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Michael Berk

Reporter · US

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16
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Sep 25, 2026
Outlet visibility, for LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX)
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Michael Berk

    Bracing for The Breeders' Cup: Lexington gears up to welcome racing fans (opens the original)

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    LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — October is just 5 days away, and it'll be a busy month in Lexington, especially for horse racing fans and the industry as a whole. "We've got quite an opportunity here as a city to put our best foot forward. The fall meet starts next Friday, followed by the Breeders' Cup," said Leslie Miller, the Vice President of Marketing for Visit Lex. Miller and her staff have been preparing for this, essentially since the last time Lexington hosted the Breeders' Cup in 2022. But

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Michael Berk

    Man takes plea deal to lesser charges in sex abuse case; victim shares story in court years later (opens the original)

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    Abby Freeman sat in a Beattyville courtroom while the man she accused of sexually abusing her as a teen 11 years ago was just a few feet away. Tommy Wilburn accepted a plea deal on lesser charges of wanton endangerment, assault, and false imprisonment. A 62-count indictment includes charges of rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse covering a period from 2017-2018. "I wanted some justice, so that's why I took the plea deal. I just didn't know if I could win at trial," Freeman said after Wednesday mornin

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Michael Berk

    How this EKU professor uses a 9/11 relic to make sure students never forget (opens the original)

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    RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX News) — Inside the Ashland building for Fire Prevention and Paramedecine Science, a piece of history serves as a sobering reminder on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America. "Every time I pass by it, multiple times a day, it always reminds me of that day and the sacrifices made by first responders, as well as all of the lives lost across all of the events of 9/11," said William Hicks, the chair of this department at Eastern Kentucky University. Hicks was

  4. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Michael Berk

    Local Kentucky farmer discusses challenges on the ranch after Trump announces plan to import beef (opens the original)

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    CARLISLE, Ky. (LEX News) — Perry Harrison grew up in the business and saw the problems coming years ago. To get ahead of them, he purchased some land near his Nicholas County farm and built the Harrison Harvesting processing center. He then added the first of four Bourbon Barrel Beef retail locations. "I have wiggle room because we'll just shrink our margins if prices are too high," Perry said last week. Because of his on-site processing and retail operations, he has that luxury. Other cattle ra

  5. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Michael Berk

    'We can't be numb to this': 2 killed in weekend shootings across Lexington (opens the original)

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    LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Six months of relative calm have given way to a somewhat chaotic situation across Lexington. Two more people were killed over the weekend, which saw four different shooting incidents early Sunday morning. Watch: Police investigating 3 shootings in Lexington; coroner called to one scene early Saturday "We refuse for that to happen in Lexington," said Devine Carama, director of One Lexington, a city initiative combating gun violence. "We refuse for this to be the norm.

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