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Lexington's departments overseeing winter storm response are getting a shakeup. Mayor Linda Gorton is making the changes in the wake of the second round of community criticism over the city's weather response in as many months.
Local News
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Adobe StockKentucky House lawmakers have approved a bill that would strengthen consumer protections for cryptocurrency kiosks, sending it to the Senate for consideration. -
Adah HufanaLexington Mayor Linda Gorton urged caution on city streets Tuesday after an early morning quick freeze created dangerous conditions. -
Leading GOP candidates vying for a U.S. Senate seat shared the debate stage Monday night on WDRB-TV. All three aligned themselves squarely with President Donald Trump and disagreements came mostly in the form of personal jabs.
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Allison Dinner/AP/FR171780 APA Kentucky bill would institute a number of reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, in an effort to lower the state's payment error rate. -
Alex Brandon/AP/APA bill creating a 25-foot buffer around working first responders, emergency medical staff, and law enforcement — including ICE — is one step closer to final passage in the Kentucky General Assembly. -
Josh James/WUKYIn this episode, we chat with CivicLex Executive Director Richard Young about the latest Civic Assembly news as the group passes the halfway mark, an upcoming gun violence report, and another delay for Lexington's solar field experiment.
Radio Shows & Music
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WUKY Listener Walt Remondini returns as a guest host for The Rock & Roots Special Edition. This program aired first on Saturday, March 7, 2026. -
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: 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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PodcastsMarch 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the start of the Peace Corps and in this latest edition of WUKY's Saving Stories, Doug Boyd with the Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from a Kentuckian who was one of the program's earliest participants. Angene Hopkins Wilson and her eventual husband Jack Wilson got accepted into the program and in 1962 were sent to Liberia. Angene talks about what happened next.
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PodcastsFrom childhood vaccine recommendation changes to a new food pyramid; guidelines and directives coming out at the federal level are enough to make your head spin. Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, about the politicization of public health and what reliable sources you should consult for your own health and well-being. -
PodcastsMeet Dale Morgan, founder and CEO of Foundation47, LLC. Dale is a financial literacy educator with deep roots in Lexington, Kentucky. Dale champions health by helping others achieve upward financial mobility. -
PodcastsBryce Oquaye is an illustrator, comic artist and animator. From comic to cover art for publishers like Z2 Comics, illustration for Zox and Netflix, and animation for companies like Group Nine Media, Bryce has placed a focus on story based illustration and sequential work. On March 30th, as part of the 'Ideas That Matter' series, Bryce will explore how comic books and visual art uncover cultural truths and spotlight the values that shape who we are. He talks about the topic with Tom Musgrave.
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