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A new coalition of groups from more than a dozen states, including Kentucky, aims to secure funding for a regional restoration plan for the Ohio River Basin, which 30 million people rely on for drinking water.
Local News
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Darron Cummings/AP/APTwo days after a deadly UPS plane disaster, a candlelight vigil was held Thursday in Louisville to remember the victims and thank first responders, while teams still worked to find or identify people caught in the crash and subsequent firestorm. -
UK AthleticsThe Kentucky women’s basketball team opened the game on a 21-1 run on their way to a 104-46 win over Monmouth on Thursday night inside Historic Memorial Coliseum. Sophomore Lexi Blue had the best game of her UK career, making 6 of 7 from behind the arc on her way to a career-high 18 points. -
Clay WallaceAVOL's drop-in clinic is open 1-5 pm every Wednesday at 1824 Hill Rise Drive, just off Versailles Road in Lexington. It offers STI testing, PrEP and PEP consultations, and other wellness resources in one easy visit. -
StoryCorps Mobile BoothRoberta Davis and Charles Davis Sr. talk about how the leadership skills Roberta learned during her manufacturing career and a move back home to Lexington led to the founding of nonprofit Operation Be You. -
Jon Cherry/AP/FR171965 APThe grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, entered a third day Thursday as investigators gather information to determine why the aircraft caught fire and lost an engine on takeoff. -
Team Kentucky video screenshotDuring his Team Kentucky briefing Wednesday Governor Andy Beshear announced he's declaring a state of emergency in the Commonwealth following Tuesday's fiery UPS plane crash in Louisville that killed at least 11 people.
Radio Shows & Music
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Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025. -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Rodney Crowell Featuring Tyler Bryant (The Twenty One Song Salute (Owed to G.G. Shinn and Cléoma Falcon)), Mt. Joy (Lucy), St Paul & the Broken Bones (Sushi And Coca Cola), Tame Impala (End Of Summer), Alison Krauss & Union Station (One Ray Of Shine), & Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (Voodoo Charm)! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Flyte Featuring Aimee Mann (Alabaster), Jade Bird (Save Your Tears), Jeff Tweedy (Enough), The Last Dinner Party (This Is The Killer Speaking), Robert Plant Featuring Suzy Dian (Everybody's Song), & Sheryl Crow & The Real Lowdown (The New Normal)!
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show featured music from Grace Jones, Trouble Funk, Klymaxx, Erykah Badu, George Clinton, Slave, Bonnie Pointer, & more! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Goose (Your Direction), Khatumu (Fire Drill), Counting Crows (With Love From A To Z), Grant-Lee Phillips (She Knows Me), & Warren Haynes Featuring Derek Trucks (These Changes)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsThis week on Open Studio Tom Musgrave talks with former Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X. Walker on the recent passing of his mentor and friend Gurney Norman who passed away last month. The University of Kentucky is holding a two day tribute on December 6th and 7th. -
PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews poet Manny Grimaldi about his new book, Finding a Word to Describe You. -
PodcastsWe have known for decades that smoking tobacco is bad for your health. Quitting smoking is probably the single best change a person can make not only for prevention of heart disease, but for their overall health. So why don't more people do it? Dr. Greg seeks answers from Peter Haigh, M.D., a noninvasive cardiologist at UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute. -
PodcastsJosh and Joe are celebrating Halloween all weekend with suggestions for carving rutabagas, apple treats, and decortaing your space with items from the Farmers' Market - and discover Josh's costume for 2025.Support The Farmers' Market Report on 91.3, WUKY with a donation at wuky.org.
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