Featured News
Kentucky’s continued reliance on fossil fuels is more expensive and is not required to maintain the reliability of the grid, according to a new report.
Local News
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules.
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The 2026 University of Kentucky football schedule, which features seven home games, was revealed by the Southeastern Conference on the SEC Network on Thursday.
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The program was created to enhance safety and provide service to the community when road conditions make it difficult for first responders and medical personnel to reach work or for patients to get to medical appointments or pick up prescriptions.
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Sleighloads of donated toys were delivered to Galisano Children's at UK, complete with a police chief decked out as Santa Claus.
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Ford Motor and South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. are ending their U.S. battery-making partnership, leaving a host of questions about the status of the two giant battery factories enabled by that venture in Kentucky.
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A stretch of bitter winter weather will move into Lexington tonight and last through the weekend.
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.
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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)!
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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!
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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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PodcastsLexArts and the Arts and Health Alliance of Central Kentucky promote and integrate the arts into healthcare settings to enhance the well-being of patients, caregivers, and communities. Tom Musgrave talks about the collaborative concept with LexArts Vice President Nathan Zamarron.
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PodcastsLex Talk History, the official podcast of the Lexington History Museum, is back with our final episode for 2025. 250Lex co-chair Eunice Beatty highlights the many different ways Lexington celebrated its 250th anniversary and previews the upcoming Grand Finale, Monday December 15th at Central Bank Center.
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PodcastsThis week Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Duke University School of Medicine, about how important maintaining bone health is for all women. Dr. Wittstein recently conducted a coffee talk on this very subject for the Active Girls Healthy Women group at UK.
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PodcastsJohn Koehlinger, the Executive Director of Kentucky Refugee Ministries, discusses reluctant leadership, humanitarian empathy, and civic drive.
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