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      • Trump

        Iran War

        Trump’s approval on Iran stays low despite new deal

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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on June 19: Ava

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        National Politics

        Pulte takes over as acting DNI as lawmakers question his qualifications

        Nathaniel Reed
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        Iran War

        Israel, Hezbollah agree to extended ceasefire after US-Iran talks are called off

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        Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

        National Politics

        Blue coating peels at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after renovation

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        Covering Kentucky

        Demetrus Liggins disputes Fayette County board's claim he resigned

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        Daily Forecast

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        Tom Ackerman
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        Family stunned after grand jury declines to indict in Walter Trebolo death

        Ajay Patel
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        National News

        Vance delays trip to Switzerland to lead new US talks with Iran

        Associated Press
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        Tropical storm remnants drench Gulf states after tornadoes hit the Midwest

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        Covering Kentucky

        Multiple hospitalized after mass illness event at Wayne County senior center

        Mack Carmack
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        Crime

        Nicholasville Police Departments apprehends 'armed and dangerous' suspect

        Mack Carmack
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        Kindred Roots of Lexington

        In Your Community

        Kentucky's only kinship reunification program closing its doors this June

        Ana Medina
      • Trump

        National Politics

        More bipartisan opposition to Trump's deal with Iran is building in Congress

        Nathaniel Reed
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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Bardstown officer Nick Houck arraigned on first-degree perjury charge

        Leigh Searcy
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        Kentucky Politics

        KY lawmakers hear warning about foreign cyberattacks on infrastructure systems

        Karolina Buczek
      • Battle of the Overpass

        America 250

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        Structural damage at Big Red Appliances and Mattresses in Florence due to overnight storms

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        Overnight storm leaves Florence business owner managing major structural damage

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Storms damage buildings in Jessamine Co., including church steeple

        Annie Brown
      • Thursday storm causes power outages and downed trees across Rowan and Bath counties

        In Your Community

        Thursday storm causes dangerous conditions in Rowan and Bath counties

        Alex Barber
        Uprooted tree falls on Cynthiana home due to storm damage

        In Your Community

        Uprooted trees, downed power lines litter Cynthiana

        Ellen Ice
        Obama Presidential Center

        National News

        Former presidents and celebrity guests dedicate the Obama Presidential Center

        Charles Benson
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        Preakness Horse Racing

        National News

        Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights

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        World News

        Zelenskyy makes good on his Russia warning with massive drone strike on Moscow

        Jason Bellini
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        Crime

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        Daily Forecast

        Rain wraps for end of work week

        Emily McKinney
        Zorro Ranch

        National News

        Former New Mexico AG says he was sidelined by feds from probe into Epstein ranch

        Alexandra Miller
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        Pain patients caught in the crossfire of US opioid policies, experts say

        Heather Olinger
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        Juneteenth marks freedom — and closures for federal offices, banks, and schools

        Justin Boggs
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        Pet of the Day

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      • Intel Profits

        National News

        Trump says Intel has struck deal with Apple to make chips in the US

        Jordan Valinsky
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        Iran War

        Vance touts US-Iran agreement, says Iran's nuclear program is 'destroyed'

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        More 30-somethings staying in parents’ homes amid housing crunch

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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond firefighters rescue 5 residents from flooded mobile home park

        Web Staff
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        News

        Harrodsburg firefighters stop blaze at Whitaker Bank on South College Street

        Web Staff
        New Flu Vaccine

        FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Jessica DeLuise
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        BBN Tonight

        Meet the Cats: Mason Williams

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        News

        Child wakes to smoke as lightning sparks house fire in Franklin County

        Web Staff
      • Tempo Fever Basketball

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        Caitlin Clark’s next big shot? A $140 Nike signature shoe

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        Consumer Spotlight  Rising gas prices

        National Politics

        US gas prices fall below $4 for 1st time since March

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown police recover over $80K for victims of online scam spanning 6 states

        Web Staff
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        Pedestrian hit, killed by tractor-trailer on I-275 in Boone County

        Cherish Walters
        Supreme Court

        National Politics

        Supreme Court says unlawful drug users may legally possess firearms

        Justin Boggs
        France G7 Summit

        Iran War

        US-Iran agreement signed; key issues remain unresolved as negotiations advance

        Stephanie Liebergen
      • Obama Presidential Center

        National News

        Springsteen, Bono will help the Obamas open their presidential museum

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        More than 55,000 Kentuckians are without power due to severe storms

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        National News

        Hegseth’s Brussels broadside: NATO allies chided on security, gender, migration

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        Crime

        KY man arrested after allegedly posing as federal agent during predator sting

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        New York Knicks revel at NBA victory parade as joyous fans fill the streets

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        Police: Suspect fires at Lexington officers during shots-fired investigation

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        Kansas City police searching for suspect wanted in string of shootings Tuesday

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        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Family remembers Berea bank robbery victim Brian Switzer on his 43rd birthday

        Ajay Patel
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        National Politics

        US officials say Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum, opening strait

        Associated Press
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        FTC sues transgender medical nonprofit over pediatric statements

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