Stop me if you've heard this before: Churchill Downs is under construction. Nobody loves renovations more than the Home of the Kentucky Derby and a

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(Another) Major Renovation is coming to Churchill Downs

By now, you've probably heard about the Louvre heist in Paris, thieves taking less than eight minutes to steal $102 million worth of crown jewels --

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Kentucky HS students witnessed Louvre jewel heist worth $100M in Paris

The New York Yankees introduced the Louisville Slugger Pro Prime TPD1 to the world early in the 2025 MLB season. Now, the bat is being recognized as

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New Louisville Slugger bat named one of the best inventions of 2025

The Savannah Bananas have taken over the baseball world. Now, Banana Ball is returning to the Commonwealth for a world tour stop in Lexington,

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Banana Ball is Coming to Lexington in 2026

Professional spring football is coming to the Commonwealth. This spring, the Louisville Kings will suit up in the United Football League.   As the

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UFL Announces New Kentucky Franchise, Louisville Kings

Mitch Barnhart's goal is to put rings on fingers and diplomas in hands. Around the state of Kentucky, schools took cell phones out of students' hands

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Kentucky High Schools Banned Cell Phones, Students Started Checking Out Books

The golden retriever who stole passes and hearts across America is making a comeback. One pretty pooch from Kentucky could become the next iconic Air

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Kentucky Golden Retriever Could Become Next Air Bud

Horse racing is a dangerous game. Brian Hernandez Jr. is one of the best in the sport. Not even he can avoid harm's way on the racetrack.   On a

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Kentucky Derby Winner Brian Hernandez Jr. Suffers Serious Injuries at Churchill Downs

Pardon me in advance. This is a little convoluted, but it's a story worth retelling that involves the high-profile murder of a Miami football player

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Once Presumed Dead, Witness in Miami Football Player's Murder Trial Found in Louisville

Pre-orders began for the new iPhone today, and Apple CEO Tim Cook celebrated in...Kentucky?   Oh yes, Cook started his day at the Apple Store in

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Apple CEO Tim Cook celebrated iPhone Pre-Order Day in Kentucky

The state of Kentucky is known internationally for its bourbon, fried chicken, and horses. The horse industry is incorporated in some form or fashion

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Jockey Silks Cover New Murray State Football Helmets

Today, in news that you have to see to believe, a man has souped up his regular ole couch by turning it into a mobile living room.   While taking a

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There is a man driving his living room around downtown Lexington

Traffic Armageddon is right around the corner. The four horsemen will be the only ones riding along I-65 in Louisville next summer for this

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Traffic Armageddon is Coming to Louisville

Downtown Lexington, celebrating the 250th year of its founding, received a welcomed facelift over the weekend.  Gatton Park on the Town Branch,

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Gatton Park on the Town Branch is downtown Lexington's newest attraction

The Kentucky State Fair is home to fried foods, country music concerts, multi-million dollar hams, and artisans' creations from across the state.

Patrons fill the midway at the 2025 Kentucky State Fair, via Sam Upshaw Jr.:Courier Journal : USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Banned From The Kentucky State Fair: The Spiteful Story Behind a Viral Sensation

Tayden Lorenzen, the son of the late Jared Lorenzen, was making his dad proud on Friday night.  Lorenzen's two-point conversion in double overtime

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Tayden Lorenzen's 2-point conversion in 2OT pushes Highlands past Frederick Douglass

It's late August, which means football is near, kids are going back to school, and the Crafts are buying an outrageously expensive ham at the

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Mark and Lee Anne Pope watched the Crafts and Central Bank pay $10 million for a ham

Rise and shine, folks. It's Friday and the dog days of summer are just about over. High school football starts next week, plus week zero of the

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KSR Today: BBN United, Mark Pope, Jelavic and the State Fair

The Western Kentucky men's basketball program is keeping as much homegrown talent within the state's borders as possible.  On Thursday afternoon,

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Another Kentucky native will play college basketball at WKU

Remember James Farthing, the 50-year-old Georgetown, Ky. man who won $167.3 million in the Powerball back in April and was arrested just one day

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Body Cam Footage Shows Kentucky Powerball Winner’s Wild Arrest in Florida

I do not believe Chang is making a return to Kentucky Kingdom any time soon but the amusement park will rock hard for maybe the first time since that

The crowd at Bourbon & Beyond on the final day, Sunday, September 17, 2023 (© Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Bourbon and Beyond will include amusement park experience at Kentucky Kingdom

Kentucky men's basketball isn't the only program in the Bluegrass State making trips to the Bahamas.   Murray State, led by first-year head coach

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Murray State MBB is in the midst of playing three exhibition games in the Bahamas

Nearly 60 percent of high schools in the state of Kentucky are against adopting a shot clock in boys' and girls' basketball, but it's a conversation

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Most Kentucky high schools remain against adopting basketball shot clock

Lexington is the current home to one of the world's best Scrabble players -- and he's looking to win back-to-back titles at the largest Scrabble

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A Lexington resident is looking for back-to-back titles at the Scrabble Players Championship

The Boys of Summer are back. For the second time in three years, Lexington Eastern is representing Kentucky in the Little League World Series. With

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