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        Daily Forecast

        A Few Showers and Thundershowers Midweek

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Multiple crews respond to 12-acre wildfire in Garrard County

        Rosemary Kelley
        Fatal collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Tuesday morning collision on Frankfort Road in Woodford County leaves one dead

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries reported following fire at Thoroughbred Center in Lexington

        Rosemary Kelley
        At briefing, Superintendent Liggins stresses focus on FCPS amid Missouri job finalist news

        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS's Demetrus Liggins withdraws name from Missouri job consideration

        Rosemary Kelley
        Tiger's Time Golf

        Sports

        Tiger Woods says he'll seek treatment after rollover crash and DUI arrest

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        How long could gas prices stay high? Forecasting the Iran war

        Simon Kaufman
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        BBN Tonight

        WATCH: Emily McDonald joins BBN Tonight

        Sierra Newton
        Child Poverty

        Covering Kentucky

        Advocates calling on lawmakers to make changes to reduce KY's child abuse rate

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Proposed Wynter's Law to expand AMBER Alert criteria stalls in the KY House

        Molly Demrow
        Sadie Strickland

        Covering Kentucky

        7-year-old throws first pitch at Cubs game to honor late Whitley County father

        Megan Mannering
        APTOPIX Trump

        National Politics

        Trump orders tighter rules around mail-in voting, setting up legal challenges

        Scripps News Group
      • Marvin Knuckles

        LEX 18 Investigates

        State report details inmate's fatal cliff fall at EKCC, changes coming

        Leigh Searcy
        Vance

        National News

        Vance announces new book about finding his ‘way back to faith’

        Aileen Graef
        Super Bowl Football

        Sports

        NFL partners to launch new pro flag football league ahead of 2028 Olympic debut

        Gage Jackson
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        National News

        US journalist abducted in Iraq; State Department says she was warned of threats

        Cameron Couvillion
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        Covering Kentucky

        AAA Blue Grass: Driving habits to adopt and avoid to save on gas

        Evelyn Schultz
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        National News

        Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock's home

        BY TRAVIS LOLLER
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Tuesday, March 31 with Radio Vida

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Near record highs for Wednesday

        Patrick Herion
        APTOPIX Travel Delays

        Scripps News Life

        Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        Judge orders Trump admin to halt construction of White House ballroom

        Scripps News Group
        Trump NPR

        National Politics

        Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        ACLU represents KY mom banned from school property over social media posts

        Erin Rosas
      • Immigrant deaths

        Scripps News Investigates

        Police video shows arrest of 19-year-old immigrant who died in ICE custody

        Patrick Terpstra
        Randall Weddle

        Covering Kentucky

        Report: London Mayor Randall Weddle indicted on four campaign finance charges

        Web Staff
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        National News

        Defense seeks delay in Charlie Kirk murder case, cites inconclusive evidence

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        This eye-catching spiral veggie quiche is perfect for Easter brunch

        Jessica DeLuise
        NASA Artemis Moonshot

        National News

        Artemis II to take 4 astronauts farther from Earth than ever before

        Justin Boggs
        Texas Megachurch Pastor Released

        National News

        Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse

        By SEAN MURPHY
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        National News

        Celine Dion announces first concerts since stiff-person syndrome diagnosis

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Bulls Ivey Smith Basketball

        Sports

        Bulls waive Jaden Ivey after anti-LGBTQ+ comments, remarks about religion

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

        Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops' lives, experts say

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on March 31: Nova

        Web Staff
        Charlie Kirk Shot

        National News

        Arizona governor vetoes bill to name highway after Charlie Kirk

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Trump

        Iran War

        Trump tells allies: 'Get your own oil' as Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz

        Justin Boggs
      • Vance Book

        National News

        Vice President JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        Judge voids impeachment articles against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman

        Erin Rosas
        Tiger Woods Crash Golf

        Sports

        Deputies say they found 2 hydrocodone pills on Tiger Woods following crash

        Scripps News Group
      • Supreme Court LGBTQ Books

        National Politics

        Supreme Court rules against Colorado ‘conversion therapy’ ban for LGBTQ kids

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Dolly Parton

        Covering Kentucky

        KY lawmakers restore funding match to save Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

        Annie Brown
        Trump Britain

        National News

        King Charles III to mark 250 years of American independence on historic US trip

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National Politics

        Impacts of Trump's Liberation Day tariffs linger one year later 

        Maura Barrett
        Charlie Kirk Highway

        National News

        Charlie Kirk highway got vetoed in AZ. Elected officials are citing politics

        Associated Press
        Gas Prices

        National Politics

        US gas prices top $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 amid Iran conflict

        Justin Boggs
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        Daily Forecast

        A Balmy Tuesday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Inmate back in custody after stealing Wolfe County truck while on work crew

        Caleb Barnes
        Kentucky State Police

        Covering Kentucky

        Man wanted in connection to Nashville murder case found dead in Lyon County

        Web Staff
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        National Politics

        Eric Trump shares renderings of a proposed Trump presidential library and museum

        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man arrested after making threat on Barren County Courthouse ahead of appearance

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        AG wants case blocking KY's executions for 15 years to be dismissed

        Karolina Buczek
      • Travel

        Iran War

        Here's how the war in Iran is set to make summer travel more expensive

        Cameron Couvillion
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        We Follow Through

        Some residents in Mason County forced to move for proposed data center

        Drew Amman
        Britain Afghanistan

        National Politics

        US to close Afghan refugee camp, leaving over 1,000 allies in limbo

        Kadia Tubman
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY Powerball winner appears before judge on burglary charge after 3rd arrest

        Leigh Searcy
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        Daily Forecast

        March Ends Like May

        Bill Meck
        LexRide

        Covering Kentucky

        Lextran launches new $1 seasonal bus route connecting local entertainment spots

        Megan Mannering
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        Iran War

        White House touts progress in Iran talks as Tehran denies direct negotiations

        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Bourbon Co. first responders conduct realistic mass casualty drill with students

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Valley View Ferry reopens with safety measures as armed suspect remains at large

        Molly Demrow
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