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Tensions between the city of Lexington and Kentucky American Water are simmering.
Local News
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The Fayette County Clerks Office is seeking poll workers for the November general election. The office recruits around 1.000 people for the job, with the large majority serving as the public facing precinct workers and around 75 serving as staff.
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Kentucky's top law enforcement official is taking issue with a banner flown over the state fair by reproductive choice advocates.
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Kentucky Volleyball head coach Craig Skinner won his 500th career match Saturday night in Historic Memorial Coliseum, as No. 3 Kentucky defeated South Florida, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-19) to close out the 2026 Bluegrass Battle.
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The Trump administration is capping the length of time international students can legally remain in the U.S., and declines in their enrollment could spell disaster for colleges and universities.
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Two people were killed and two others injured in four separate shootings in Lexington in a 7-hour span over the weekend.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.
Radio Shows & Music
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Joe Conkwright interviews Rock & Roots artist Brandon Flowers about his new album Thrasher, which comes out August 21st, 2026.
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Rock and Roots celebrates America's Birthday with a showcase of Americana music and a time capsule of the golden music of 1976. Join Joe Conkwright and John Lee for a listening party on Rock & Roots this weekend - 10 am to 2 pm Friday, and Saturday noon to 5 pm.Only on 91.3 or streaming live @ wuky.org or the free WUKY app.
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10 Foot Pole brings the Roots of Lexington Music Scene back to life at the next Tahlsound, Sunday June 28th at the Great Lawn Stage behind Oleika Shriners Temple, 326 Southland Drive.10 Foot Pole and Rebeca Rego join Joe Conkwright for a conversation on Rock & Roots. Recorded June 16, 2026.
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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.
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Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Podcasts
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PodcastsLex Talk History is back with a fresh episode for September. Alan and Mandy recap the enormously successful Back to Lex Future signature event, then welcome in returned Peace Corps volunteer Rona Roberts. A traveling exhibit celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Peace Corps initiative opens at the museum later this month. Rona talks about the exhibit as well as her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1973 to 1975. We also have updates on a number of other museum happenings coming this fall.
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PodcastsSaturday's From the Front Porch Jazz series in Lexington's East End represents a homecoming for Michael Cruse. In addition to being an accomplished jazz musician, arranger, composer and educator, Michael is also a jazz at Lincoln Center performing artist and a headliner at Dizzy's club in New York city. He's also collaborated with Wynton Marsalis among others. In this week's Open Studio, Tom Musgrave talks with promoter Jim Embry and the artist himself.
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PodcastsThe Lexington Farmers' Market Report on WUKY is brought to you by Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, providing safe, reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately half a million people in portions of 14 counties. Learn more at kentuckyamwater.com.This week Joe and Josh talk Kentucky's mountain fruit, 'Paw Paws.' This distinctive tree fruit is indigenous to the area and has a very short shelf life. Fortunately, we are in peak paw paw season, so you may be able to find some at the Farmers' Market. Listen and find out some ways to use this delicious product in your recipes.
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PodcastsVoting Matters, the podcast collaboration between the Lexington Chapter of the League of Women Voters and WUKY, is back with this conversation with Gilda Walters and Susan Lamb. The Fayette County Clerk's office is busy preparing for the November general election and they're looking to recruit poll workers. They also take the opportunity to 'bust some myths' surrounding ballot security.
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