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        March Madness can turn into March Sadness for college basketball fans

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        IAN alert issued for missing 9-year-old last seen in Florence

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        Man found guilty after overcrowding over 30 animals on trailers in high temps

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        TSA Airport Security

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        TSA disruptions from partial shutdown are set to snarl spring break travel

        Simon Kaufman
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        US bombs military targets on Kharg Island, a key terminal for Iran's oil exports

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        Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

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        Garrard County man charged after supplying drugs from California to local area

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        DOJ charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion University shooter

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        Bardstown students visit Lebanon National Cemetery to honor 'Silent Heroes'

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        We Follow Through

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy fired, charged following KSP investigation

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        Daily Forecast

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        Keith Farmer
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        Judge blocks subpoenas tied to investigation of Fed Chair Powell

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        National News

        Old Dominion shooter left federal prison early after drug treatment program

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        Covering Kentucky

        Family of man shot and killed by police at wrong home sues KSP for records

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        Pope Leo suggests Christian leaders who start wars should go to confession

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        Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages

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        Kentucky Politics

        Gov. Beshear vetoes bill that would divert public funds to private schools

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        National News

        Professor killed in shooting at Old Dominion University was retired Army officer

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        Scripps News Life

        Lawsuit says protein bars marketed as low-fat actually pack a lot more calories

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        House panel seeks testimony from guard on duty when Epstein died

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        Covering Kentucky

        Human remains found in Menifee County identified as man missing since 2022

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        Dead coyotes found along Gallian Road spark investigation in Miami Township

        National News

        Why were nearly a dozen coyotes found dead near a home in Ohio

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        National News

        Timeline sheds light on disappearance of retired Air Force general in New Mexico

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        Federal Reserve Independence

        National Politics

        Trump demands lower interest rates amid steady inflation, rising mortgage costs

        Justin Boggs
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        National News

        Michigan synagogue attacker recently lost family in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon

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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington police searching for felony suspect after vehicle flees officers

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        Trump slams Iranian leaders as ‘scumbags’ while warning of more strikes

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        Crime

        KSP: Lawrence County man arrested for sexual crimes against children, animals

        Cherish Walters
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        ‘No one can exclude us’: Iran soccer team fires back at Trump before World Cup

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        National Politics

        US economic growth slowed sharply to 0.7% in fourth quarter

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

        Pentagon says Iran's new supreme leader injured after succeeding father

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        Report: Man in synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike

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        National Politics

        Democrats file bill requiring congressional approval for Cuba military action

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        Fatal Collision

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        1 dead, 1 critically injured in head-on collision in Wolfe County

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        US military KC-135 tanker crashes in Iraq, killing 4 crew members

        Associated Press
        Mexico Cancun Train

        Spring travel savings hacks, as gas prices and airfares rise

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        Winchester early morning fire

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        1 person hospitalized, 2 displaced following early morning Winchester house fire

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        Daily Forecast

        A Gusty Start to the Weekend

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        League of Women Voters of Kentucky releases data on ICE detainees in KY

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        Simon Kaufman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Scott County set to build third storm shelter facility for $165K

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        Covering Kentucky

        Murray mother warns of kratom dangers after son dies after taking substance

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        Understanding autism elopement and what it means for the community

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