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        Covering Kentucky

        Cable thefts amid rising copper prices having wide impact in local communities

        Caleb Barnes
        Bell County family seeks answers in daughter's 34 year old unsolved murder

        Covering Kentucky

        Bell County family pleads for answers in daughter's 34-year-old unsolved murder

        Kayleigh Randle
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        We Follow Through

        LPD chief addresses 2025 violent crime as it continues to trend downward

        Drew Amman
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        Crime

        KSP makes arrest in connection to 1991 cold case involving unidentified infant

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        GoFundMe created for 2 adults displaced following house fire on Woodhill Drive

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        Covering Kentucky

        New Capital City Museum in Frankfort employees are a purr-fect fit

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        Doctors offer suggestions for avoiding the hospital as flu rips through Kentucky

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rep. Maddox files bill to return driver's license offices to county level

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Wednesday, Jan. 7 with Radio Vida

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        Covering Kentucky

        27-year-old murder case solved through connection to notorious Texas crime

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        First-ever civic assembly to review Lexington city charter this spring

        Ellen Ice
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        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky lawmaker files bill aiming to protect reproductive health care privacy

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS asking community's help naming new elementary school

        Cherish Walters
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        Kentucky Politics

        Newly proposed KY bill would establish ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ on activist's birthday

        Web Staff
        Pediatrician administering a vaccination

        Covering Kentucky

        As CDC scales back childhood vaccine guidance, pediatrician questions decision

        Ajay Patel
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        Positively LEX 18

        Senior center sweethearts: Couple finds love while working through loss

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        As CSEPP funding ends, Estill County EMA is preparing for reduced operations

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington prepares for annual LexCount and is seeking volunteers

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky lawmakers begin 2026 session with disagreement on budget outlook

        Karolina Buczek
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Lexington fudge shop owner uses TikTok fame to tackle school lunch debt

        Michael Berk
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Lexington salon helps women veterans reclaim confidence through free wigs

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Flu cases in Fayette County outpacing last year, arriving earlier than expected

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Volunteer firefighters face growing challenges while serving KY communities

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky launches first digital ID app for air travel and age verification

        Web Staff
      • Roadway collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Juvenile pedestrian injured in Harrodsburg Road collision, police report

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Deadly Lexington crash sparks petition for intersection safety change

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington woman speaks after disturbing video mocks grandson, shooting victims

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky authorities say multi‑state effort brought Wynter Wagoner home

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Teacher cited after New Year's Eve party where police say teens were drinking

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Local restaurant owner reacts to Nicolas Maduro's arrest with shock and hope

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Controversial billboard with political message moves to Fayette County

        Michael Berk
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        Crime

        Kentucky man charged after stealing ex-girlfriend's car while she gave birth

        Web Staff
        Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        Bolivar Street reopens after ruptured gas line shuts down traffic

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP investigating inmate death after assault at Eastern KY Correctional Complex

        Web Staff
        Whooping Cough

        Covering Kentucky

        Floyd County reports 21 cases of pertussis as whooping cough spreads

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Breathitt County issues burn ban due to extreme forest fire danger

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY toddler completes 4th phase of aggressive chemotherapy

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        Neighbors rally to help Lexington family after devastating house fire

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington police cancel Golden Alert for missing 80-year-old woman

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        Covering Kentucky

        1 dead after 2-vehicle crash at intersection of Shelby Lane and Jacks Creek Pike

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Speakeasy Dispensary to open new medical cannabis location in Lexington

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY politicians react to large-scale operation in Venezuela

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