Sen. Rand Paul is among the lawmakers expressing skepticism that bills intended to protect children online are consistent with the Constitution.

It's Olympics time again and in this edition of WUKY's Saving Stories we hear from NBC Olympics sportscaster and native Lexingtonian Tom Hammond. Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from an interview with Hammond. He talks about one his most memorable moments from the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman first had the honor of lighting the Olympic torch to open the games, then ten nights later she won 400 meters gold in a most dramatic fashion. Hammond, who called the action in 13 Olympic Games, was behind the microphone that historic day.

The Lexington Theatre Company is in rehearsals for the second installment of their summer season.

Tis the season for Back-to-School rallies in Lexington as K-12 classes get underway next month.

For the first time since the 2019-2020 season, before the COVID-19 pandemic, season ticket prices for the games in Rupp Arena are going up. UK announced that 87% of season ticket holders will see a price increase.

A former Kentucky lawmaker and cabinet secretary has been acquitted of a rape charge after a trial in Lexington. A jury found John Tilley not guilty Tuesday after five hours of deliberation. Tilley served as the head of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet under former Gov. Matt Bevin.