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        Covering Kentucky

        Leestown Road reopens after reported gas leak caused delays

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        News

        New push for answers in 2020 shooting that left 20-year-old UK student dead

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        Covering Kentucky

        Celebration of life services organized for Porter G. Peeples

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        Crime

        Second person arrested after children found with duct tape over their mouths

        Cherish Walters
        Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Kentucky Derby 152

        The Puma has scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a skin infection

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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks

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        Covering Kentucky

        'Heartbreaking beyond words': Floyd County Schools confirms death of student

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        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County residents frustrated over proposed data center development

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        In Your Community

        New fire training facility in Madison County dedicated to training officer opens

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        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County horse farm sustains major damage from strong storms overnight

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County Schools plans $1.9 million in pay cuts amid financial issues

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Local tree service helps Scott County family barricaded in home by fallen tree

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        High winds down trees and leave thousands without power overnight in Frankfort

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police locate 24-year-old Paducah man reported missing safe

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        Crime

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

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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

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        Covering Kentucky

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

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        LEX 18 Investigates

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

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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

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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

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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
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        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries reported in Rockcastle County mobile home fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
        Butterfly garden dedicated to Alexandra Simpson

        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
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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 2 adults die in Ashland house fire Sunday morning

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        Covering Kentucky

        Funeral arrangements released for Clark County 15-year-old killed in accident

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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

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        Single vehicle collision at inner loop of New Circle Rd

        Covering Kentucky

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

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        Covering Kentucky

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

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        Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Kentucky Derby 152

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

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        Crime

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

        Mack Carmack
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