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      • Senate Federal Reserve

        National Politics

        Senate banking committee grills Kevin Warsh, Trump's pick for Fed chair

        Simon Kaufman
        Death investigation

        Covering Kentucky

        Investigation underway in Laurel County after mowing tractor accident kills 1

        Web Staff
        Aviation Safety

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        Duffy touts $12.5B upgrade for outdated air traffic control tech

        Patrick Terpstra
      • Flight operations aboard USS Gerald R. Ford in the Red Sea

        Iran War

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        Jacob Gardenswartz
        Braydon Hawthorne

        BBN Tonight

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        Hannah Hamelback
        Andy Beshear

        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear expresses concern over UK management and new dean of law selection

        Web Staff
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        National Politics

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        Scripps News Group
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        National News

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        Crime

        Nicholasville police, DEA seize 47 kilograms of cocaine valued at over $2M

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        Pentagon US Iran

        Iran War

        US forces board a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon says

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • NYC Marathon

        Sports

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        Justin Boggs
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        National News

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        Pet of the Day

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        National Politics

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        National News

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        Mexico Teotihuacan Shooting

        World News

        Gunman shoots several tourists at historic pyramids in Mexico, killing one

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      • APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

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        Churchill Downs to acquire Preakness Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for $85M

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        Crime

        Lebanon police seek public assistance after armed robbery at East End Liquors

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Man arrested in Mt. Sterling after woman loses $500K in alleged 'romance scam'

        Erin Rosas
      • Trump

        Iran War

        Trump extends Iran ceasefire, keeps port blockade in place

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        Election 2026 Redistricting Virginia

        National Politics

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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Rosemary Kelley
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        National News

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        National Politics

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        Jacob Gardenswartz
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        Crime

        Barricaded subject in camper on Star Hill Road in Laurel County now in custody

        Rosemary Kelley
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        National Politics

        Judge rules family should be released from ICE detention to pursue asylum case

        Patrick Terpstra
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        In Your Community

        Owingsville hosts its annual walk to promote local autism acceptance

        Alex Barber
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        Winchester cultivator celebrates first cannabis harvest on 4/20

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Busy Buc-ee's intersection the site of 2 deadly collisions in 2 months

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Baby born 16 weeks early prepares to head home after 400 days in NICU

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        City orders balconies to be demolished at Casa Mia apartments after collapse

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lawsuit filed against Lexington Massage Envy over alleged assault

        Annie Brown
      • Trump

        National Politics

        Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from Trump's cabinet

        Scripps News Group
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        News

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        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        'Indicative of the turnout': Fayette County absentee ballot numbers climb

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        Mass Shooting Louisiana

        National News

        Mass shooter who killed eight kids in Louisiana had gun incident in his past

        Lori Jane Gliha
        APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran War

        Iran War

        Second round of Israel-Lebanon talks expected Thursday amid Iran war tensions

        Jacob Gardenswartz
      • Capitol Hill

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        Lawmakers seek answers on individuals tied to US research who vanished or died

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        Daily Forecast

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        Patrick Herion
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        Iran War

        Iran vows retaliation after U.S. seizes ship ahead of ceasefire deadline

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        Cherish Walters
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        Crime

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        National News

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        The Associated Press
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        Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning ‘surveillance pricing’

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        Kentucky Politics

        Kentucky Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman running for governor

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      • Supreme Court

        National Politics

        Supreme Court takes up Catholic preschool case over LGBTQ+ policies

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Hot Mic

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        Women in Whiskey

        Covering Kentucky

        AP report: Women take the lead in whiskey as they reshape the industry

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