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Car Crash, Gunfire Provide Rude Awakening For Lexington Residents and other top stories.

  • Car Crash, Gunfire Provide Rude Awakening For Lexington Residents

    Car Crash, Gunfire Provide Rude Awakening For Lexington Residents
    Car Crash, Gunfire Provide Rude Awakening For Lexington Residents Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 5:43 AM EDT Updated: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 7:01 AM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) - Lexington Police are on the scene of a bizarre hit and run that provided a rude awakening for one Lexington family.The crash happened on White Oak Trace in Lexington. According to officials on scene, a truck was stolen on Lucille Avenue around the corner from where the crash occurred. The stolen truck hit a..
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  • Drake shows off Coach Cal inspired Air Jordans

    Drake shows off Coach Cal inspired Air Jordans
    Any sneakerheads looking to rep the Kentucky Wildcats? Drake may have a new answer for you.Early Monday morning, Drake revealed a photo of two pairs of OVO Air Jordan 8s, which he dubbed the “Calipari Pack.”He followed up with another post about the shoes and an emoji indication that they would be officially released soon.It is well-known that Drake is a supporter of the Kentucky Wildcats, making appearances at Big Blue Madness, at games and on coach John Calipari’s podcast. This is not the fir..
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  • Lexington's hhgregg begins liquidating its inventory

    Lexington's hhgregg begins liquidating its inventory
    Electronics retailer hhgregg in Hamburg Pavilion has begun liquidating its inventory after the Indianapolis-based company failed to find a buyer. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in March.A sign at the Hamburg store’s entrance advertises 10 to 30 percent off everything. The company has said it plans to close all its stores by May.Founded in 1955, the retailer had 220 stores in 19 states selling major appliances like washers as well as TVs, computers and home theater systems. Just day..
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  • Alec Baldwin's SNL Trump visits Boone County

    Alec Baldwin's SNL Trump visits Boone County
    Alec Baldwin returned to Saturday Night Live to impersonate President Donald Trump, but this time the skit was set in Union, Kentucky.Baldwin’s Trump takes questions from supporters at a surprise town hall meeting in the skit. Question topics range from health care to coal mining jobs to after-school programs.“What a difference just 59 Tomahawk missiles can make,” Baldwin’s Trump says after commenting about how well the week went for his presidency.“I just wanted to spend 20 minutes today with ..
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  • District season starts Tueday for most Lexington baseball teams

    District season starts Tueday for most Lexington baseball teams
    Life comes at you like a fastball once district baseball season starts in Lexington.Just ask Lafayette, which at No. 6 is the highest-rated city team in the latest Prep Baseball Report rankings. The Generals host No. 10 Lexington Catholic Tuesday night in the 43rd District opener for both teams. The 43rd District has opted to play its district series as back-to-backs this year, so the Knights will then return home and welcome Lafayette to their place on Wednesday.Lafayette Coach Chris Langston ..
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  • Calipari ESPN movie premieres in Lexington

    Calipari ESPN movie premieres in Lexington
    Calipari ESPN movie premieres in Lexington 2017-04-11T02:46:08Z2017-04-11T02:46:08ZBy Kent Taylor, Sports Director Lexington, KY (WAVE) - ESPN's latest 30 for 30 movie focusing on the career of University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari premiered tonight at the Kentucky Theater in Lexington. Calipari's UK staff and players were all part of the audience. ESPN producer Marquis Daisy says the movie figures to change some perceptions about Calipari. " In the media he's this divisive guy, you..
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  • Women take over gun range in Lexington

    Women take over gun range in Lexington
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- Shootings like one in Rowan County Monday are one reason some women in Lexington say they want to learn to handle a gun. About a dozen women showed up Monday at a local range to take a ladies only class. “This is a way where they can all kind of bond and become one big support group and they don’t have to be self-conscious,” Instructor Kevin Donovan said. Donovan has been teaching “Ladies Night” for two years now. Some of the women taking the class say they are doing it ..
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  • TV series on Branch Davidian shootout to film in New Mexico

    TV series on Branch Davidian shootout to film in New Mexico
    A six-part television series covering a deadly standoff between the federal government and the Branch Davidians spiritual sect more than two decades ago will be filmed in New Mexico.Work on "Waco" will begin in mid-April and last through June, officials with the New Mexico Film Office said Monday. Locations will include everything from the rural reaches of Santa Fe County — standing in for the prairies of Central Texas — to urban office buildings and studios.The series will star Michael Shannon..
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  • Woodford Reserve unveils mint julep cups for charitable cause

    Woodford Reserve unveils mint julep cups for charitable cause
    Woodford Reserve is continuing its tradition of selling pricy mint julep cups for a charitable organization.The Versailles-based distillery unveiled the $1,000 and $2,500 cups at the location that will be receiving the money from the cups: the Kentucky Derby Museum. The $1,000 cups, called “Noble Cups,” feature 18-karat yellow gold over sterling silver and feature the shapes of a horse and riders, a crown, rose and horseshoe across the cup. The $2,500 cups, named “Royal Cups,” are gold-plated ..
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  • Kentucky will likely face a budget shortfall this year, official warns

    Kentucky will likely face a budget shortfall this year, official warns
    Kentucky will likely face a budget shortfall in coming months, State Budget Director John Chilton warned Monday.Chilton painted a dismal financial picture for the state as he released data about how much money state government collected in March.He said revenue receipts for the General Fund, which pays for most state programs, fell 11.4 percent in March compared to March of last year, a decrease of $99.2 million. That means state revenue collections must grow 6.6 percent over the next three mo..
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UPDATED | Man critically injured in shooting at Lexington home .UPDATE 4-China bird flu deaths surge in what could be the worst season ever .
Shots fired overnight in Lexington .Lexington must counter divisiveness .

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