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      Southern KY interstate lanes reopen after crash in Tennessee
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        Daily Forecast

        Windy and Warm Monday, Storms Overnight

        Tom Ackerman
        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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        National News

        Manifesto reveals suspect targeted Trump officials at Correspondents' Dinner

        Haley Bull
        Britain Northern Ireland Car Bomb

        World News

        Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station

        Associated Press
        Hospital Shooting Chicago

        National News

        Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified

        Associated Press
      • Mobile home structure fire Brodhead

        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries reported in Rockcastle County mobile home set ablaze 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
      • Fatal fire

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 2 adults die in Ashland house fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        New week brings needed rain

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County Public Schools freshman dies in fatal accident

        Mack Carmack
      • White House Shooting

        National News

        'I'll never forget': Trump dinner performer details mayhem as shooting unfolded

        Gage Jackson
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        Crime

        Police: Federal warrant leads to major drug bust, burglary arrests in Corbin

        Mack Carmack
        Officer involved shooting graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky State Police reports officer-involved shooting in Johnson County

        Mack Carmack
      • APTOPIX Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

        National News

        What happened inside ballroom when gunman tried to breach Trump's press event

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Crime

        KSP: Harlan County man arrested, accused of stabbing girlfriend to death

        Mack Carmack
        Senate Federal Reserve

        National Politics

        Tillis ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chair

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • LaGuardia Crash

        National News

        Airlines looking for fare increases to stick, even when jet fuel costs fall

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        APTOPIX Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

        National News

        Trump: DC shooting suspect wrote about targeting of administration officials

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Daily Forecast

        A quiet Sunday before active weather arrives Monday night

        Patrick Herion
      • Free diabetes expo in Lexington

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington health department hosts free diabetes expo for residents

        Ellen Ice
        APTOPIX Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

        National News

        Trump safe, suspect in custody after shooting at WH Correspondents’ Dinner

        Scripps News Group
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        Daily Forecast

        Gorgeous weather Sunday

        Emily McKinney
      • Single vehicle collision at inner loop of New Circle Rd

        Covering Kentucky

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

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

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

        Mack Carmack
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        BBN Tonight

        Seth McGowan Drafted by Colts

      • Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

        Covering Kentucky

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

        Associated Press
        Photos of Prince Ali the dog

        Crime

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

        Mack Carmack
        US Wildfires

        National News

        Georgia wildfires destory 120 homes, continue to threaten residents

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        BBN Tonight

        Lions Select Kentucky WR Kendrick Law in Fifth Round

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        Sports

        Caitlin Clark returns to the court for the Indiana Fever after 9 months out

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        BBN Tonight

        Packers Select Kentucky Center Jager Burton in Fifth Round of 2026 NFL Draft

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        Crime

        Covington police identify teen suspect in shooting

        Mack Carmack
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        BBN Tonight

        Indianapolis Colts select Jalen Farmer in the fourth round of NFL Draft

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        National News

        US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in eastern Pacific

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Photos of Ja'wan McKnight

        Covering Kentucky

        Bardstown Police Department captures escaped inmate after weeks-long search

        Mack Carmack
        Road Closure

        Covering Kentucky

        Southern KY interstate lanes reopen after crash in Tennessee

        Mack Carmack
        Tick Season

        Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, some worry about future illnesses

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

        Trump cancels Kushner, Witkoff trip for Iran talks in Pakistan

        Scripps News Group
        Winning Derby looks at Macy's at Fayette Mall

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Winning Derby looks now available at Macy's at Fayette Mall

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Country artist Alex Miller performs "My Old Kentucky Home"

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Country artist Alex Miller performs "My Old Kentucky Home"

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • Winning styles for men at Logan's at Lexington Green

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Find winning styles for men this Derby season at Logan's at Lexington Green

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Derby gifts at My Favorite Things in Lexington

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Derby gifts now available at My Favorite Things in Lexington

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Dressing for Derby at Rose & Remington at Fayette Mall

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Dress for the Derby at Rose & Remington at Fayette Mall this spring

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        National News

        Roommate charged with 2 counts of murder in death, disappearance of USF students

        Scripps News Group
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        Daily Forecast

        A very comfortable weekend

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        An uphill battle: Whitley County 6-year-old diagnosed with rare brain tumor DIPG

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Sports

        Bengals Select Tacario Davis 72nd Overall in the Third Round

        Noah Cierzan
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        In Your Community

        Volunteer fire station in Morgan County on the verge of shutting down

        Alex Barber
        Louisiana Mall Shooting

        National News

        Authorities announce murder charge after Louisiana mall shooting that killed 1

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Alisyn Camerota
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        Sports

        Bengals Select Cashius Howell With the 41st Overall Pick

        Noah Cierzan
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        Sports

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        National News

        Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records

        Associated Press
        Distillery operator accused of using neighbor's cattle & equipment for loan, appears in court

        LEX 18 Investigates

        Distillery operator accused theft by deception appears in court

        Leigh Searcy
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        World News

        US soldier charged with using classified intel on Maduro raid is granted bond

        Associated Press
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        National News

        DOJ to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

        Associated Press
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        In Your Community

        Lack of rain puts more than half of the state in moderate drought status

        Caleb Barnes
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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky signs Ousmane N'Diaye to 2026 men's basketball team

        Noah Cierzan
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