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Deadline to sign up for Lexington Christmas gift program is approaching

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Vanderbilt snaps 26-game SEC losing streak with win over Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Vanderbilt snapped a 26-game Southeastern Conference losing streak with a late touchdown drive to send Kentucky to a 24-21 loss.

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Sahvir Wheeler, Ugonna Onyenso provide the bench spark in Kentucky’s win over Duquesne

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This appears to be a Kentucky basketball team that will be capable of beating opponents in a lot of different ways.

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Mark Story: The 2022-23 Kentucky men’s basketball team may hold an overlooked advantage

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There is an awful lot to like about the 2022-23 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team.

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Computer glitches, no write-in votes. What’s going on with Kentucky’s election results?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Computer glitches in reporting, including the votes cast for write-in candidates, apparently are delaying completed Kentucky vote tallies.

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Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton retains top job in Fayette urban county government

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is retaining her position as the head of the urban county government. She easily defeated first-time mayoral opponent, Council Member David Kloiber.

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Lexington's new vice mayor makes history with his election to the City Council

Lexington's next vice mayor will make history when he takes his seat on the 15-member urban county council.

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Kentucky's Rand Paul defeats Charles Booker to secure third US Senate term

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rand Paul easily secured a third term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, quashing Democratic challenger Charles Booker, who was underfunded and hamstrung by national headwinds facing his party.

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John Clay: Kentucky's regular-season debut earns a positive review

LEXINGTON, Ky. — We’ve heard it all before, right? The fabulous freshmen class. The deadeye shooters who knock down every shot in practice. The team-bonding culture that makes this the closest Kentucky basketball team ever. Rinse and repeat.

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Lexington voters focused on issues and amendments on the ballot

Sunny skies were abundant as voters went to the polls across the Commonwealth

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New stars emerge for Kentucky in blowout win over Howard to tip off the 2022-23 season

LEXINGTON, Ky. — With Kentucky’s stars still sidelined to begin the 2022-23 college basketball season, a few other Wildcats got a chance at the spotlight.

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Kentucky abortion amendment campaigns use messages of ‘freedom’ and ‘spirit war’ to sway voters

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On a recent Saturday afternoon, on the steps of the Kentucky Capitol, Bishop John Iffert wanted to make something clear: Christians have a duty to publicly advocate on behalf of unborn fetuses ahead of the November election.

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Lexington's Week of Valor recognizes military men and women

The city of Lexington is honoring military veterans with its annual Week of Valor event. Several activities are scheduled this week.

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‘An unbelievable bond.’ Sentimental pick Cody’s Wish delivers on final day of Keeneland Breeders’ Cup.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Cody’s Wish was the prohibitive betting favorite, but an even stronger sentimental one on the second day of the 39th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The son of Curlin fended off Cyberknife, a Kentucky Derby runner in May, to take the $1 million Dirt Mile.

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Flightline wows, Baffert winless in an extraordinary Breeders’ Cup weekend at Keeneland

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Highlights from this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland:

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Flightline dominates Breeders' Cup Classic, winning by 8 1/4 lengths

LEXINGTON, Ky. — No matter how big the hype, no matter how high the expectations, Flightline exceeded every marker in his historic win Saturday in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course.

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Breeders' Cup could decide Flightline's legacy. Is he an all-time great? It may not matter, win or lose.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For horse racing to have any chance of thriving, it needs a star. Those in the sport are counting on a 4-year-old colt named Flightline to fill that spot, even if it's for a brief time.

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Forte knocks off Cave Rock to give Todd Pletcher third Breeders’ Cup Juvenile win

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was no surprise that Cave Rock and National Treasure, both trained by Bob Baffert, would finish one in front of the other in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, much like they did when Cave Rock won the American Pharoah at Santa Anita last month.

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Can anybody beat Flightline? Best bets for the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Will this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Classic serve as the crowning moment for a horse that will go down in the history books, or will it be the setting for a major upset?

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Steady lines forming as early voting continues in Lexington

It’s time for early voting in Lexington. Just before noon on Friday the line outside the Senior Center stretched to the parking lot. But, it moved forward at a steady pace.

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Keeneland attracting an international horse racing audience this weekend for the main event

For the third time in seven years, Keeneland is playing host to the world championships of Thoroughbred racing. The Breeders’ Cup event runs Friday and Saturday at the historic track in Lexington.

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Bob Baffert returns to race in Kentucky for first time since last year's Derby

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Commonwealth of Kentucky is the self-proclaimed horse racing capital of the world. It has the most famous racetrack, the most iconic race and more than 450 breeding farms.

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The Breeders’ Cup is back at Keeneland. Ten storylines for a special weekend of horse racing.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Breeders’ Cup returns to Keeneland this weekend, with the World Championships of horse racing coming back to Lexington for the third time.

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Mark Story: The case against ‘University-6’ ends with a whimper. But for Louisville, the harm is done.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — After some five years of suspension in NCAA investigatory limbo, the University of Louisville men’s basketball program is free at last.

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Safety and integrity measures stressed ahead of Keeneland's third Breeders' Cup

This weekend’s world championships of Thoroughbred racing in Lexington will include new technology to enhance safety and integrity. A briefing Wednesday at Keeneland focused on measures pertaining to anti-doping testing to track safety

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