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  • Covering Kentucky
    Community mourns Ron Hill, victim of Friday's Washington County tornado
    Alex Barber
    Covering Kentucky
    Danville PD: 1 injured, 1 charged with assault after stabbing in Danville
    Web Staff
    News
    KSP searching for escaped inmate in Lee County
    Web Staff
    Daily Forecast
    Dry and quiet for Sunday
    Emily McKinney
    BBN Tonight
    BAT CATS STAY ALIVE! UK defeats USC Upstate 7-3
    Kinsey Lee
    News
    EF-2 tornado kills 1, injures 7 in Washington County
    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Local motorcycle and Jeep group collects donations for Kentucky tornado victims

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Golden alert issued for missing man last seen near London hospital

    Web Staff
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    Key moments from the third week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

    Associated Press
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      Milwaukee teacher's aide has four days to leave country despite visa application

      Scripps News Group
    • Trump

      Whitmer says Trump told her he would not pardon men convicted in kidnapping plot

      AP via Scripps News Group
    • Newark Airport Flight Delays

      Newark Liberty Airport to reopen major runway ahead of schedule

      Scripps News Group

    Scripps News
  • Help After Disaster mobile kitchen

    Homepage

    South Carolina based nonprofit feeds tornado victims in Laurel County

    Ellen Ice
    Big Bear Lane Shooting

    News

    1 person hurt after late night Lexington shooting

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    Isolated storm chance today

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    Two people recovering from 'serious' stab wounds, Lexington Police investigating

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Washington County reels after deadly tornado touches down

    Ajay Patel
    LEX 18 Investigates
  • Laurel Tornado

    Covering Kentucky

    817 homes impacted by deadly EF-4 tornado in Laurel County

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Spotlight Series

    Spotlight on Danville: Waffles, words, and watering holes

    Evelyn Schultz
    Blue Rook Distillery

    Spotlight Series

    Blue Rook Distillery: 'That something different in Danville'

    Megan Mannering
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    Covering Kentucky

    ACLU-KY announces dismissal of lawsuit challenging Kentucky abortion laws

    Web Staff
    Lexington Blue

    Covering Kentucky

    Attorney General files lawsuit against roofing company Lexington Blue

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    5th Annual Railbird Festival set to kick off Saturday at Red Mile

    Lauren Minor
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    Covering Kentucky

    Who will brie crowned the first Miss Beer Cheese Festival?

    Evelyn Schultz
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    Daily Forecast

    A much more quiet weather weekend

    Emily McKinney
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    Covering Kentucky

    KSP: 1 dead after crash involving tractor-trailer in Breckinridge County

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    Owner of puppy found following Washington County storm located

    Van Jones
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    News

    1 person taken to hospital after head-on crash near Mountain Parkway ramp

    Web Staff
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    News

    2 people rescued from vehicle stranded in water on Bowman Mill Road

    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

    A Wet and Unsettled Start to the Weekend

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Georgetown veterinary clinic sees 8 positive parvovirus tests in 8 weeks

    Ellen Ice
    History of the Kentucky School for the Deaf

    Spotlight Series

    Spotlight: History of Kentucky School for the Deaf

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Covering Kentucky

    Kentucky governor likely to call special session for tornado disaster funding

    Karolina Buczek
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    Covering Kentucky

    Students respond as state council approves tuition hikes to combat inflation

    Andrew Lamparski
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington to test new traffic pattern on East High Street

    Ajay Patel
  • Fatal collision

    News

    Fatal collision on I-64 westbound in Scott County under investigation

    Rosemary Kelley
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    News

    Search continues for missing teen, reward offered for information

    Web Staff
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    Covering Kentucky

    EKU Aviation flies donated supplies to London to help aid tornado survivors

    Drew Amman
  • Nicholasville Police Department rolls out new portable AED device

    Covering Kentucky

    Nicholasville Police rolls out new portable AED devices

    Kayleigh Randle
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    Positively LEX 18

    Lexington man shares journey to raise brain cancer awareness

    Evan Leake
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    Daily Forecast

    A Very Wet Friday

    Bill Meck
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    Covering Kentucky

    Graduation ceremonies begin for 6 Fayette County high schools

    Michael Berk
    London tornado damage

    Covering Kentucky

    Disaster unemployment assistance approved for 6 counties impacted by May storms

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    Mother charged with criminal abuse after children found on Laurel County roadway

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    I-64 in Shelby County reopened after vehicle fire

    Web Staff
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    Crime

    2 arrested in Laurel Co. after traffic stop leads to drug bust

    Erin Rosas
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    Covering Kentucky

    Morehead man wins $225,000 from Kentucky Lottery scratch-off ticket

    Cherish Walters
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    BBN Tonight

    UK Football Kickoff Times announced

    Web Staff
    Police

    News

    Mother and two children found safe

    Web Staff
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    News

    Report: Crews respond to crash involving train in Anderson County

    Web Staff
  • Shape Note Hymnal Revamp

    News

    Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

    Associated Press
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    Daily Forecast

    Showers, Storms and Heavy Rain to Start the Weekend

    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Donations collected by LEX18, UK Athletics delivered to tornado victims

    Ellen Ice
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