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        Covering Kentucky

        Green River Ferry set to reopen March 5 after flood damage repairs

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lafayette HS investigating faculty 'serious incident,' principal reports

        Mack Carmack
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        We Follow Through

        Danville settles wrongful arrest suit; police to undergo new disability training

        Web Staff
      • Iran War Military Families

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        Military families anxious about unknowns of Iran war, proud of service members

        Associated Press
        Kentuck Preview Basketball

        Sports

        Kentucky falls in its final road game of the season 96-85 at Texas A&M

        Keith Farmer
        Jeffrey Epstein

        Covering Kentucky

        Biologist mentioned in Epstein Files connected to UK, held lecture in 2016

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 Kentucky families speak out in support of the National Marrow Donor Program

        Drew Amman
        Making Machine Guns

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky bill targeting machine gun conversion switches passes state House

        Karolina Buczek
        Fatal Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Monday night single-vehicle collision in Laurel County leaves 1 dead

        Web Staff
      • Choctaw Academy

        Covering Kentucky

        Choctaw Academy may hold story of America's first Indigenous trained physician

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Berea College Student Craft wins Cooper Hewitt National Design Award

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington restaurants face wave of closures as costs rise, consumer habits shift

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Daughter asking community for 75 birthday cards for veteran father turning 75

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        How conflict in the Middle East is impacting Kentucky farmers this spring

        Alex Barber
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        Kentucky Politics

        Iran war could shake up Kentucky's midterm elections, political expert says

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        'This case has gone cold for us:' Search continues for missing Mason County man

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington fire units responding to structure fire on Centerville Lane Tuesday

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        Covering Kentucky

        Additional arrest made in connection to murder of man in Perry County

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      • Kentucky Stein Football

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        Barnhart retiring as UK athletics director after 24 years, will take on new role

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        Covering Kentucky

        Churchill Downs unveils official food and drink menu for Kentucky Derby 152

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        Covering Kentucky

        UK faces proposed budget cuts in Kentucky House spending plan

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        Iranian exile living in Kentucky says US military strikes bring hope

        Ajay Patel
        Megan Milburn

        Covering Kentucky

        A year later, sister of woman killed in Lincoln County fire demands answers

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County community gathers to stand up to bullying, one truck at a time

        Caleb Barnes
      • In typical fashion, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone defends Olympic crown with world record

        Covering Kentucky

        Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and her dad launch campaign to raise awareness of HCM

        Michael Berk
        APTOPIX Iran US Israel

        Covering Kentucky

        UK professor: 'I don't think anyone knows how long this war is going to last'

        Drew Amman
        Gas Prices

        Covering Kentucky

        AAA warns of rising gas prices as oil prices surge amid overseas tensions

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Pulaski County mom enters national fitness competition

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Injury collision impacts traffic at Richmond Road and North Locust Hill Dr.

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        1 adult, 4 kids displaced overnight after garage fire on Kearney Ridge Blvd.

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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky judge asks House committee to dismiss impeachment petition

        Web Staff
        Sturgill Simpson

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Kentucky-born musician Sturgill Simpson drops new album early on YouTube

        Web Staff
        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
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        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
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        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
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