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  • Election 2025 NYC Mayor

    National Politics

    Here's how ranked choice voting works as NYC Democrats head to the polls

    AP via Scripps News Group
    Harvard

    National Politics

    Judge halts another effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard

    AP via Scripps News Group
    Netherlands NATO Summit

    World News

    NATO leaders gather for historic summit with unity on the line

    Associated Press
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    Trump and his political operation target GOP incumbent: Kentucky's Massie

    Associated Press
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    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

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    Alex Barber
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    National News

    Kroger announces closure of 60 underperforming stores after failed merger

    Justin Boggs
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    News

    KSP investigating deadly crash in Barren County

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Report: 19-year-old arrested following investigation into assault in parking lot

    Cherish Walters
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    Trump furious after Iran and Israel exchange missiles amid ceasefire

    AP via Scripps News Group
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    Daily Forecast

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    Tom Ackerman
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    Annie Brown
  • Senate HHS

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    Jacob Gardenswartz
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    Covering Kentucky

    1 arrested in Laurel County after homemade explosives seized from home

    Web Staff
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    National News

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    AP via Scripps News Group
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    Covering Kentucky

    Students explore careers in agriculture at leadership conference

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    Experts say consumers, not Middle East tensions, likely to drive gas prices

    Ajay Patel
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    Covering Kentucky

    Jury selection to begin Tuesday in Crystal Rogers murder trial

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

    Central Kentucky woman tackles period poverty with nonprofit 'Period Y'all'

    Lauren Minor
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    World News

    Trump announces Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire

    Scripps News Group
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    Daily Forecast

    The Mugginess Leads To A Heat Advisory

    Bill Meck
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    Sports

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    Michael Berk
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    National Politics

    Oil prices plunge following Iran's retaliatory attack on US military bases

    Simon Kaufman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Ways to keep outdoor workers cool during dangerous heat wave

    Caleb Barnes
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    National Politics

    Supreme Court allows Trump to deport migrants away from their home countries

    AP via Scripps News Group
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    National Politics

    Lawmakers will get classified briefing on Iran strikes and retaliation

    Scripps News Group
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    National News

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    Scripps News Group
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    Crime

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    Erin Rosas
    Russia Ukraine War

    World News

    Russian attacks on Ukraine kill at least 14 people as Zelenskyy travels to UK

    AP via Scripps News Group
  • Kentucky State Police

    Crime

    KSP: Juvenile killed, man arrested following ATV crash in Lewis County

    Cherish Walters
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    World News

    Trump says Iran warned US before missile attack; no injuries reported

    Scripps News Group
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    Scripps News Investigates

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    Lori Jane Gliha
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    Scripps News Investigates

    The faces of children who died of fentanyl poisonings

    Lori Jane Gliha
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    Scripps News Investigates

    How one state is handling child welfare when fentanyl is involved

    Lori Jane Gliha
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    Scripps News Investigates

    What we learned from examining hundreds of cases involving fentanyl and children

    Brittany Freeman
  • Mideast Wars US Iran Protest

    National News

    Iran response to US strikes could lead to risks for Americans worldwide

    Joe St. George
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    News

    Suspect in crash that killed LEX 18 employee indicted for vehicular manslaughter

    Erin Rosas
    Mideast Wars US Iran Protest

    National News

    Iran conflict raises risk of attacks on US soil, DHS says

    Scripps News Group
  • Trump

    National News

    Trump claims 'monumental damage' was done to Iran nuclear sites after US strikes

    Scripps News Group
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    Crime

    Citation: Man facing several charges following stolen vehicle investigation

    Cherish Walters
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    Entertainment

    The Beach Boys making stop at Gatton Park for 'The Sound of Summer' tour

    Cherish Walters
  • Marine Veteran Wife ICE

    National Politics

    ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby

    AP via Scripps News Group
    Passwords Leaked

    National News

    Billions of login credentials have been leaked online, Cybernews researchers say

    AP via Scripps News Group
    Aircraft Carrier Deploys

    National News

    USS Gerald R. Ford strike group expected to deploy amid Israel-Iran conflict

    Scripps News Group
  • Stonewall at 50

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    Clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses in 2015 is still fighting

    Associated Press
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    Covering Kentucky

    We’ll see you online: Getting rural Kentucky connected

    Ellen Ice
    New York City indoor dining

    How to save money dining out as restaurant prices continue to rise

    John Matarese
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    Crime

    KSP searching for 28-year-old escaped inmate in Madison County

    Web Staff
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    News

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    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

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    Tom Ackerman
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    Sports

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    AP via Scripps News Group
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    Covering Kentucky

    Nonprofit opens store for gamers, provides resources for addiction

    Kayleigh Randle
    Maryland Deportation Error

    National Politics

    Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from jail before trial

    AP via Scripps News Group
  • Mideast Wars Trump

    National Politics

    Trump hints at possibility of regime change in Iran in new social post

    Scripps News Group
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    Covering Kentucky

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    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Laurel County Sheriff's Office searching for stolen motorcycle

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Son honors fallen officer's memory through pickleball tournament in Laurel Co.

    Alex Barber
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    Covering Kentucky

    D. Wayne Lukas hospitalized and will not return to training, family says

    Associated Press
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    World News

    US seeks de-escalation after Iran strikes, but warns more could follow

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