WATCH: A look back at the top stories of 2019

Here’s a look back at the top ten stories in Kentucky that made national headlines:

1. Savannah Spurlock, Richmond mother of four, goes missing in January and six months later her remains are found in Garrard County. David Sparks is arrested and indicted for her murder.
2. Pipeline explosion in Lincoln County kills one, injures five, and destroys several homes in August.
3. A Michigan family of five is killed on I-75 in Lexington, when a drunk driver went the wrong way down the interstate.
4. A Magoffin County toddler went missing in the woods for days but after extensive searches he was found.
5. A Jim Beam warehouse fire in Versailles leaks thousands of gallons of bourbon into the Kentucky River.
6. 2019 Derby Winner Maximum Security is disqualified.
7. The battle between educators in Kentucky and former Governor Matt Bevin.
8. The vaping epidemic in teens.
9. Former Governor Matt Bevin’s controversial pardons.
10. Andy Beshear becomes the 63rd governor of Kentucky.