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      • Shrey Parikh Spelling Bee

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        Shrey Parikh wins the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic spell-off

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        Updated missing juvenile graphic

        Covering Kentucky

        Laurel County Sheriff's Office locates previously missing 16-year-old boy

        Mack Carmack
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        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Leigh Searcy
        Fayette County school board approves $880M budget amid ongoing financial recovery

        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette County school board answers questions, clarifies budget plan in meeting

        Kayleigh Randle
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        National croquet championship comes to Morehead for the first time

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Annie Brown
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        National Politics

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        Nathaniel Reed
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        Supreme Court sides with Black death row inmate over racial bias in jury

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Court gives green light to Trump’s federal voter roll plan until implementation

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Fayette Co. school board approves $880M budget as leadership is questioned

        Ajay Patel
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        Traffic

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        LEX 18 Investigates

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