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Details of traffic stop released after death of Trooper Hayden Phillips

Targeted Business Awards celebrates businesses, growth in south-central Kentucky

Warren County units respond to multi-acre field fire

2 women dead after multi-vehicle crash in Floyd County

Med Center Health Adult Day Center unveils artwork for charity ball

Man arrested after allegedly being armed with handgun outside of Trimble Co. High

Kentucky Forest Fire Hazard Season begins on Oct. 1

City Commissioner Sue Parrigin receives William H. Natcher Award for service

Renfrow officially sworn in as Leitchfield Chief of Police

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Adair County firefighters battle transfer station fire

Barren community rallies at baseball game to support children of Trooper Phillips on the diamond

UPDATE: Authorities say a passing motorist located missing Hart County man in Grayson County

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Man arrested after allegedly being armed with handgun outside of Trimble Co. High

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Kentucky Forest Fire Hazard Season begins on Oct. 1

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City Commissioner Sue Parrigin receives William H. Natcher Award for service

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Renfrow officially sworn in as Leitchfield Chief of Police

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Adair County firefighters battle transfer station fire

Rallying To Support Children Of Trooper Phillips

Barren community rallies at baseball game to support children of Trooper Phillips on the diamond

Hart County Missing Man

UPDATE: Authorities say a passing motorist located missing Hart County man in Grayson County

Official practices begin for WKU men's basketball

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Russellville tenants fight water shutoff over landlord’s unpaid bill

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Doctor advocates for awareness of sickle cell disease

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Statewide KSP Posts covering shifts to allow Post 3 to have time off to mourn

Kentucky ranks 8th in fatal interstate truck crashes

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Vehicle allegedly strikes stopped school bus in Barren County

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Roads to close for candlelight vigil honoring Trooper Hayden Phillips

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$21.9 million in FEMA reimbursements to benefit Kentucky communities, organizations

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$64K grant expands Family Enrichment Center program

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WKU Player of the Week: football quarterback Rodney Tisdale Jr.

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Pita’s Place to host benefit for women rebuilding their lives after addiction

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Man, victim's mother charged with child abuse in Simpson County investigation

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KSP continues honoring the legacy of Trooper Hayden Phillips with birthday remembrance

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