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      • Covering Kentucky
        Attorney refutes Lancaster Police report involving 84-year-old Ronald Maples
        Drew Amman
        National News
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        Abby Summers
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        Judge keeps $1 million bond for man charged in deadly Herrington Lake boat crash
        Leigh Searcy
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        Power outage leaves thousands without electricity in Lexington
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Federal aid approved for 20 Kentucky counties hit by deadly June flooding
        Web Staff
        Covering Kentucky
        Gov. Beshear demands President Trump to rescind tariffs, trade policies
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        Covering Kentucky
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        Drew Amman
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        Carlee Hogsten
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        FCPS cancels some outdoor after-school activities due to heat

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        Evelyn Schultz
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        Covering Kentucky

        3 Lancaster police officers placed on leave amid investigation, mayor says

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Sentencing delayed in death of toddler Joshua Bowen

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Daily Forecast

        Summer heat builds this week before rain chances return

        Abby Summers
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        Alvarado defends Trump ties after website scrub accusations

        Karolina Buczek
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        Lexington to conduct mosquito spraying this week

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        Buffalo Trace Barrel Rolling Team

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        Bourbon warehouse workers prepare to defend barrel-rolling title

        Sydney St. Claire
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        Covering Kentucky

        Juvenile surrenders in Allen County ‘Cat in the Hat’ case

        Web Staff
      • Free naloxone LFCHD

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        LFCHD is offering free naloxone for International Overdose Awareness Day

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        Hallmark Merriest Christmas Town Contest

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        Sydney St. Claire
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        Covering Kentucky

        Multiple fire crews respond to a house fire in Lincoln County

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        Covering Kentucky

        Pike County man killed in ATV crash, Kentucky State Police say

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Police: No credible threat found in viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ social media trend

        Web Staff
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        Boyle deputy uses Taser to arrest Junction City man after pursuit ends in crash

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Summer heat picks up to close out August

        T.G. Shuck
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        Make-A-Wish meeting with Dolly Parton leaves lasting impact on Star family

        Greenlee Clark
      • Churches rally for teen battling rare genetic condition

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        Churches rally for teen battling rare genetic condition

        Kayleigh Randle
        17-year-old Robert Gordon & 15-year-old Jonah Jefferies

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        2 missing boys from same residence found safe, Laurel Sheriff's Office says

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        Bourbon County authorities investigating 'threatening message' towards district

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        Kentucky nurse with rare appendix tumor urges self-advocacy

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        The next round of heat is here!

        Emily McKinney
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        KSP investigating social media post threatening Harrison County school

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      • Death Investigation

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        66-year-old Nicholasville man found deceased in Lake Cumberland Sunday morning

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

        Heat and humidity build as temperatures climb into the 90s

        Abby Summers
        Buffalo Trace Distillery launches Camp Buffalo Trace weekend

        Covering Kentucky

        Buffalo Trace Distillery launches Camp Buffalo Trace weekend

        Web Staff
      • Kentucky veterans return home from Honor Flight trip

        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky veterans return home from Honor Flight trip

        Web Staff
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        Crime

        KSP: 24-year-old Barren County woman found guilty of child criminal abuse

        Mack Carmack
        LexWell Festival

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        LexWell festival brings free health screenings, family fun to Lexington

        Molly Demrow
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        London Police Department searching for missing 15-year-old boy

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        KY Health Department confirms potential measles exposure in Richmond, Olive Hill

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        Emily McKinney
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        Crime

        Cheyeene Clifford found guilty of murdering 2 in drunk driving accident

        Mack Carmack
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        ONE Lexington releases statement regarding weekend violence

        Mack Carmack
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        BBN Tonight

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        Jeff Piecoro
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        Covering Kentucky

        Coroner identifies both victims killed in separate shootings Saturday

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