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        Barnhart retiring as UK athletics director after 24 years, will take on new role

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        Minnesota investigation could bring charges against federal immigration officers

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        UK faces proposed budget cuts in Kentucky House spending plan

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        World News

        US embassy in Saudi Arabia struck by Iranian drones as conflict expands

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        Ajay Patel
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        A year later, sister of woman killed in Lincoln County fire demands answers

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        Democrats in Congress seek war powers resolution to limit US engagement in Iran

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        Covering Kentucky

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        LEX 18 Investigates

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        UK professor: 'I don't think anyone knows how long this war is going to last'

        Drew Amman
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        AAA warns of rising gas prices as oil prices surge amid overseas tensions

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        State Department now urges Americans to leave Middle East countries

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Trump

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        Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

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        Kentucky bill would strengthen Amber Alert, speed up missing child notifications

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      • Israel US Iran

        Life inside Israel: People rush to shelters as Iran launches retaliatory strikes

        Jason Bellini
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        Covering Kentucky

        Wanted fugitive arrested in southern Laurel County after drone-assisted manhunt

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      • Iran US Oil Prices

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        US stocks erase sharp losses, while oil prices leap on worries about Iran war

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        Hot Mic

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        Global markets roiled and energy prices soar with US pressing attack on Iran

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        BBN Tonight

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        Mack Carmack
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