectal cancer caught early before age 50

        Drew Amman
      • Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        Bourbon County officials working injury accident near elementary school

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky court of appeals unanimously upholds ban on 'gray machines'

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Disabled aircraft' at Blue Grass Airport delays flight, airline reports

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man dies after ambulance overturns on Kentucky Route 197 in Pike County

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man charged in 1996 kidnapping and killing of Kentucky girl

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Police responding to collision on Old Todds Rd at Richmond Service Rd

        Web Staff
      • Mexico Cartel Death

        Covering Kentucky

        DEA agent warns Kentucky communities are not immune to cartel reach

        Ajay Patel
        Blake Lashelle mugshot

        Covering Kentucky

        New details emerge in case of man accused of breaking into Barr's headquarters

        Web Staff
        Lexington woman claims her moldy apartment is making her sick

        Covering Kentucky

        Condemned apartment due to mold has caused chronic health issues for tenant

        Kayleigh Randle
      • Students

        Covering Kentucky

        Son of Heimlich maneuver inventor concerned over Kentucky HB 335

        Drew Amman
        APTOPIX Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        Wife of UPS crew member killed in Louisville plane crash files lawsuit

        Rosemary Kelley
        Spotlight: Fairgrounds Drive-In Restaurant offers mouth watering meals

        Spotlight Series

        Spotlight: Fairgrounds Drive-In Restaurant offers mouth-watering meals

        Kayleigh Randle
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