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      • Amazon Web Outage

        National Politics

        Supreme Court says police can’t freely access cellphone location history

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Heat

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington upgrades heat plan activation to Phase 3 amid 'heat emergency'

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        Ohio man receives 2 life sentences for double murder of young Kentucky sisters

        Web Staff
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        America 250

        How Jiffy Mix grew from a Depression-era recipe to national staple

        Scripps News Group
        APTOPIX Western Wildfires

        National News

        3 firefighters killed in blazes along Colorado-Utah border identified

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Heat in Eastern U.S.

        National News

        Heat wave and high humidity will blast much of the eastern US this week

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Estate Planning

        Medicare will start covering weight-loss drugs on July 1 for the first time

        Tami Luhby
        A teenager uses his mobile phone to access social media

        More than half of social media child safety features aren’t working, per report

        Clare Duffy
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        Fruit and cheese skewers with a festive firecracker twist

        Jessica DeLuise
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        Sports

        Former NFL running back Chris Johnson reveals he has been diagnosed with ALS

        AP via Scripps News Group
        NBA

        Sports

        Former NBA players among the latest to be charged in sports gambling scandal

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP Mustang GT enters national best-looking cruiser contest, needs your vote

        Web Staff
      • Trump

        Iran War

        Trump says Iran requested ceasefire talks in Qatar; Tehran denies it

        Scripps News Group
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        News

        Louisville Metro Police officer dies after motorcycle crash on I-265

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        KY community rallies to protect nursing home residents amid rising floodwaters

        Web Staff
      • Trump Powell Retribution Cases

        National Politics

        Supreme Court blocks Trump’s removal of Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

        Scripps News Group
        Election 2024 Ballot Deadlines

        National Politics

        Supreme Court upholds late-arriving mail ballots in Mississippi

        Scripps News Group
        Justice Department Trump Columnist

        National Politics

        Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5M verdict in sexual abuse case

      • APTOPIX Trump America 250

        National News

        Polls find Americans' pride in country is declining

        Associated Press
        Supreme Court

        National Politics

        Eight cases await Supreme Court ruling as major opinion day arrives Monday

        Stephanie Liebergen
        APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake

        World News

        Grief, optimism clash in scramble to find survivors after Venezuela earthquakes

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Shortchanged by insurance: How to avoid costly surprises after a crash

        John Matarese
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        Daily Forecast

        Here Comes a Heat Wave

        Tom Ackerman
         Body of missing Ashland woman Marly Kinney recovered from Grayson Lake in Carter County

        Covering Kentucky

        Body of missing Ashland woman recovered from Grayson Lake

        Web Staff
      • Million Church washed away by fatal flooding in Madison County

        Covering Kentucky

        'God is good. He really is': Million Church washed away by fatal flooding

        Molly Demrow
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        Crime

        Kentucky man charged with DUI after flooded creek crash kills juvenile passenger

        Mack Carmack
        Nonprofit rallies to help Kentucky flash flood victims

        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond nonprofit distributing flood relief supplies to residents

        Mack Carmack
      • Large house fire on Marks Lane in Nelson County

        Covering Kentucky

        Lightning strike suspected as culprit in large Nelson County house fire Saturday

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        A hot and humid work week ahead

        Emily McKinney
        Traffic Alert

        Covering Kentucky

        Overnight lane closures coming to New Circle Road on Monday due to construction

        Mack Carmack
      • California Animal Rescue Investigation

        National News

        At least 117 dead dogs found in 'horrific scene' at California 'no-kill' shelter

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Obit Khadijah Farrakhan

        National News

        Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

        By JULIE CARR SMYTH
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        News

        3 men shot in Lexington parking lot early Sunday morning, police say

        Web Staff
      • Western Wildfires

        National News

        Three firefighters killed as wildfires rage across the Southwestern US

        Karina Tsui
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        Daily Forecast

        Flood risks continue in Southwestern Kentucky as our weather pattern changes

        Patrick Herion
        Europe Heat Deaths

        World News

        France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Estes Auto Parts & Towing

        Covering Kentucky

        'Pretty much gone': Jessamine County business swept away in flood waters

        Ellen Ice
        Flash flooding in Garrard County

        Covering Kentucky

        Garrard Co. declares state of emergency after flash flood prompts rescue calls

        Ellen Ice
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        June 2026: 'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show celebrates 90 years in the Bluegrass

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Building Institute of Central Kentucky

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Earn while you learn at the Building Institute of Central Kentucky this fall

        Jennifer Palumbo
        BreyerFest at the Kentucky Horse Park

        Best of the Bluegrass

        BreyerFest returns to the Kentucky Horse Park

        Jennifer Palumbo
      • Mug Shot of the Week: Amber Barrett

        Best of the Bluegrass

        Mug Shot of the Week: Amber Barrett

        Jennifer Palumbo
        The Trustees' Table at Shaker Village

        Best of the Bluegrass

        A taste of The Trustees' Table at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

        Jennifer Palumbo
        Free dental screenings at the Lexington Children's Museum

        Covering Kentucky

        Free dental screenings help Lexington kindergarteners head back to school

        Molly Demrow
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        National News

        Investigators uncover mass graves, decomposing animals at California rescue

        Cameron Bopp, CNN
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        Daily Forecast

        More rain through tonight

        Emily McKinney
        Jackson County flash flooding

        Covering Kentucky

        Jackson County Emergency Management conducting damage assessment following flood

        Web Staff
      • Fatal Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Head-on collision in Bracken County Saturday ends in 2 fatalities, 1 injury

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Emergency flood shelters available in Madison County for victims of displacement

        Mack Carmack
        APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake

        World News

        Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National Politics

        Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper as ICE director

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Dan Sullivans

        National Politics

        Man with same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Water rescue graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: Five local witnesses save elderly woman, toddler from sinking truck

        Mack Carmack
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        Covering Kentucky

        Gov. Andy Beshear releases update on deadly flooding, state of emergency

        Mack Carmack
        Western Wildfires

        National News

        Fast-moving fire in Utah spreads overnight, leading to more evacuations

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Flash Flood, state of emergency graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond mayor declares local state of emergency due to 'hazardous' flooding

        Mack Carmack
      • Flash Flood, state of emergency graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Mercer County judge/executive issues state of emergency due to flash flooding

        Flash flooding in Madison County

        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner identifies third victim of weekend flash flooding in Madison County

        Mack Carmack
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        Daily Forecast

        Flood risks linger through Saturday

        Patrick Herion
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