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Community members packed the Lyric Theatre on Monday night to voice opposition to data centers developing in Lexington, following an announcement earlier this month that the former Lexmark data center had been purchased by Texas-based DartPoints Operating Company.
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Team KentuckyKentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order posthumously pardoning 43 individuals who were wrongfully imprisoned in the 19th century for helping enslaved people escape to freedom. -
UK AthleticsBatt, who comes to Lexington after one year at Michigan State and two years at Georgia Tech, will also serve as the CEO of Champions Blue LLC. -
Associated Press/J. Scott ApplewhiteA statement from Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell's office confirms the Kentucky Senator was admitted to a hospital on Sunday. -
youtube/screenshotA growing number of cities and counties across Kentucky are considering moratoriums on data centers or adopting other zoning regulations for construction. -
Charlie Riedel/AP/APGov. Andy Beshear is fulfilling a promise to end conditional pardons for Kentuckians who have been traveling out-of-state to purchase medical marijuana. -
Josh James/WUKYThe University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville have been tapped to join a small group of schools working on national security technology.
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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PodcastsIn Continuum 2 of The Ricochet Effect: Breaking the Cycle – Tobacco, Truth, and Black Health, Dr. Abeni El-Amin continues her conversation with Dr. Valerie Yerger of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) to examine one of the tobacco industry's most enduring and consequential innovations: menthol cigarettes. -
PodcastsRachel Shane, department chair and professor of arts administration in the UK College of Fine Arts, has received the 2026 William B. Sturgill Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to graduate education at the University of Kentucky. She talks about the various programs on offer with host Tom Musgrave.
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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 Josh and Joe discuss the wonderful world of blueberries. Local blueberries are worth grabbing while they're in peak season. You can make everything from sauces and syrups to smoothies and more, adding flavor and color to your recipes. -
PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews Melissa Jørgenrud Helton about her new book, A Middle-Aged Woman Rages.
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