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      • June edition: 'Backroads to Better Money' with Commonwealth Credit Union

        Best of the Bluegrass

        June edition: 'Backroads to Better Money' with Commonwealth Credit Union

        Jennifer Palumbo
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        Best of the Bluegrass

        Red State BBQ releases limited-edition sauce for America's 250th birthday

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        Johnson County Sheriff's Office searching for man last seen in Paintsville

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        Ellen Ice
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        City of Winchester hosts 17th annual Beer Cheese Festival

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        National Politics

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        Rep. Andy Barr hosts send-off event for U.S. service academy nominees

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        Scripps News Group
        Bluegrass Heritage Museum in Clark County

        Spotlight Series

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        Larry Smith
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        National Politics

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        Lexington pastor celebrating 30 years of ministry

        Larry Smith
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        Crime

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        Justin Boggs
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        Ajay Patel
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        Haley Bull
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        Spotlight Series

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        Annie Brown
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        Kentucky Politics

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        Karolina Buczek
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        National Politics

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        Alex Barber
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        Spotlight Series

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        Taylor Weiter
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        Daily Forecast

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        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK student, heart transplant survivor advocating for organ donor awareness

        Drew Amman
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        World News

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        National News

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        Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl championship rings are the largest ever made

        Scripps News Group
      • Epstein reading room exhibit

        Inside an exhibit that gathers all the released Epstein files to date

        Alexandra Miller
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        National News

        Man accused of slapping Delta flight attendant's buttocks during flight

        Scripps News Group
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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Michael Berk
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        National Politics

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        AP via Scripps News Group
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