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      • Iran US Oil

        National Politics

        Spiking diesel costs are set to make shipping and groceries more expensive

        Simon Kaufman
        Financial Markets Wall Street

        National News

        US stocks climb to their best day since the Iran war began after oil prices ease

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Women in Business Summit marks 15 years with annual gathering

        Michael Berk
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        National Politics

        Trump eyes US intervention in Cuba as Rubio says it needs 'new people in charge'

        Gage Jackson
        Kentucky Legislature

        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky General Assembly overrides governor's veto of House Bill 1

        Web Staff
        Capitol Hill

        National Politics

        Fresh Democratic proposal aims to break deadlock in partial government shutdown

        Nathaniel Reed
      • Election 2024 Trump

        Iran War

        Gabbard backs Trump after intelligence official resigns over Iran war

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        Daily Forecast

        A few snow showers are possible on Wednesday morning as wintry air lingers

        Patrick Herion
        Lexington Snow

        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Tuesday, March 17 with Radio Vida

        Web Staff
      • Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

        National Politics

        CBP commander Greg Bovino to retire weeks after Minnesota enforcement backlash

        Scripps News Group
        Election 2026 Texas

        National Politics

        What's in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

        AP via Scripps News Group
        VA Clinic Shooting

        National News

        At least 1 person hospitalized after shooting at VA clinic in Jasper, Georgia

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        Scientists discover pungent sulfur planet beyond our solar system

        Justin Boggs
        Congress Critical Minerals

        National Politics

        Trump delays his China visit by 'about 5 or 6 weeks' to focus on the war in Iran

        Scripps News Group
        Pam Bondi

        House committee subpoenas Trump's AG Pam Bondi over Epstein file release

        Scripps News Group
      • Trump

        World News

        Ireland touts record investments in US economy

        Miguel Pineda
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on March 17: Stormy

        Web Staff
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        News

        Golden Alert issued for missing woman in Madison County

        Web Staff
      • Costco-Prosecco Recall

        Scripps News Life

        Costco recalls meatloaf meal kits over possible salmonella contamination

        Scripps News Group
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        National Politics

        RNC chair calls Save America Act ‘past due’ as Senate vote nears

        Scripps News Group
        Trump

        Iran War

        'We do not need the help of anyone': Trump bashes US allies on Iran war response

        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Senate approves Wynter's Law to strengthen state's Amber Alert system

        Web Staff
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        National News

        NASA confirms meteor caused loud boom to echo across Ohio, Pennsylvania

        Scripps News Group
        WBC Venezuela Italy Baseball

        National Politics

        Trump floats Venezuela statehood as team advances to WBC championship vs US

        Scripps News Group
      • Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal

        National Politics

        An Afghan man who worked with the US military dies in ICE custody

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Iran US Oil New York

        National Politics

        State leaders resist gas tax holidays as US gas price averages $3.79 a gallon

        Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

        Top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Crime

        KY prison worker arrested after sexual encounter with inmate caught on camera

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Police resumes minor crash reports after high call volume impact

        Web Staff
        Ford-Recall

        National News

        Police: Ford Motor Company worker killed by press machine at Ohio plant

        Scripps News Group
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        National News

        From Rolex to Coach, big names launch buy-back and pre-owned programs

        Maura Barrett
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        News

        FCPS announces NTI Day for Tuesday, March 17 due to weather conditions

        Web Staff
        Gholam Reza Soleimani

        Iran War

        Iran’s leadership hit again: Two senior security chiefs killed, Israel says

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Daily Forecast

        Our Winter Relapse Bottoms Out Tuesday

        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY's US Senate Republican candidates clash, tout Trump support during debate

        Ajay Patel
        Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        All lanes of I-75 southbound near 93MM in Madison County closed due to collision

        Rosemary Kelley
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        National News

        Utah mom who wrote grief book after husband’s death, found guilty of his murder

        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        I-75 northbound near 25-mile marker reopens after crash involving 16 vehicles

        Rosemary Kelley
        student loans

        Covering Kentucky

        House overrides veto of HB 1, bill that would opt state into tax credit program

        Web Staff
      • Flash, ESK K9 with Georgetown Police

        Covering Kentucky

        K9 'Flash' joins Georgetown Police to help crack down on child exploitation

        Megan Mannering
        CoreCivic detention facility

        Scripps News Investigates

        'Mom, what did we do?' Parents recall weeks in ICE family detention 

        Patrick Terpstra
        Trump

        National Politics

        Trump criticizes judges after ruling against admin in Federal Reserve case

        Ava-joye Burnett
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        Nicholasville woman in critical condition after being struck by deputy's vehicle

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Elementary and middle school students create 1,400 paintings for fundraiser

        Caleb Barnes
        Michigan Synagogue Attack

        World News

        Authorities track a surge of antisemitic attacks worldwide

        Alexandra Miller
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        Daily Forecast

        The Weather's Wild Ride

        Bill Meck
        Severe Weather Buffalo Trace

        Covering Kentucky

        Franklin County family faces home loss nearly a year after flooding

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Hunger knows no zip code': KY hunger study reveals top barriers to food access

        Drew Amman
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        Sports

        EKU Women's Basketball Hosts Opening Round of the WBIT

        Noah Cierzan
        Virus Outbreak Pediatric Vaccines

        Judge blocks Trump administration’s revised childhood vaccine schedule

        Scripps News Group
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Monday, March 16 with Radio Vida

        Web Staff
      • Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein

        Settlement reached between Bank of America and Epstein survivors

        Scripps News Group
        New York Weather

        National News

        Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of US in extreme weather

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Ticketmaster-FTC Lawsuit

        National News

        Antitrust trial against Ticketmaster continues with states leading the charge

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Fatal Crash

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        19-year-old killed in Laurel County crash involving side-by-side

        Cherish Walters
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        Iran War

        Americans urged to evacuate Iraq amid strikes on Iran-backed militias

        Olly Barratt
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        National Politics

        FCC chairman warns broadcasters could lose license over ‘fake’ Iran war coverage

        Scripps News Group
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        Crime

        London man accused of shooting at woman, holding her against her will

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Roadway back open after crash on Tates Creek Road and Duvall Street

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Emergency contempt motion filed against former KY Governor by his adopted son

        Web Staff
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