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      • Keeping your pets cool in the heat

        Covering Kentucky

        Helping your pets beat the summer heat

        Kayleigh Randle
        Fourth of July Missouri

        Covering Kentucky

        LPD issues traffic alert for road closures ahead of Fourth of July events

        Web Staff
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        In Your Community

        Lexington youth soccer club needs help funding national championship trip

        Ana Medina
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        In Your Community

        MSU's newest women's basketball coach is serving in the military while coaching

        Alex Barber
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        In Your Community

        Mother-daughter duo growing Hopeful Farm Foundation through their thrift store

        Caleb Barnes
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky health specialist says nearly half of all cases are preventable

        Drew Amman
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        In Your Community

        'It's been nonstop': 60 cats taken in by Bourbon County nonprofit in 2 weeks

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Fire Department warns of grilling dangers this Fourth of July

        Michael Berk
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        Covering Kentucky

        LFD: Juvenile transported to hospital following near drowning experience

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Brodhead firefighters, veterinarian team rescue horse trapped in trailer on I-75

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        LEXPARK offering free downtown parking on Fourth of July

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Russell County Search & Rescue finds stranded boaters, dog on Cumberland River

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Summer slide: How parents can keep kids learning before school starts this fall

        Sydney St. Claire
        Roadway Collision

        Covering Kentucky

        Motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries after collision on Old Richmond Road

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Behind the badge: Lexington firefighter brothers share lifelong bond of service

        Evelyn Schultz
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        In Your Community

        Lee's Famous Recipe donates portion of sales to injured Lexington police officer

        Ana Medina
        Daniel Boone's final home in KY in Nichoals Co.

        Spotlight Series

        Daniel Boone's final KY home still standing in Nicholas County after 229 years

        Larry Smith
        Summer pool safety

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington Parks & Recreation shares pool safety tips amid extreme heat

        Megan Mannering
      • Jackson County flash flooding

        In Your Community

        Relief fund aiming to help Jackson County flood victims working to rebuild

        Caleb Barnes
        ER

        In Your Community

        Heart medicine, antihistamines can cause more severe heat illness symptoms

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Jessamine County jail's re-entry program transforms former inmate's life

        Drew Amman
      • Mailbox vandalism in Rowan County

        In Your Community

        Rowan County mailbox vandalism leaves neighbors with repair bills

        Alex Barber
        Mitch McConnell

        Covering Kentucky

        Mitch McConnell 'continues to improve' amid ongoing hospital stay

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Montgomery Gentry bringing free concert to Danville's Millennium Park on Friday

        Annie Brown
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        Crime

        U.S. Marshals apprehend Kentucky man wanted for rape, sexual abuse of child

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Summer safety tips from UK Chandler: How to stay safe during 'trauma season'

        Molly Demrow
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        Crime

        Former Berea middle school janitor pleads guilty to sexual misconduct charge

        Web Staff
      • Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        UPS never required detailed inspection of part that failed before plane crashed

        Associated Press
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        Kentucky Politics

        Charles Booker calls McConnell health disclosure 'elder abuse,' demands answers

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky state parks generate $1.1B in economic impact, Beshear reports

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Tips to keep your AC running during extreme heat

        Sydney St. Claire
        Fatal Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        23-year-old dead after motorcycle crash on Industrial Boulevard in Laurel County

        Web Staff
        DONATION DRIVE FOR VENEZUELA IN LEXINGTON

        In Your Community

        Venezuelans in Lexington organize donation drive after deadly earthquakes

        Ana Medina
      • Anderson Communities addresses housing shortage, offers affordable senior living

        Covering Kentucky

        Anderson Communities offers affordable senior living in Lexington

        Drew Amman
        68 West Farm Market

        Spotlight Series

        68 West Farm Market turns old tobacco barn into Nicholas County staple

        Megan Mannering
        Syied Epps

        Crime

        Lexington man sentenced to 25 years for murdering his 9-month-old daughter

        Megan Mannering
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        In Your Community

        Gov. Andy Beshear visits flood-damaged counties on Wednesday

        Caleb Barnes
        the gathering place

        In Your Community

        Georgetown homeless shelter provides reprieve from the heat

        Ellen Ice
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        Crime

        Woman arrested after deputies find malnourished newborn at Laurel County home

        Web Staff
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        Spotlight Series

        Notable Stop in Nicholas County: The Jailer's Home on West Main

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Bell County mourns loss of coaches Stephen Ely and Ovie Canady

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond woman wins $30,000 on Kentucky Humane Society scratch-off

        Web Staff
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