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Louisville Metro Police announced the arrest of a 19-year-old in connection with a fatal shooting in the Chickasaw neighborhood near Shawnee Park on June 25.
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WKYT reports multiple cellular tower locations were hit in southern Kentucky, with the most recent incident occurring south of Burnside in Pulaski County.
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Grimes Mill Road at McCalls Mill Road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day while crews repair the railing on a bridge over Boone Creek.
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A bat found near Berea Road and the Kentucky Horse Park tested positive for rabies this week, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he will move additional state budget dollars previously earmarked for Capitol Annex renovations to support the Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville for the remainder of the fiscal year, after public pressure to restore clinic funding.
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WKYT reports that tickets for the 2026 St. Jude Dream Home giveaway are available, giving Kentucky residents a chance to win a home while supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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The governor said he will use money already earmarked for a Capitol annex renovation to help keep a Louisville clinic from losing millions in funding.
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A Jefferson County grand jury returned indictments against four people related to a double homicide in the Okolona area last fall, according to a report Tuesday.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a man convicted of murder in the death of a police officer will not get his conviction overturned on appeal, according to a state court decision reported Monday by LEX18.
