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      • The Leach Report

        The Leach Report

        The Leach Report March 16 -- March 20

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        National News

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        Pet of the Day

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        Pressure cooker brisket recipe perfect for Easter or Passover

        Jessica DeLuise
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        Crime

        Lexington police arrest 30-year-old man following alleged armed robbery, assault

        Web Staff
        Pentagon

        National News

        Active-shooter concerns prompt Hegseth to allow off-duty firearms on bases

        Justin Boggs
      • Trump Tariffs

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        Better Money

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        Entertainment News

        Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni tossed out

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      • APTOPIX Trump

        National Politics

        Trump seeks $1.5 trillion defense budget, proposes cuts to programs at home

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Iran War

        Iran War

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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        DHS urges Lexington officials to not release man accused of child rape

        Erin Rosas
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        National Politics

        March job gains outshine forecasts amid inflation pressures

        Justin Boggs
        Cuba New Currency

        World News

        Cuba to free 2,010 prisoners in ‘humanitarian gesture’ amid US oil blockade

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

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        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Bayer to pay up to $10.9 billion to settle Monsanto case

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky overrides veto to shield Roundup maker from cancer lawsuits

        Associated Press
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        Burger wars: Fast food menus add beefier, pricier options

        John Matarese
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        Weather

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        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear identifies deputy sheriff who was shot in Crittenden Co. confrontation

        Rosemary Kelley
        NASA Artemis Moonshot

        National News

        Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        World News

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        Covering Kentucky

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        BBN Tonight

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      • Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship

        National Politics

        Why Trump might regret his historic visit to the Supreme Court

        Aaron Blake
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        Covering Kentucky

        Traffic collisions increase along a busy stretch of U.S. 27 in Nicholasville

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Firefighters take part in yearly fire truck driving requirements

        Caleb Barnes
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        Bank of America to settle with Epstein survivors for $72.5 million

        Simon Kaufman
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        Bengals

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        Taylor Weiter
        EKCC

        LEX 18 Investigates

        EKCC inmate's wife speaks out on alleged abuse

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY Democrats say Republicans played bingo during a session, sparking outrage

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY bald eagle pop reaches record numbers following years of conservation efforts

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington founder sparks global awareness for rare TAR syndrome

        Molly Demrow
      • Mitch McConnell shares opinion on sending American troops to Iran

        Kentucky Politics

        Sen. Mitch McConnell shares opinion on sending American troops to Iran

        Karolina Buczek
        "Hunger Doesn't Take a Spring Break"

        Covering Kentucky

        'Hunger Doesn't Take a Spring Break' feeding Lexington kids during spring break

        Mack Carmack
        Immigration Detention Conditions

        Scripps News Investigates

        Inspection finds 49 violations at nation's largest ICE detention center

        Patrick Terpstra
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        Daily Forecast

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        Emily McKinney
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        Iran War

        Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down amid Iran war

        Jacob Gardenswartz
        Tates Creek Middle School new greenhouse

        Covering Kentucky

        Greenhouse effect: Tates Creek Middle School opens greenhouse on campus

        Michael Berk
      • Joshua James Boykin, 36, indicted

        Covering Kentucky

        Covington man indicted on 244 felony counts of sexual abuse of multiple children

        Rosemary Kelley
        Biz Homes For Sale

        National Politics

        Mortgage rates spike near seven-month high due to Iran war economic disruptions

        Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

        Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Scripps News Life

        Stores roll out Easter deals to help shoppers save on holiday meals

        Scripps News Group
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        Entertainment News

        Hailee Steinfeld and Bills quarterback Josh Allen have welcomed a baby girl

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Radio Vida

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      • Trump

        National Politics

        Who is Todd Blanche? What to know about Trump's pick for acting attorney general

        Scripps News Group
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        Optometrists warn GLP-1 drugs may pose rare vision risks

        Justin Boggs
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        How to make a classic Italian ricotta cheesecake for Easter

        Jessica DeLuise
      • Trump

        National Politics

        Panel approves Trump's White House ballroom after judge halts construction

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Crime

        Lexington woman arrested after allegedly chasing pedestrians with her vehicle

        Web Staff
        Bondi Congress

        National Politics

        Trump removes Pam Bondi, names Todd Blanche acting attorney general

        Scripps News Group
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        National News

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        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        Madison County Schools respond to Thursday's bomb threat

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        National News

        Police video shows the moments after Tiger Woods' rollover crash, DUI arrest

        Scripps News Group
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        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Web Staff
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        Pet of the Day

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      • Gas Price

        National Politics

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        Justin Boggs
        Senate Homeland Security

        National Politics

        Trump says he'll sign order to pay all DHS workers as stalemate continues

        Scripps News Group
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        National News

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