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        Daily Forecast

        Another round of strong showers and storms Tuesday night

        Patrick Herion
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP searching for a missing 24-year-old man last seen over two weeks ago

        Web Staff
        Jimmy Kimmel

        National Politics

        FCC probing Disney and ABC as Trump decries Kimmel's 'expectant widow' comments

        Scripps News Group
      • Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein

        Government watchdog to probe Trump administration's handling of Epstein files

        Jacob Gardenswartz
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        National Politics

        Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted over online post alleged to be a Trump threat

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on April 28: Tubi

        Web Staff
        Fraud Minnesota

        National News

        Agents serve search warrants in federal fraud probe in Minnesota

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Crime

        KY woman charged after driving with McDonald's employee clinging to car hood

        Web Staff
        Kevin O'Leary

        National News

        Kevin O'Leary pushes for more US data centers to rival 'adversary' China in AI

        Scripps News Group
        APTOPIX Trump US Britain Royal Visit

        Entertainment News

        'We stand united': King Charles praises US-UK ties in rare address to Congress

        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        High winds in region cause down trees and widespread power outages

        Web Staff
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        National News

        Paramedics help passenger give birth just before Delta flight lands

        Associated Press
        Iran US Oil Prices

        World News

        United Arab Emirates says it will leave oil cartel OPEC effective May 1

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Entertainment News

        Kimmel pushes back on calls for his firing, says Melania joke was about age

        Brian Stelter, CNN
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        Crime

        Graves Co. man arrested after allegedly assaulting deputies, damaging patrol car

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Public demanding accountability after FCPS reveals misstatement of funds

        Ajay Patel
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        Traffic

        I-64 eastbound near mile marker 98 back open after crash, Winchester police say

        Cherish Walters
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        National News

        Most Americans doubt prediction markets can stop insider trading, survey finds

        Andrew Rafferty
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        Covering Kentucky

        FCPS announces reductions in district staffing, work days for some employees

        Rosemary Kelley
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        LEX 18 Investigates

        As new reentry program is announced, safety concerns persist at EKCC

        Leigh Searcy
        White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect

        National News

        How close was an alleged gunman to President Trump during the dinner shooting?

        Patrick Terpstra
        Hayden Saylor

        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County community rallies to support family of teen killed in accident

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Berea College star basketball player balances motherhood and graduation

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Animal cruelty charges dropped against man caught throwing dog on camera

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear signs legislation to establish Kentucky's first inmate reentry campus

        Rosemary Kelley
      • KY hemp industry could face collapse following ban

        Covering Kentucky

        Sen. Rand Paul proposes bill that would exempt KY from federal hemp ban

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        Community raises the Donate Life flag to honor generous organ donors

        Molly Demrow
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        National Politics

        Supreme Court grapples with wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National Politics

        Oil prices rise and US stocks edge up to more records

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Daily Forecast

        An active start to the workweek

        Patrick Herion
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        Crime

        Suspect in students’ killings asked ChatGPT about body disposal, prosecutors say

        Associated Press
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        Kentucky Politics

        Beshear mourns the death of Jesse Crenshaw, a state rep and trailblazer

        Web Staff
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        National Politics

        Lawsuit challenging construction of new White House ballroom will continue

        Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

        Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Election 2026 Redistricting Virginia

        National Politics

        Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        Trump says Kimmel should be fired over joke about Melania days before shooting

        Gage Jackson
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        Pet of the Day

        Pet of the Day on April 27: Marlow

        Web Staff
      • China-Meta-Manus

        National News

        China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Extreme Weather Texas

        National News

        Fast-moving storms batter the Midwest, flooding streets and stranding commuters

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Crime

        Report: KY couple arrested in Indiana, charged with criminal abuse of infant

        Cherish Walters
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        Hot Mic

        Hot Mic ep. 34: The Odds, the Horses and the Stories Behind Them w/ Todd Schrupp

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Montgomery County deputies arrest man in connection with shooting investigation

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Woman dies after her motorcycle strikes a rock embankment on I-64 in Bath Co.

        Web Staff
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        National News

        Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of The Ronettes, dies at 80

        Lianne Kolirin, CNN
        US-Britain-Royal Visit

        National News

        King Charles set to meet Trump for the toughest mission of his reign

        Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Betsy Klein, Christian Edwards
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        Kentucky Derby 152

        Celebrity lineup announced for 2026 Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala

        Cherish Walters
      • Trump Correspondents Dinner Suspect

        National News

        Suspect in WH dinner shooting charged with attempted assassination of Trump

        Scripps News Group
        Musk, Altman

        National News

        Musk and OpenAI CEO Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        No, Dr. Phil does not endorse weight loss pills: How to spot fake endorsements

        John Matarese
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        Daily Forecast

        Windy and Warm Monday, Storms Overnight

        Tom Ackerman
        Tates Creek Middle Schoolers help clean up the community

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington students host a community cleanup event at Gainesway Park

        Web Staff
        First Baptist Church welcomes 13th pastor

        Covering Kentucky

        First Baptist Church in Paris welcomes new pastor L. Rodney Bennett

        Kayleigh Randle
      • APTOPIX Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

        National News

        Manifesto reveals suspect targeted Trump officials at Correspondents' Dinner

        Haley Bull
        Britain Northern Ireland Car Bomb

        World News

        Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station

        Associated Press
        Hospital Shooting Chicago

        National News

        Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified

        Associated Press
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        Covering Kentucky

        No injuries reported in Rockcastle County mobile home fire Sunday morning

        Mack Carmack
        Butterfly garden dedicated to Alexandra Simpson

        Covering Kentucky

        'She was a fighter’: Butterfly garden dedicated to deceased cancer patient

        Ellen Ice
        Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team locates lost hikers

        Covering Kentucky

        Lost hikers led to safety by Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team using GPS

        Mack Carmack
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