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        Covering Kentucky

        Horse euthanized after fracturing shoulder during Wednesday race at Keeneland

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        In Your Community

        Kentucky SAVE preparing for 'casino night' fundraiser, benefitting rescue pups

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        Iran War

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        Simon Kaufman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Bourbon Trail welcomes 2.7 million visitors during 2025

        Drew Amman
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        Scripps News Life

        'Trump Accounts' for kids: How the program works and when it begins

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        Covering Kentucky

        Wilmore Fire Department breaks call volume records as local demand rises

        Megan Mannering
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        National Politics

        Trump meets with NATO leader amid talk of pulling out of the military alliance

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man convicted in officer's 2010 fatal hit and run is arraigned on new charges

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky DoorDash driver working longer hours to afford $4 a gallon gas

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Volunteers provide free spring break lunches for Lexington students

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        Boyle County Detention Center warns of scammer posing as staff member

        Annie Brown
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        National News

        Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran

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        Covering Kentucky

        Report: 77-year-old man dies in mobile home fire without smoke detectors

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        Covering Kentucky

        Inmate that escaped from Mercer County Judicial Center arrested without incident

        Web Staff
        Larry Johnson, 68, found guilty of Manslaughter

        Crime

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        Mack Carmack
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        National News

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        Alexandra Miller
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Wednesday, April 8 with Radio Vida

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        Iran War

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        Daily Forecast

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        National News

        Burger King hiring 60,000 workers at 6,500 stores as it modernizes restaurants

        Justin Boggs
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        Scripps News Life

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        Scripps News Group
        France Daily Life

        World News

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        World News

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        National News

        Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

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        Pet of the Day

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        Trump Bondi

        Bondi to skip scheduled House Oversight deposition in Epstein probe

        Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Publix announces 3 new supermarket and liquor store locations coming to Kentucky

        Web Staff
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        Scripps News Life

        Packing for a trip? New airline policy could limit how many chargers you bring

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Iran War

        Iran reportedly closes Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire agreement remains in peril

        Justin Boggs
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        Crime

        Report: Monticello man found guilty following a 2022 armed police standoff

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        National News

        Wall Street, global markets surge as US-Iran ceasefire sends oil below $100

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        National Politics

        NATO’s future at stake in Trump–Rutte meeting amid oil shortage

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Iran War

        Iran War

        Iran ceasefire doesn’t halt Lebanon clashes; Israel pursues Hezbollah forces

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Bigger tax refunds: Should you put yours toward buying a car?

        John Matarese
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        News

        93-year-old killed in crash on Main Street in Lexington late Tuesday night

        Cherish Walters
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        Today's Forecast

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        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Widow reacts after man convicted of killing LPD officer is arrested again

        Ajay Patel
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        Covering Kentucky

        Missing Clay County teen found safe, KSP reports

        Rosemary Kelley
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        In Your Community

        Former Army medic, alum donates tool to help paramedics-in-training at EKU

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Beshear: Times at driver's licensing centers have significantly reduced

        Karolina Buczek
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        In Your Community

        Bath County Schools mourns unexpected death of bus driver Dan 'Eddie' Wells

        Alex Barber
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        National News

        Beyond gas: Price hikes American consumers are experiencing from the Iran war

        Elisabeth Buchwald
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        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County Public Schools impacted by surge in diesel fuel prices

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        U.S. Navy Week brings sailors to Lexington for community events

        Molly Demrow
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rising gas prices are impacting young owner's lawn care business

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Rescuers use smartphone link to find lost Red River Gorge hiker

        Megan Mannering
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        National Politics

        Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old House seat in Georgia

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Kadia Tubman
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        Crime

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        BBN Tonight

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        Crime

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        BBN Tonight

        UK Athletics launches BLUEprint: a front office database

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Web Staff
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        Radio Vida

        LEX 18 Spanish report for Tuesday, April 7 with Radio Vida

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        US, Iran agree to two-week ceasefire that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz

        Scripps News Group
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        National News

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        AP via Scripps News Group
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