Among Kentucky's competitive primaries: U.S. Senate, and Districts 3 and 4 for the U.S. House.
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Charles Booker for US Senate/Former Kentucky House Rep. Charles Booker became the first Black Democratic candidate to be nominated for statewide election in Kentucky history Tuesday night. But the candidate faces a much steeper climb in November. -
LexTV / David Kloiber for Mayor/First term Lexington councilman David Kloiber edged out former NAACP chief Adrian Wallace to face Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton in the fall.
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Josh James/WUKYKentucky's COVID positivity rate is climbing again, but officials remain cautiously hopeful this isn't a repeat of the first Omicron surge.
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Karyn Czar/The promoters of the Railbird Festival say they will take the summer of 2022 off and return to a new location – Red Mile Gaming & Racing, June 3rd and 4th of 2023. The past two Railbirds had been held at Keeneland.
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Long-time Fayette County Attorney Larry Roberts is facing his first challenger since taking the office in 2006. His opponent, former councilwoman Angela Evans, is casting herself as the more forward-looking candidate. -
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams had put his office's turnout guess at around 23%, but even that number may be too optimistic.
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Plug Your Podcast is an ongoing segment where we introduce you to some of the people in and out of our area producing new and specialized audio content. Former NPR Morning Edition producer Ashley Westerman got her start right here at WUKY as a student reporter. She now works as a freelancer and has just returned from her latest project, a 20-episode podcast series called Ukraine Stories, from FEARLESS Media - where she worked alongside former NPR journalists Kelly McEvers, Tonya Mosley and host David Greene to cover the war in Ukraine one person at a time.
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Sen. Rand Paul threw a wrench into efforts to rush $40 billion in additional aid to Ukraine this week, thwarting an initiative backed by his fellow Kentucky senator, Mitch McConnell.
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Northwest (Shoreline), Tom Odell (Best Day Of My Life), Michael McArthur (Lady Luck), Ripe (Settling), Walk The Moon (Giants), Prateek Kuhad (Favorite Peeps), & Avi Kaplan (I'm Only Getting Started)!
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One day after launching his campaign for Kentucky governor, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron was hit with a formal complaint Thursday alleging he violated ethics laws by investigating the Democratic governor he now wants to unseat. More from WUKY's Karyn Czar
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Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness. Owner Rich Dawson made the stunning announcement Thursday, 10 days before the race in Maryland. It means there will not be a Triple Crown winner for a fourth consecutive year.
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A traveling exhibit at Transylvania University offers the chance to take part in an ambitious health research initiative with a focus on diversity.
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The eleventh hour increase in flu cases continues, according to Lexington health officials.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is vowing to defend "Kentucky values" as he steps foot into an increasingly busy GOP gubernatorial primary.
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